Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapy
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 153-SP03342
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Poole Hospital
- Town
- Poole
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Physiotherapist - Acute Inpatient Team
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
If you are ambitious to develop your Specialist Acute Physiotherapy skills, with a passion for acute respiratory physiotherapy especially critical care, then this is the job for you. Whilst being involved in service development and supporting other members of the therapy team, you will find this a rewarding role.
An opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Physiotherapist to join our dynamic Acute Inpatient Therapy Team for a fixed term maternity cover. This post would also be suitable for a band 5 wishing to grow into a band 6 and expand a passion for respiratory physiotherapy.
You will be working as part of the therapy team with a focus on working on the critical care and the acute respiratory wards. The team covers medical, surgical, oncology and ICU alongside occupational therapist and experienced therapy techs.
The successful candidate will bring/develop specialised skills within respiratory , alongside an opportunity to enhance your general medical/surgical and oncology physiotherapy skills to treat and facilitate patients with varied, and often multifaceted and complex needs.
This post will be integral in supporting and teaching more junior staff and the wider MDT. The post will also involve assisting with audit and service development projects, and will provide an opportunity to further develop specialised physiotherapy skills including high-level assessment and treatment skills and complex case management.
Main duties of the job
To be successful in this post, you will have:
- At least 18 months experience of working as a physiotherapist, covering the core clinical areas, including respiratory
- Experience working on an on-call rota
- A comprehensive knowledge of the physiotherapy assessment & treatment of a range of clinical conditions.
- Excellent organisational and motivational skills.
- An ability to work well across teams to meet patient and service priorities
- A knowledge of the workings of community services and in supporting admission avoidance
Rota : Weekend working, and participation in the on-call respiratory service, is also integral to the role.
This role requires HCPC Registration
Base Location: Poole Hospital
Interview Date: TBC
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 team mates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
In some cases this means that a 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 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
- Diploma/ degree in physiotherapy
- Registration with HCPC
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience as a Band 5 in the NHS
- Experience of a range of rotations including respiratory, orthopaedic, elderly & rehabilitation.
- Experience of working on the on-call rota
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with children and/ or critical care experience
- Involvement in audit, research & understanding of quality issues.
Technical Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to present information, written and verbal, in a clear and logical manner
- Able to organise, prioritise and delegate effectively
- Contribution to the clinical education of less experienced staff, students or assistants.
- Up- to-date with professional practice and new research
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Comprehensive knowledge of Physiotherapy assessment and treatment of a range of conditions
- Awareness of the physiotherapist’s role in the Discharge to Assess/Home First model of care
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Professional and responsible attitude at all times
- Problem-solving
- Able to work as a team member
Other Requirements Specific to the Role
Essential criteria
- Able to work as part of the respiratory weekend and on-call roster
- Able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role
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
- Suzie Jupp
- Job title
- Team Leader Physiotherapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 019 2582
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