Job summary
- Main area
- Therapies
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 18.75 hours per week
- Job ref
- 384-JH-EMF16303-B6-B
- Employer
- Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Surrey Hospital
- Town
- Guildford
- Salary
- £37,162 - £44,629 per annum pro-rata - includes high cost area supplements (HCAS)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Physiotherapist
Band 6
Job overview
Senior Physiotherapy – Intensive Care
We have a fantastic opportunity for someone with a particular interest in intensive care, respiratory and surgical rehabilitation to become static within our Intensive Care Physiotherapy Team. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated senior physiotherapist with experience of working within surgery, respiratory or ICU.
Our Intensive Care Unit offers both level 2 and level 3 care to a variety of patients, including medically unwell patients and complex surgical patients such as oesophagogastric and pancreaticohepatic surgeries
You should have:
· Excellent communication and team working skills
· Completed core junior rotations
· HCPC and CSP registration
We actively encourage continuing professional development through clinical supervision and a comprehensive in-service training programme
Main duties of the job
The Physiotherapy team comprises of Band 5 and 6 staff, and are supported by two band 7 team leaders. As a service, we are responsible for the rehabilitation of the patients on the unit, as well as leading on tracheostomy weaning and regular in house teaching to staff.
The physiotherapy department is committed to providing excellent patient care across seven days. You will also contribute to the emergency respiratory on-call rota.
Working for our organisation
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To provide physiotherapy to relevant patients within clinical specialty area, in a range of settings including inpatients, outpatients and patient homes.
To assess and treat patient’s in relevant rotational area. To support the team in the organisation and provision of an efficient, high quality and co-ordinated physiotherapy service for patients in each area. To undertake a defined clinical caseload. To ensure that patient and service standards and priorities are met. To provide clinical supervision to assigned junior physiotherapists, technical instructors, physiotherapy assistants and students.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- HCPC registration
- BSc Physiotherapy
Desirable criteria
- Member of CSP
- Member of Specific interest group
- Post graduate qualifications in Respiratory or Intensive Care
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Previous Acute NHS experience at Band 5 level
- Achieved core skills in all core Junior rotations, including respiratory or ICU
- Evidence to support knowledge base in respiratory and ICU
- Previous acute NHS experience
Desirable criteria
- Previous Senior Experience in Respiratory or ICU
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
- Jess Williams
- Job title
- Inpatient Superintendent
- Telephone number
- 01483 464819
- Additional information
If you are interested and would like any further information please contact Jess Williams.
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Royal Surrey Foundation Trust
- Telephone
- 01483 571122 Ext 2478
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