Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapist
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Respiratory on call rota)
- Job ref
- 208-966FEA-24-1
- Employer
- Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Goole and District Hospital
- Town
- Goole
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/12/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Physiotherapist Neuro Rehabilitation - Goole
Band 6
Job overview
The purpose of this post is to provide a high standard of neuro physiotherapy care within the Neuro Rehabilitation Centre undertaking all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner. To provide specialist neuro rehab and support an effective discharge as part of a wider MDT.
You will be based in the Neuro Rehab Centre (NRC) at Goole District Hospital (GDH), working alongside the team, ensuring the service delivers excellent care to patients. The post would ideally suit an experienced Band 6 Therapist or a Band 5 wishing to progress into a more senior role. Development posts will be considered where candidates progress to Band 6 role on the successful completion of work based competencies.
You will participate in the respiratory on call Rota
Main duties of the job
Perform advanced physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions. Use advanced clinical reasoning skills to provide a diagnosis and to develop and deliver an individualised treatment programme.
Responsible for managing own caseload and a defined area of the service, working without direct supervision.
Supervise, educate and assess physiotherapy students, assistants and Band 5 staff and provide specialist advice to other health care professionals in the specific clinical area.
Undertake evidence-based audit and research projects to further develop own clinical practice and development of the service area. Make recommendations on changes to practice to the clinical lead/manager. May lead the implementation of specific changes to practice or contribute to development of service protocols.
Working for our organisation
NLAG is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.
Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.
As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.
Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.
We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://joinnlag.co.uk/
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Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Relevant professional qualification
- Relevant accredited courses or experience to equivalent level
- HCPC registration
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of Masters level study
Occupational Experience and abilities
Essential criteria
- Variety of post-graduate experience in core clinical areas (min 1 year)
- Evidence of a range of CPD activities associated with clinical area of post
Desirable criteria
- Specific evidence of experience in the role related area.
knowledge and skills
Essential criteria
- Experience of student/ staff supervision
- Evidence of involvement in Quality Improvement activities e.g audit or service development activities
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of working to support staff /students in relation to HR processes e.g absence management/ performance management
- NHS experience
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Rebecca McCracken
- Job title
- Team Lead Physiotherapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03033 304650
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