East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust
Location
Canterbury, Kent | United Kingdom
Job description
A Vacancy at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust.
A fantastic opportunity has come up to join our Surgical and Renal Team here at Kent and Canterbury Hospital. This is a well established team that work across the surgical and renal wards and also ITU, HDU and when required, our Haematology ward. This would suit a Physiotherapist who has a broad range of experience and is adaptable & dynamic and enjoys a varied client group. This clinical specialist position offers the exciting prospect of helping to lead the ongoing development of this service collaboratively with a well-established multidisciplinary team. This post holder will help lead, develop and evaluate surgical and renal Physiotherapy services at Kent and Canterbury Hospital and also assist on ITU and HDU and our haematology ward. They will provide therapeutic clinical expertise, high quality advice and support to the multi-disciplinary team. Clinical supervision, appraisal and teaching will be key components of this role. They will demonstrate excellent communication and collaborative working, along with other clinical specialists across the Health Economy, in order to provide a high quality, efficient service. In conjunction with the Clinical and Site Lead they will ensure clinical governance targets are met, including the development of clinical standards and protocols, specialist evidence based practice, audit, research, clinical and non-clinical risk management. We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 695,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: ‘People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called ‘We care’. It’s about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We’re looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day. The Trust is committed to supporting flexible working to fulfil our pledge as part of The Trust’s People Strategy to help staff to achieve a healthy work/life balance. Please speak with your Recruiting Manager for further information and opportunities. “Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.” Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in 'supporting documents'. This advert closes on Monday 4 Mar 2024Job tags
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