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Job overview

This is an excellent opportunity for a highly motivated and experienced Physiotherapist to join our dynamic and cohesive Integrated Therapy Team at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. We offer a rotational programme within our team working across a variety of different areas including Urgent Care, Critical Care, Surgical Wards and Speciality Medical Wards, Community Neurology Rehabilitation, Adult Community Therapy,  Community MSK,  Outpatients, Inpatient Stroke team, Discharge to Assess services, Inpatient Neuro Rehabilitation and Pulmonary Rehab.

We are looking for individuals who are proactive, forward thinking and resilient.  People who use their initiative and have the ability to work on their own and as part of a team. Excellent communication, organisational skills and strong leadership skills are required, as well as being adaptable to our ever changing and pressurised environments. 

 Post will require working in an out of hours emergency on call respiratory service. Requirement to work on a seven day rota for several services covered in the rotational contract.

ESSENTIAL: Access to own car with a valid driver’s license in order to travel across the locality of Stockport for domiciliary community working (or suitable alternative transport arrangements).

Main duties of the job

The post will involve assessment and treatment of patients to promote earlier hospital discharge (transfer of care) with a home first ethos. You will work as part of an integrated team to improve flow and quality of the patient journey. Your caseload will be variable and comprise of some complex conditions; therefore applicants must have a broad range of previous experience including working in an acute NHS setting. 

The successful candidate will require a flexible approach to working, including weekends and bank holidays. There is a responsibility for Respiratory on Call evening and weekend duties, which is underpinned by teaching and a competency programme.

In the return for your skills and dedication to the team and our patients we endeavour to provide a supportive environment to learn and develop your new skills. We have a strong commitment to support all staff members with CPD opportunities. We are fortunate enough to have a number of clinical leads to support you and provide clinical supervision time. We have a robust in-service training programme. You will have the opportunity to support and develop band 5 therapists within the team and act as a clinical educator to students.

Working for our organisation

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice