Job Description:

Lead Cardiothoracic Physiotherapist

Cromwell Hospital, London, SW5 0TU

Permanent role

Salary - Competitive salary, dependant of experience & benefits package

Full Time – 37.5 hours, Monday – Friday 9am – 5.30pm hours with On call requirement

Do you have a passionate interest & enthusiasm in Cardiothoracic Physiotherapy?

Are you looking for an opportunity to become the clinical and operational lead for Cardiothoracic Physiotherapy and drive the development of the services and people at a world-renowned private hospital?

This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic, experienced and ambitious physiotherapist to join our brilliant team. Our Therapies team offers services including of Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy, Hand Therapy, Lymphoedema Therapy, and Complementary Therapies and strives to give every one of our patients a world-class experience supported by an excellent multidisciplinary team. As our Lead Cardiothoracic Physiotherapist, you will join our therapy leadership team and will report directly into the Therapy Manager. You will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of first-class patient outcomes and experience at the highest professional and clinical standards. Your role will include governance responsibilities across this service ensuring compliance with relevant regulatory bodies. You are expected to lead our critical care Physiotherapy services and to steer the development of new service opportunities like cardiac rehabilitation. You will also be required to maintain a clinical caseload and participate in the cardiothoracic on-call service.

You will benefit from a supportive senior leadership team and be able to access development opportunities to further develop your career/potential

Ahead of an upcoming move to a new purpose-built Therapies department with access to state-of-the-art equipment, Bupa has set an ambition, at the heart of its strategy, to be the world's most customer centric healthcare company. With key targets such as world leading NPS scores, and integrated digital and physical care, Bupa is transforming to fulfil its purpose of “helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world”. 

To achieve its ambition, the role of Lead Cardiothoracic Physiotherapist is critical.

How you'll help us make health happen:

• Practise as an autonomous and accountable professional using reflective practise and clinical
  reasoning in undertaking specialist assessments and providing an individualised treatment
  programme for each patient.
• provide exceptional programmes of care for the patients in your care through assessment and implementation of highly specialist treatments to maximise their rehabilitation outcomes.
• Communicate condition-related information to patients, relatives and carers and use
  appropriate methods to address barriers to communication.
• Deal sensitively and empathetically with distressing or emotional circumstances regarding patient care.
• Support your team members in the management of challenging clinical situations.
• Obtain informed, valid consent on an ongoing basis which endeavours to keep patients involved in their own health care plan.
• Comply with confidentiality policies as set out by Cromwell Hospital (CH), HCPC and the CSP.
• Respect a patient's right to be chaperoned and appropriately implement the hospital chaperone policy.
• Maintain accurate, comprehensive, and timely patient treatment records and reports in line with local and national requirements for best management of the patient.
• Manage clinical risk within your caseload and ensure potential clinical risk  is  effectively communicated and managed.

Key Skills/Qualifications needed for this role:

• You are a highly skilled and experienced Physiotherapist able to undertake all aspects of your clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
• You will provide a client-centred and evidence-based service to adult in- and outpatients in your speciality which will include outpatient and inpatient referrals across all hospital wards and external referrals within your field.
• You will promote a cohesive, dynamic, and coordinated Cardiothoracic Physiotherapy team respected and valued by the wider MDT.

You'll also receive:

• Equivalent to 25 days holiday per year, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell 
• Enhanced pension and life insurance
• Support with travel costs via a season ticket loan or cycle2work 
• Discounted access to online gym sessions
• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
• Option to join dental insurance scheme at a discounted rate
• Access to our Digital GP platform on you mobile
• Emotional wellbeing support
• Access to family mental health line
• Financial wellbeing channels

Diversity and Inclusion

Bupa is committed to making sure that every applicant is assessed solely on personal merit and qualifications. We actively celebrate the diversity of our colleagues and provide an inclusive environment so you can bring your true self to Bupa.

We'll make sure you are treated fairly, regardless of disability or circumstance. That's why we're happy to offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them. 

Whether you've found your feet or are discovering a new path. 

Welcome to a place that celebrates you. 

This isn't where you've been.

This is where you're going. 

This is what we have belief in.

Please be advised the closing date for applications is the end of Sunday 1st June.

If you would like more information on the role, require an alternative format, or would like to discuss other opportunities suited to your skills and experience, please contact Michael.Green@bupa.com

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