Job summary
Employer heading
Senior Rotational Physiotherapist
NHS AfC: Band 6
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
We would love you to join us.
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Job overview
Are you passionate about delivering high-quality patient care? Do you thrive on working with diverse and complex cases? We are seeking an experienced and dedicated Senior Rotational Physiotherapist to join our dynamic team.
Key responsibilities of the role include providing and continually developing the necessary skills and expertise in the assessment and treatment of patients, managing a diverse caseload, including patients with complex presentations and multi-pathologies and supporting the provision of the highest quality patient care through personal actions and continuous improvement.
If you are dedicated to advancing your career in therapy practice and are committed to delivering exceptional patient care, we would love to hear from you. Apply now and be a part of our mission to provide the highest quality healthcare.
Main duties of the job
Please read the attached full job description and person specification in the additional documents section.
Working for our organisation
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
We would love you to join us.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please read the attached full job description and person specification in the additional documents section.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Sound Clinical knowledge of core conditions and applied therapy techniques
- Ability to prioritise & work under pressure
- Delegation skills
- Excellent communication skills (verbal & written)
- As an autonomous practitioner, is able to work as a team member as well as alone but with access to more senior colleague
- IT skills - basic
- Knowledge of NHS procedures, policies and guidelines
- Ability to formulate and develop specialised individual treatment programmes and ability in using clinical reasoning skills based on current best practice.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc (Hons) or Graduate Diploma in Physiotherapy / Occupational Therapy or equivalent
- Registration with HPC
- Membership of relevant Professional Body
- Evidence of experience in the form of an up to date professional development portfolio
Further Training
Essential criteria
- Attendance at relevant clinical post graduate courses taught often at modular Masters level and relevant to all core specialities
- Practice Placement Educators training / clinical supervisors training
Desirable criteria
- Leadership Training
Experience
Essential criteria
- NHS experience
- Completion of junior and senior Rotational Programmes (minimum of 18 months in each), or equivalent, working in a wide variety of acute and chronic physical settings
- Experience of working with a variety of therapeutic approaches
- Experience of audit and service review
- Experience of supervising other staff and students
- Evidence of contribution to clinical education of less experienced staff, assistants and students
Contractual Requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel between Kings Mill Hospital and Newark Hospital
Desirable criteria
- Ability to drive own car
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
- Helen Burrows
- Job title
- Therapy Operational Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01623 622515
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