Band 7 Clinical Specialist Macmillan Physiotherapist

We have an exciting opportunity for a highly skilled, independent, and innovative specialist physiotherapist to enhance access to services for patients diagnosed and being treated for oncology and haematology conditions in the Trust.
Come and join a forward-thinking and driven Acute Medicine Therapy Team that puts patient care and your professional and personal development to the forefront. We are seeking a positive, proactive clinician with leadership and specialist skills in cancer care to help us build a strong future for therapy within this area.
You will have your own clinical caseload, providing advanced specialist assessments and interventions to a wide range of oncology and haematology patients. You will also provide clinical support to team members and students as well as assist in their training and development. You will play an integral role in service development, ensuring our service follows national guidelines and is up to date with Evidence Based Practice relative to the area of cancer care.
The post-holder would need to ensure governance and reporting mechanisms are in place. The role will involve working closely with internal and external key stakeholders.
We are an integrated department of occupational therapists, physiotherapists, dietitians and assistants and have strong relationships between the wider multidisciplinary team and community colleagues., + Identification of patients at diagnosis for a lifestyle assessment focusing on the pillars supporting treatment optimisation
+ Signposting and referral onto exercise, smoking cessation, weight loss and nutrition programmes
+ Supporting Macmillan Cancer Care Navigators by reviewing Holistic Needs Assessments (HNAs) and formulating Care Plans
+ Identifying patients at risk of poorer outcomes (lower 2 IMD quintiles) to achieve better access to all options for treatment
+ Organising and promoting regular health and wellbeing events for all people living with cancer accessing services at James Paget University Hospital and in the community
+ Addressing concerns identified in current HNAs including breathlessness, increasing fatigue and lack of mobility and fitness through specialist physiotherapy input
+ Work in partnership with Patient Participation Groups to ensure a strong co-production ethos in service delivery and improvement
+ Provide both inpatient and out-patient assessments and treatment
+ Provide clinical support and advice to other team members
+ Be responsible for non-clinical duties such as chairing team meetings, in-service development ideas, training/supervision of students and therapy colleagues. This will include the use of formal appraisal documentation
+ Be actively involved in the measurement and evaluation of your work and current practices through the use of Evidence Based Practice projects, audit and outcome measures

Working for our organisation
We are committed to service development, with many projects currently underway. We have strong links with the Research and Development Department and the University of East Anglia, and it is a really exciting time to join the Trust.
We are an integrated therapies department and have close working relationships with the wider multidisciplinary team and community teams. The Integrated Therapy Department is positive and forward thinking, always striving to improve services.
The James Paget University Hospital is a vibrant university hospital providing the best possible care to the people of east Norfolk and north Suffolk. We are situated on the coast with several beautiful beaches and the Broads National Park on the doorstep, and we are within commuting distance of Norwich city centre. Onsite parking is available, and several staff travel from Norwich each day, so car shares are possible., The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust recognises the requirement to promote health and reduce ill-health. The Trust is committed to the principles of improving working lives through a number of initiatives such as job share, flexible working and the development of a culture of openness and transparency. The Trust is committed to ensuring that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of their age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of around 250,000 people in the Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and Waveney areas. The Trust provides an integrated hospital and community children's service.
Patient and staff experience is important to us and these are the behaviours we live by:
+ Putting patients first
+ Aiming to get it right
+ Recognising that everybody counts
+ Doing everything openly and honestly