Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapy
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Additional oncalls, includes working on 7 day rota)
- Job ref
- 343-7046991-FM-AG-A
- Employer
- Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Helier Hospital
- Town
- Carshalton
- Salary
- £42,939 - £50,697 pa pro rata incl. HCAS outer
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Band 6 Static Orthopaedic Physiotherapist.
Band 6
At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values.
Job overview
This post is Static within the Orthopaedic Physiotherapy Team at St Helier Hospital. The caseload is trauma, primarily # NOF rehabilitation with some involvement with the repatriation of major trauma patients from SGH. Our Hip Fracture Unit at St Helier Hospital is nationally recognised to be the best performing hip fracture unit in the London area for the last 10 consecutive years and in the top 5% of the UK. ESTH’s Fractured Neck of Femur Pathway has received national acclaim and recognition; the physiotherapy team are a vital part of this pathway. A prioritised 7 day service is offered, ensuring all patients are offered rehabilitation from day 1 post op.
Main duties of the job
This post involves regularly contributing to the prioritised 7 day service through rostered weekends.
- To provide a high standard physiotherapy service to adult inpatients within St. Helier Hospital
- To abide by the CSP and HCPC rules of professional conduct and local professional and quality standards
- To assess and treat own workload of patients, who may have complex presentation, and maintains associated records, as an autonomous practitioner
- To supervise and teach recently qualified physiotherapists/physiotherapy assistants/students and involvement in teaching MDT staff.
- To undertake evidence-based projects, including recommendations for change in practice and will participate in departmental research and audit
- To assist and backfill the Band 7 Physiotherapist by monitoring caseloads, recording statistics, prioritising referrals and managing the team
- To liaise effectively with other disciplines
- To work closely with MDT on a daily basis
Working for our organisation
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.
The recruiting team reserve the right to close this advertisement early once applications reach maximum limit.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- Physiotherapy qualfication
- HCPC registered
Desirable criteria
- CSP member
- ATOCP member
Experience
Essential criteria
- Varied clinical experience in Acute setting
- T&O experience as B5
- Respiratory competent
Desirable criteria
- Oncall experience
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Good understanding of the management of complex Trauma Patients
- Good understanding of the management of patients with Cognitive impairment/ behavioral challenges
Desirable criteria
- Good understanding of the management of Splinting and Bracing for orthopedic conditions
Management
Essential criteria
- Previous experience of management of staff supervision , students and assistants
- Ability to backfill in the absence of B7, including team management, and caseload co-ordination
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of staff supervision as B6
- Previous experience of managing Rotas for 7 day working
Your application: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.
References: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.
Closing date: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.
DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Fran Tarling
- Job title
- Acute Physio Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07795125147
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