There is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic, advanced physiotherapist with experience in medical and respiratory physiotherapy to join our team at Royal Lancaster Infirmary.

Royal Lancaster Infirmary is located within the Morecambe Bay area within easy reach of both the Lake Distract and Manchester with access links via the M6. It offers a great balance between city living and a rural escape. You will be welcomed by a very friendly team, happy to offer support to any new starter.

The post is split between the acute medical wards and respiratory out-patients. The out-patient clinics include a variety of conditions such as COPD, bronchiectasis, asthma and hyperventilation. Advanced respiratory skills are essential for this post.

The band 7 role will include staff management and service management responsibilities such as completing probation reports, managing absence and completing annual appraisals. You will be responsible for sharing the leadership of the in-patient medical team, implementing service development in line with current evidence and standards and delivering training for physiotherapists, students and the wider MDT.

Experience of working with complex respiratory and neurological patients is desirable as you would be required to lead in the management of neurosurgical patients who are repatriated to the RLI with complex rehab and respiratory needs occasionally requiring tracheostomy weaning.  Experience in admission avoidance and complex discharge planning is also essential for this role. Previous managerial experience is desirable with the ability to demonstrate a commitment to clinical leadership.

You will be required to participate in the respiratory on-call and weekend working rota.

Anyone newly appointed to the trust will be subject to the completion of a satisfactory 6 month probationary period (this includes bank staff). This will give the new staff member an opportunity to become familiar with the role and working environment.

 About the role…

Following a successful pilot of an integrated MSK (‘iMSK’) service in South Cumbria, we are seeking suitably qualified and experienced physiotherapists to join the permanently commissioned service. The expanded service will cover the Morecambe Bay footprint, working in partnership with the well-established service in the Lancashire North area. The iMSK service will provide a single point of access to MSK services, working with Consultants, GPs, Physiotherapists and other members of the MSK team to ensure a seamless service.

1.5 WTE role are available at Band 8a Extended Scope Practitioner level, or at Band 7 Advanced Practitioner level, depending on knowledge, skills and experience, progressing to Band 8a ESP level in line with a competency framework. Team members are supported by our Consultant Physiotherapist, Orthopaedic, Pain and Rheumatology Consultants & GPSIs who will contribute to a multi-disciplinary approach to patient care. Training, mentoring and education will be provided for staff to develop sustainable strategies for running musculoskeletal clinics. You will be supported to attend internal & external training relevant to this extended scope role, and to take an active part in audit, research & service improvement relevant to the service.

The post holders will be based at primary and secondary care venues across Morecambe Bay, enhancing the choice, convenience and flexibility available to patients, and developing close links with primary & secondary care services. Post holders will also contribute to the clinical leadership of MSK services, and will support the learning & development of MDT colleagues.

The iMSK Service will not be limited to assessing & treating patients, but also must be committed to empowering the population to self-care for their MSK issues and share responsibility of the management of their conditions, with a focus on education and lifestyle modification, as well as making effective use of local services.

About the Trust

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMBT) covers a large geographic area which encompasses the Furness peninsula, the city of Lancaster and the Southern Lake District. It provides a comprehensive range of acute and support hospital services to a population of 350,000 based around Morecambe Bay. UHMBT is one of the largest employers in the area, with approximately 6,000 staff working across five sites.

What can the geographic location of UHMB offer you…

The Lake District, also known as The Lakes or Lakeland, is a mountainous region in North West England. It is famous for its lakes, forests, mountains and fells. The Lake District is home to a great variety of wildlife. The lakes and mountains combine to form impressive scenery, so if you are a hiker, mountain biker, fell walker or just enjoy being in the great outdoors then this is the place for you. You won’t just reap the professional rewards working for UHMBT. Based on the edge of the Lake District, we really do have it all – sensational views, educational opportunities for all ages, affordable housing, and easy access by road and rail to Manchester, Liverpool and beyond.

Dedicated to Better Care Together

The University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust wants to provide sustainable high quality services that fit with the Better Care Together integrated model of care – high quality specialist hospital services wrapping around community based teams to deliver responsive specialist expertise within both acute hospital and community settings and helping to keep people well and to manage their long term conditions closer to home. Plans have been approved to make some bold transformational steps to start to make the changes needed to deliver this vision. Anyone newly appointed to the trust will be subject to the completion of a satisfactory six month probationary period (this includes bank staff). This will give the new member of staff an opportunity to become familiar with the role and working environment.

Please note if you are shortlisted for interview you will be required to complete a Psychometric Test. 

Details will also be emailed to you of a series of Psychometric tests which you should complete in accordance with the timescales specified. These tests will be conducted on-line in advance of your interview with full instructions supplied. 

Anyone newly appointed to the trust will be subject to the completion of a satisfactory 6 month probationary period (this includes bank staff). This will give the new staff member an opportunity to become familiar with the role and working environment. 

Do you want to work for a Trust which

• values inclusivity?
• invests in you with ongoing in-service training, development and supervision from expertly trained clinical specialists?
• is at the start of a transformational journey where collaboration between sector partners is core business?
• values and invests in YOU?

We are a multi-disciplinary team who would welcome you to join us.

The University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Community Physiotherapy Team would like to recruit a well-motivated and enthusiastic Band 3 Physiotherapy Assistant to join our team based at Westmorland General Hospital Langdale Unit and Community Physiotherapy Service.

What will we offer you?

• A supportive team environment which values the input of the team
• A structured two-way appraisal process to support your ongoing development
• In-house recognition schemes
• A focus on employee involvement where your contribution is value.
• Opportunity to be part of our transformational programme of combining acute and community services
• Excellent location of our sites near the Lake District to support a healthy worklife balance

You will work alongside a team of experienced Community Physiotherapists to deliver high quality care to patients on the Langdale Unit and across the South Lakes Bay.

The roles and responsibilities will include delegated therapeutic patient interventions and administrative support to the service.

We work as a multi-disciplinary team and you will have the opportunity to contribute to service improvement and helping to develop and improve our pathways of care for our patients.

Anyone newly appointed to the trust will be subject to the completion of a satisfactory 6 month probationary period (this includes bank staff). This will give the new staff member an opportunity to become familiar with the role and working environment.

Dietitian

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic dietitian to join our friendly and supportive team. The post would ideally be suited to a newly or recently qualified dietitian wishing to expand their dietetic skills and knowledge or a HCPC registered dietitian wishing to return to practice.

Applications from students will be considered

You will work as part of a small team, with the support of experienced dietitians. The post covers a range of inpatient work including medical, surgical, orthopaedics, oncology and stroke management as well as outpatient clinics. As such you will gain experience in a wide range of clinical areas such as nutrition support, enteral feeding, gastroenterology and weight management. Opportunities to gain experience in dietetic specialist areas will be supported where appropriate.

The department is approved for training both ‘B’ and ‘C’ placement dietetic students. We have excellent IT facilities and are committed to personal development and training.

Anyone newly appointed to the trust will be subject to the completion of a satisfactory 6 month probationary period. This will give the new staff member an opportunity to become familiar with the role and working environment.

You should be HCPC registered dietitians.

The post will be based at Furness General Hospital, but may require travel to other sites within South Cumbria.

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join The Community Therapy and Rehabilitation service within North Lancashire.

This service provides adult general community therapy and rehabilitation through physiotherapy and occupational therapy assessment, including falls prevention and risk management. Patients are seen in their own homes and also in residential care and a residential intermediate care setting.

Community therapy services are currently aligning to the Integrated Care Community structure, supporting the health needs of the local population, registered to a GP practice, thus enhancing multi-disciplinary team working.

Working in partnership with colleagues from Lancashire County Council we also provide in-reach to 23 rehabilitation beds, incorporating 10 dementia rehabilitation beds and 13 general rehabilitation beds at Dolphinlee House, Lancaster. The unit will accept patients who step up from the community and step down from the hospital. The staff will be a multidisciplinary team and work to support patient flow across the health economy.

The community therapy team supports clients to progress through their rehabilitation journey and support the transfer of care into the community setting, when clients have ongoing therapy needs.

This post will offer the successful candidate the opportunity to work within a proactive multidisciplinary team with partners from health and social care.

There will be opportunity to rotate within the different clinical areas to gain a broad experience and knowledge base within the different settings.

Full and part time applications will be considered.

Anyone newly appointed to the trust will be subject to the completion of a satisfactory 6 month probationary period (this includes bank staff). This will give the new staff member an opportunity to become familiar with the role and working environment.

First Step is the IAPT service for the whole of Cumbria and covers a number of towns and cities in addition to the Lake District, Eden Valley and parts of the Yorkshire Dales. First Step is an exciting and dynamic service within which to work and is popular with both Cumbrian GPs and also the wider …