Advanced Practitioner Physiotherapist

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Band 7 Physiotherapist to join the Cardiac Rehabilitation Service at Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust on a 5-month fixed-term basis.

This role offers the opportunity to work across the cardiac rehabilitation pathway, delivering specialist assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for patients with cardiovascular conditions in both acute and community settings. The successful candidate will manage a complex caseload, demonstrate advanced clinical reasoning and provide clinical leadership within the service.

The post holder will support service development, quality improvement, clinical audit and the implementation of evidence-based practice to enhance patient outcomes. They will also contribute to cardiovascular risk reduction, secondary prevention and patient self-management, while providing supervision and support to junior staff, support workers and students.

Working within a multidisciplinary team, you will collaborate with consultants, specialist nurses and other healthcare professionals to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care.

Applicants should have substantial post-registration experience, including cardiac rehabilitation and relevant rehabilitation services, together with strong leadership, communication and organisational skills.

The service operates 08:00-17:00, with participation required in a 7-day rota, including weekends, bank holidays and twilight shifts (12:00-20:00).

Main duties of the job

• To take the lead role in the clinical delivery, development and leadership of the Cardiac Rehabilitation Physiotherapy Service.
• To provide highly specialist assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for patients with cardiovascular disease across inpatient, outpatient and community cardiac rehabilitation pathways.
• Provide clinical leadership for the Cardiac Rehabilitation Service whilst maintaining collaborative working relationships with Respiratory Physiotherapy and other speciality services.
• To work as a key member of the multidisciplinary team in the assessment, management and rehabilitation of patients following cardiac events and procedures including myocardial infarction, cardiac surgery, heart failure and other complex cardiovascular conditions.
• To provide clinical leadership, supervision, teaching and support to physiotherapy staff and students within the cardiac specialty.

About us

Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.

Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.

We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.

Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronymICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.

We have a number of staff networks including the BAME network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our armed forces network is one of our emerging networks.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.