Job summary
- Main area
- allied health professional
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- 12 months (1 year fixed term Maternity Leave cover)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 153-ME03631
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Christchurch
- Town
- Christchurch
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/09/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Day Hospital Physiotherapist
Band 6
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic band 6 physiotherapist to join the work of the multidisciplinary team at the Day Hospital. Applicants must be passionate about rehabilitation and support of independence in the older person.
The Day Hospital is an award winning service, with Practice Development Unit Accreditation. We use an extended scope of practise framework for holistic healthcare management. The Multidisciplinary Service specialises in management of falls, stroke rehabilitation, and Parkinson’s disease as well as health promotion strategies and treats a wide range of multi pathologies affecting the older person.
Key responsibilities of the position will be to work closely with other health care professionals in assessing and setting treatment programmes to promote independence. Ability to complete a holistic assessment encompassing all areas of need, as well as problem and goal setting is essential.
A full driving licence and use of own car for is essential for this post. This is a great opportunity to gain new skills and work in an exciting and very supportive team who are dedicated to providing a high standard of care. If you have a flexible approach, are well motivated and have a willingness to learn, we would like to hear from you.
This role requires an active UK HCPC Registration
Base Location: Christchurch
Interview Date: TBC
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- HCPC registration
- Evidence of CPD
Desirable criteria
- Postgraduate training in care of the elderly/falls rehabilitation
Experience
Essential criteria
- At least some experience must have been undertaken in a physical setting within the NHS. Working with older people and in a rehabilitation setting. Previous experience of the supervision of junior staff and students
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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 Marsh
- Job title
- Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 019 5200
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