Job summary
Employer heading
Senior Physiotherapist - Spinal Injuries
Band 6
Job overview
18.75 Hours per week
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced, dynamic and enthusiastic Physiotherapist to join our Spinal Injuries Therapy Service. The post holder will be employed as a Senior Physiotherapist and will have the opportunity to advance their knowledge and experience in the respiratory and rehabilitation management of spinal injury patients.
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in the country, close to the North Yorkshire Moors and within easy reach of Newcastle and Leeds. It comprises two acute hospitals, The James Cook University Hospital and Friarage Hospital Northallerton and a number of community hospitals.
The James Cook University Hospital is a major trauma centre and provides a wide range of district general hospital services and specialist services such as neurosciences, renal medicine, spinal injuries, major trauma, cardiothoracic, vascular surgery and cancer services.
The post holder will attend rehabilitation consultant clinics to assess patients and advise on ongoing rehabilitation needs. The post holder may be required to complete domiciliary visits to facilitate discharges and training.
The post holder will have the opportunity to develop specialist skills within the management of patients throughout the rehabilitation journey. The post involves working as part of the integrated MDT team, liaising with external services and families.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be based at the Golden Jubilee Regional Spinal Injury Centre at The James Cook University Hospital which has a well-established, progressive and dynamic Therapy Service that continues to develop and grow with the Trust.
The team is friendly and supportive and mentorship for this role will be available from the Senior Specialist Physiotherapists and Therapy Service Lead.
This post offers development in clinical and leadership skills. We have a comprehensive training programme and our staff are encouraged and supported in their CPD through workshops and clinical supervision. There is also an expectation to actively participate in audit and research.
As a Senior Physiotherapist you will be encouraged to develop your skills and to supervise assistants and more junior staff and be involved in the clinical education of students.
This post is suitable for Physiotherapists with significant postgraduate experience and an interest in neurological physiotherapy enabling them to build on their core skills developed as a physiotherapist.
Working for our organisation
Leadership and Improvement Training
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
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Evidence working in the NHS
- Knowledge of relevant national guidelines and standards
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- To hold a Diploma or Degree in Physiotherapy
- To be registered as an Physiotherapist and fit to practice by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Desirable criteria
- Attendance at the leadership and development and improvement programme (4.5 days)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Can demonstrate relevant/ varied post graduate experience managing a variety of neurological conditions
- Evidence of supervision of students or therapy assistants
Desirable criteria
- Experience within respiratory care
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Ability to work both as an autonomous practitioner and as part of a team
- To demonstrate analytical skills and judgment
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
- Leanne Sculley
- Job title
- Therapy Service Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01642 855148
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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