Job summary
- Main area
- Therapies
- Grade
- AFC Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 384-JH-EMF18269-B6
- Employer
- Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Surrey County Hospital
- Town
- Guildford
- Salary
- £39,205 - £47,084 per annum pro rata including High Cost Area Supplement
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Physiotherapist
AFC Band 6
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Physiotherapist within CREST (Cardiac and Respiratory Team) at the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust. The team is responsible for the delivery of both cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation services across Guildford and Waverley, as well as respiratory physiotherapy outpatients.
Main duties of the job
You must be a well-organised individual, with excellent communication skills and have completed rotations in respiratory and/or cardiac. The post requires concise decision-making and ability to liaise with all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
This post is suitable for applicants who already work at Band 6 level or Band 5 Physiotherapists who have a special interest cardiac/respiratory and are looking to expand their knowledge and skills. We are committed to CPD and will work with you to further your skills and experience.
Working for our organisation
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To assess and treat patient’s referred into CREST for either respiratory or cardiac physiotherapy needs. To support the team in the organisation and provision of an efficient, high quality and co-ordinated physiotherapy service for patients in each area. To undertake a defined clinical caseload. To ensure that patient and service standards and priorities are met. To provide clinical supervision to assigned junior physiotherapists, technical instructors, physiotherapy assistants and students.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- HCPC registration
- BSc Physiotherapy
Desirable criteria
- Member of CSP
- Member of Specific interest group
- Post graduate qualifications in Respiratory/Cardiac Physiotherapy
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Previous Acute NHS experience at Band 5 level
- Previous Acute NHS experience at Band 5 level Achieved core skills in all core Junior rotations, including respiratory
- Evidence to support knowledge base in respiratory/cardiac
Desirable criteria
- Previous Senior Experience in Respiratory/Cardiac
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jessica Williams
- Job title
- Superintendent Physiotherapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01483 464819
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Royal Surrey Foundation Trust
- Telephone
- 01483 571122 Ext 2478
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