Band 5 physiotherapist job advert – post TUPE 1.10.18

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Therapy and Rehabilitation Services within North Lancashire and serving the local population.

We are a large team of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Technical Instructors and admin staff, providing an integrated therapy service.

In partnership with therapy services within the local acute hospital – the Royal Lancaster Infirmary, as well as rotating within the different areas of community service, there will be the opportunity to rotate within the different clinical areas of surgery, medicine, orthopaedics, out-patients MSK, elderly rehabilitation.  This will enable staff to gain a broader experience and increased knowledge in the different areas of clinical specialty.

Therapy services in the community 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.

Within the community setting, we see a wide variety of conditions including neurology, orthopaedic, amputees, falls and mobility. The team has a wide knowledge base, providing a good level of in-service training, CPD and regular clinical supervision support. 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 residential intermediate care settings.

Working in partnership with colleagues from Lancashire County Council, we  have a 22 intermediate care bedded unit at Dolphinlee House in Lancaster incorporating 10 dementia rehabilitation beds and 12 general rehabilitation beds.   The units accept patients who step up from the community and step down from the hospital. The staff work as a multidisciplinary team and work to support patient flow across the health economy.

Therapy services based in the community, in-reach into Dolphinlee House, to progress clients 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 different, proactive multidisciplinary teams, in different clinical settings, with partners from health and social care.

Applications are invited from enthusiastic Physiotherapists who have a commitment to the post, good communication skills and the ability to work as an effective team member. You must have a genuine interest in people, with a proactive, positive, flexible approach.

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?

If this sounds like you why not come and see what UHMBT, the country’s 7^th most inclusive employer, has to offer. We are a multi-disciplinary team who would welcome you to join us.

We are looking for an Occupational Therapist to join our Community Therapy Team based in Millom Hospital on the Furness peninsula. You will support the delivery of high quality care to patients in a community Hospital. Therefore you must have the ability to work and travel to various sites across the Trust independent of public transport

The service works closely with the ward MDT, the Integrated Care Communities, local GP’s and Adult Social Care for example. The service supports people with a wide variety of conditions including elderly care, frailty and falls, orthopaedics and long term condition management. 

Working together to deliver care to patients you will need to:

• have completed a range of core rotations within the NHS as an Occupational Therapist with a desire to develop your clinical skills further
• demonstrate and evidence your own professional development
• demonstrate your ability to work independently when necessary
• Have a friendly and flexible attitude, which is patient focused and dedicated to quality care
• use your expertise to supervise and teach physiotherapy students and other staff within the 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 valued
• Encouragement for your professional development
• A relocation package for prospective applicants living more than 60 miles away
• 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

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.

An exciting opportunity as arisen to work within our North Lancashire Rapid Response Team as an Occupational Therapist.

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.

As a recently combined Acute and Community Trust, Morecambe Bay Hospitals Foundation Trust is enjoying greater integration working with colleagues across difference sectors within the footprint of Morecambe Bay. Not only does this provide improved ways of working within the multi-disciplinary context, it enables you to be involved in the exciting journey ahead for providing transformational care within Morecambe Bay.

Our Morecambe Bay Respiratory Network has just received significant investment in further supporting a collaborative approach to providing respiratory services across the Bay. Our aim is to provide Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Rapid Response services within a community location, rather than the traditional acute environment, which supports our service users with care closer to home. These newly-established ways of working will require a degree of flexibility as well creative thinking to establish and form new pathways of care.

We are a multi-disciplinary team who would welcome you to join us. As well as being the country’s 7^th most inclusive employer, worklife balance is made easier with our location; right next door to the beautiful Lake District, where you can enjoy outdoor recreational activities, as well as being close to the bustling city of Manchester.

If this sounds like an opportunity you don’t want to miss and 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

then why not come and see what UHMBT has to offer? In return we will 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 valued
• Encouragement for your professional development
• A relocation package for prospective applicants living more than 60 miles away
• 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

The Royal Lancaster Infirmary, part of the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay, is on the doorstep to the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales. The Trust is set in some of the most remarkable surroundings in the UK, facilitating an abundance of outdoor activities. There are many OFSTED ‘Good’ and ‘Outstanding’ state primary schools which feed into excellent secondary schools. There are Boys’ and Girls’ grammar schools which consistently rank in the top 5 in the North West as well as Lancaster University, ranked the best in the North West and 8th in the Country. The M6 and rail network provide easy access to Manchester and other major city centres.

The Radiology department at the RLI carries out a full range of investigations, including General work, CT, MR, U/S, Fluoroscopy and Radionuclide Imaging supporting our busy Emergency Department, Out-patients, In-patients and Theatres. We are equipped with SECTRA PACS and RIS. We also have our own dedicated Radiology Day Care Unit for patients undergoing interventional procedures and biopsies.

We are now looking for an enthusiastic MR and/or CT trained radiographer to join our friendly team to undertake a variety of MR and CT examinations efficiently and effectively for our patients; adhering to best practice of radiographic technique. Working within the CT and MR department at the RLI provides excellent opportunities to gain experience in a wide range of CT and MR imaging procedures including trauma, MSK, cardiology, neurological, vascular, paediatrics and oncology. The department is equipped with one GE 64 slice and one GE 16 slice CT scanner and one Siemens Aera 1.5T MR scanner undertaking a wide range of MR imaging.

What skills and experience are we looking for?

• BSc Radiography or equivalent
• Valid Radiographer registration of the HCPC
• Previous experience of MR and/or CT scanning
• To have successfully completed training to undertake IV cannulation for contrast scanning is desirable.
• Expertise to ensure the appropriate triage, booking and examination of patients.
• A high level of professionalism and technical standard of work, complying with relevant Codes of Practice.
• Proven knowledge of the requirements of a cross sectional Radiographer’s role in the care of patients, their visitors and carers, and to colleagues
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team
• A flexible approach to work, with the ability to work contracted hours as three 12.5 hour shifts across 7 days per week and cover Bank Holiday duties.  Fixed days can be considered.

This is a full time, 37.5 hour post but applications from individuals who wish to work part time hours are also welcome.

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.

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