Job summary
Employer heading
Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist - Acute Surgery and Respiratory
NHS AfC: Band 6
It is all about the people at East Cheshire NHS Trust. We have a real sense of community, and our values are truly embedded into everything we do, ensuring we are a great and inclusive place to work. You will be supported, developed and empowered throughout your career with us. Come and join us, where you can play your part in helping us deliver outstanding care and improving the health of all the people we serve.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for experienced physiotherapists to join our friendly Acute Therapy Team in East Cheshire. The successful applicant will also be able to demonstrate skills and experience in respiratory care.
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and dynamic physiotherapist with proven experience in the assessment and treatment of patients within the acute wards settings.
About the service:
We are an exciting team, offering assessment and treatment to patients on the medical wards and on ITU.
We work holistically within a large multidisciplinary team of Physiotherapists, Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Healthcare and Rehab Assistants and Social workers.
Travel is an essential part of this role, please demonstrate on your application form how you would meet this requirement.
This post is permanent.
Hours per week: 37.5
Main duties of the job
To work in acute surgery.
As a clinical specialist provide a high standard comprehensive physiotherapy assessment and treatment service of patients with a wide range of conditions working as an autonomous clinician, using accurate analytical skills and clinical reasoning to interpret assessment findings, making diagnoses where appropriate, identifying patient problems, setting goals, and providing an appropriate treatment plan and progression.
Upon completion and maintenance of on call competencies, to work unsupervised in an on-call and out of hours emergency service.
Working for our organisation
It is all about the people at East Cheshire NHS Trust. We have a real sense of community, and our values are truly embedded into everything we do, ensuring we are a great and inclusive place to work. You will be supported, developed and empowered throughout your career with us. Come and join us, where you can play your part in helping us deliver outstanding care and improving the health of all the people we serve.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters as part of ongoing monitoring.
Please be aware that this post requires an Enhanced with Barred list Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, the cost of which is payable by the successful candidate. If you have lived or worked abroad for 6 months or more in the last 5 years you will need to obtain an overseas police clearance. Further information can be found on the additional information links at the bottom of the advert.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please read the attached Applicant Pack prior to completing your application form to find out more information.
Please download a copy of the Job Description and Person Specification located under the Supporting documents heading to read more about the advertised role.
As part of making your application we encourage you to review the Trusts Careers webpage www.careersateastcheshire.nhs.uk for more information about working for East Cheshire NHS Trust.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. The Trust is a Disability Confident Leader and as such, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification).
Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close the advert prior to the advertised closing date should we receive a large number of applications.
We look forward to receiving your application.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- HCPC registration
- Relevant professional degree / diploma
- Clinical educators training
- Attendance at degree level post graduate courses relevant to the specialist area or working towards this or be prepared to study at this level
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Post registration knowledge which is relevant to the specialist area and evidenced by CPD
- Knowledge of recent NHS legislation, recommendations
- Awareness of the national and local priorities and changing trends in specialist area
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of the service / trust values & objectives
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to lead junior colleagues
- Advanced communication and listening skills
- Ability to make appropriate decisions at all levels
- Audit skills
- Ability to prioritise workload, achieving a balance between clinical and other aspects of role
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of team
- Ability to work under pressure
- Proactive, takes own initiative
- Supportive team member
- IT skills
Experience
Essential criteria
- Proven post registration experience, some of which is in a relevant setting / associated area
- Experience of completing and contributing to audit / research
- Experience of contributing to the teaching and mentoring of staff & members of the MDT
Specific Job Requirement
Essential criteria
- Prior experience working in the NHS – with a broad range of NHS rotations as a Physiotherapist to include, Respiratory ITU, and Outpatients, Orthopaedics, Neurology
- Proven ability to manage complex rehabilitation issues and ensure safe and timely discharge of patients
Other role requirements
Essential criteria
- Please refer to the job description and person specification for further details regarding the role requirements
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
- Julia Noble
- Job title
- Advanced Specialist Physiotherapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01624 661485
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