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Job overview

Are you looking for a change of area or simply need more flexibility to manage your work/life balance? Then working on the bank may be just the answer.

If you are looking for flexible work that can fit around your other commitments and are dedicated to providing the very best care for patients then we would like to hear from you.

You will need to be a qualified Physiotherapist and have good communication skills, initiative, and be flexible.  In return the role can give you:-

·         A sense of pride and achievement

·         The opportunity to get to know the people on your caseload

·         Induction & mandatory training

·         Opportunities to work across various departments and sites, gaining invaluable knowledge and experience

·         Support from senior therapists including supervision & in-service training.

Main duties of the job

The service currently operates seven days a week on a planned shift pattern. This brings opportunities for flexible working arrangements within your contracted hours and enhanced rates of pay for weekend and bank holiday work.

The department offers a friendly, supportive working environment which actively supports Continuing Professional Development, through an established appraisal system, in-service training, and post graduate library facilities.

You will be required to commit to multi-disciplinary working, a proactive approach to personal and professional development and well-developed organisational skills.

You should be HCPC registered, have a minimum of 12 months post graduate experience as a Physiotherapist and be able to travel between hospital sites in a timely manner if required.

Working for our organisation

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a large acute hospital Trust in the county of Kent.

The Trust provides a full range of general hospital services and some areas of specialist complex care to around 500,000 people living in the south part of West Kent and the north part of East Sussex.

The Trust’s core catchment areas are Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells and their surrounding boroughs. We work from two main clinical sites:  Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury. Tunbridge Wells Hospital opened in 2011 and provides single rooms with en-suites for all in-patients – the first of its kind in the country.

We employ over 6,500 full and part-time staff in a huge range of clinical and non-clinical roles across both of our hospital sites.

Please contact the Recruiting Manager for an informal discussion should you have any queries relating to the role for which you are applying. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted via an email as soon as possible after the closing date. Should you receive an invitation to attend interview, please confirm or decline your attendance. Interview slots will then be allocated on a first come first serve basis.

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