Specialist Physiotherapist / Occupational Therapist - BIS inCambridge inCambridge PUBLISHED FRI 6 DEC 2024

This post offers an experienced Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist with an interest and expertise in promoting self-management of breathlessness a unique opportunity for professional and personal development within this specialty.

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and competent Therapist to join our established team in providing assessments and interventions for patients living with long term conditions experiencing symptoms of breathlessness, fatigue and associated anxiety. You will also have an opportunity to participate in on-going research, teaching, innovative developments and service evaluation.

You will manage your own daily workload of patients, visiting patients in their own homes, in Outpatient Clinics or occasionally on the Wards. The team work remotely, but have the option to be based in the office, if preferred.

You will be working in an established Palliative Care Team that includes Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Doctors, a Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Nurse Specialists. You will have access to the support and resources you require in order to succeed in this post.

If you have excellent communication skills, are able to prioritise your workload to deadlines and are sensitive to the needs of patients living with advanced disease and their families, please contact us for an informal discussion and we would be delighted to hear from you.

• To perform specialist Physiotherapy / Occupational Therapy assessment of patients living with breathlessness and associated anxiety and fatigue.
• To develop and deliver individualized treatment programmes and to work with patients and families to develop self management skills.
• To undertake patient assessment in the home, out-patient or telephone / video setting.
• To liaise with a range of services and health care professionals in primary and secondary care and to negotiate appropriate services and interventions for BIS patients.
• To maintain records on EPIC as an autonomous practitioner in line with CSP / RCOT and Trust standards. Contribute to the development of and adhere to BIS / Palliative Care record keeping protocols and provide effective written communication with all relevant services/colleagues.
• To educate and train Occupational Therapy / Physiotherapy colleagues and multidisciplinary teams in primary and secondary care regarding the AHP role in BIS.
• To undertake evidence-based practice and contribute to BIS audit and research projects.
• To contribute to dissemination of these findings within the Trust and broader (such as academic meetings and conferences).
• To communicate effectively with patients, relatives, other AHPs and the multidisciplinary team to ensure a high standard of patient care and service provision.
• To transfer and apply specialist knowledge and be able to act independently.

About us

Thank you for considering a role at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which includes Addenbrookes and the Rosie Hospitals.

The Trust is one of the largest and busiest hospitals in the country and is a leading clinical and academic centre with a national and international reputation for excellence. This is due to the skill and dedication of the people that work here: they are the hospital, and it is their teamwork, energy, commitment and imagination that deliver our service.

The Trusts philosophy is to keep the patient at the heart of everything we do and we expect staff to uphold our values of kind, safe and excellent at all times. This means that we go to great lengths to recruit the right people. We want people with a positive attitude who are willing to go the extra mile, not because they are asked to, but because they are committed to being part of a healthcare team that delivers an excellent caring service to our patients.

The Trust is committed to bringing the best out of its employees. We want everyone who works here to enjoy true job satisfaction. We offer continuous support, training and development so that all members of staff may fulfil their potential to do an excellent job and feel proud to serve and be part of the Trust.

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:

• applied for a Graduate visa
• or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
• or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipatedstart date of employment

The advert will close at midnight on 19 December 2024.

Interviews are due to be held on 16 January 2025.

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.