Job summary
Employer heading
Senior Physiotherapist
Band 6
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, dynamic and enthusiastic Band 6 Physiotherapist to join our Trauma and Orthopaedic team at James Cook University Hospital.
Providing advanced clinical and professional Physiotherapy to patients on the Trauma and Orthopaedic wards as well as provide support to the Physiotherapy Team Lead ensuring that the Trauma and Orthopaedic Physiotherapy Team contributes to the Strategic Plan for South Tees NHS Trust.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to have experience and knowledge of the physiotherapy management of trauma and orthopaedic patients.
To undertake advanced physiotherapy assessments of patients with complex and multifactorial conditions and deliver individualised treatment plans. Relevant post graduate study, leadership training and experience is also desirable.
This post will offer development of clinical skills and the post holder will be supported to attend relevant post graduate courses. We have an established and comprehensive training programme and our staff are supported through workshops, clinical supervision and the appraisal process. There is also an expectation to actively participate in audit and research and the hospital has close links with both the University of Teesside and Durham University.
Working for our organisation
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to:
· Explore leadership within the NHS
· Promote Trust Values and Behaviours
· Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills
· Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role
After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • BSc or Diploma in appropriate profession
- HCPC registered
- • Achieved or willing to work towards relevant Post-graduate qualification/training
Knowledge and skills
Essential criteria
- • Theoretical knowledge and applied clinical practice in a broad range of orthopaedic areas.
- • Good understanding of the structure, policies, priorities and format of the NHS
- • Knowledge of relevant national guidelines and standards
- • Experience of in-patient and outpatient orthopaedic rehabilitation
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Experience of working with patients with orthopaedic conditions
- • Experience working within the NHS
Desirable criteria
- • Experience of working in acute orthopaedic rehabilitation setting
- • Can demonstrate relevant/varied post-graduate experience across a variety of clinical areas
Personal attributes
Essential criteria
- • Ability to work under their own initiative
- • Ability to respond to unpredictable work patterns on a frequent basis e.g. weekend working, working to deadlines, interruptions
- • Efficient prioritisation of complex workload/time management
- • Ability to work across professional boundaries
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
- Alison Carter
- Job title
- Therapy Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01642 850850
- Additional information
ext 56558
or
Susan Walters
Tel 07970250783
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
The Recruitment Team
The Murray Building
The James Cook University Hospital
TS4 3BW
- Telephone
- 01642 850850, ext. 57396
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