NHS Physiotherapist

2 days ago

Worcester Worcestershire, United Kingdom Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust Full time

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is offering permanent, full-time positions for Band 5 Physiotherapists to join our highly-regarded 6-month rotational programme.
This is a fantastic opportunity for newly qualified physiotherapists seeking their first role, as well as more experienced Band 5s eager to enhance their skills in a dynamic yet supportive acute NHS setting.
Our Band 5 Rotational Programme is diverse and engaging, providing six-month placements across a variety of specialties, including:
- Respiratory care (including critical care and NIPPV service)
- Neurology and stroke rehabilitation
- Inpatient orthopaedics
- Rotations take place across our three hospital sites, with one rotation outside the Trust, so the successful candidate must be open to working across different locations.
In return, you will receive support through regular supervision, mentorship, and a structured in-service training programme, designed to help you develop your skills and knowledge across core specialties.
You will work as an autonomous practitioner under supervision, to provide high quality patient focussed care through assessment, diagnosis, development and delivery of individual treatment programmes.
You will take the responsibility for your own caseload, under supervision, within a defined area of service or for a particular patient type.
You will provide assistance in the supervision, support and education of unqualified / more junior staff and students and participate in departmental audit in support of evidence based practice.
You will contribute to our 7-day service on a rota basis dependant on specialty of work / rotation.
To complete on call over a 24 hrs period / complete weekend working as appropriate to speciality.
You will be supported with regular mentorship and appropriate training and supervision.

We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward.
Best services for local people
Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
Working as an autonomous practitioner under supervision, to provide high quality patient focussed care through assessment, diagnosis, development and delivery of individual treatment programmes.
To take the responsibility for own caseload, under supervision, within a defined area of service or for a particular patient type.
To provide assistance in the supervision, support and education of unqualified / more junior staff and students.
To contribute to our 7-day service on a rota basis dependant on specialty of work / rotation.
To complete on call over a 24 hrs period / complete weekend working as appropriate to speciality

To undertake clinical assessment, including risk analysis, of patients presenting simple and multi-pathologies over a wide range of specialties e.g. respiratory, neurology, care of the elderly.
To use basic clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques to establish accurate diagnosis.
To use judgemental skills and comprehensive knowledge of physiotherapy treatments to formulate individual treatment programmes based on evidence of best practice.
To demonstrate skill and expertise in the delivery of treatments to patients by interpretation of sensory feedback and the use of handling, manual physiotherapy techniques, exercise therapy (including the cardiac rehabilitation group) and electrotherapy.
To participate in the Orthopaedic Weekend and Bank Holiday Discharge Service on a rostered basis
To participate in the evening and weekend On Call Service, which includes advanced respiratory techniques and non-invasive ventilatory aids. This may include the treatment of children
To communicate effectively, verbally and through touch, with patients to maximise rehabilitation potential.
To assess capacity, gain valid consent and to work within a legal framework with patients who lack the capacity to consent to treatment. Barriers to effective communication will regularly be evident e.g. loss of hearing, altered perception, expressive and receptive dysphasia, visual and mental disabilities, depression, pain and fear.
To liaise with Senior Physiotherapy staff regarding all complex cases.
To liaise with medical, nursing staff and other health care professionals regarding patient care.
Education and Training:


To keep abreast of new developments in clinical physiotherapy and evidence based practice.
To participate in all annual mandatory training.
To attend in-service training
To participate in training by the occasional delivery of presentations to fellow physiotherapists and other staff.
To be aware of and adhere to National, Professional, Trust and Departmental policies and recommend changes for own work area following audit or research.
To ensure safe use of all mechanical and electrical equipment or orthoses and appliances used in the care of patients, providing advice to other staff and carers as needed.
To act immediately to rectify any unsafe practices or environments witnessed and report adverse incidents or near misses according to Trust policy.
To maintain HCPC registration adhering to the Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics
To maintain own Continuing Professional Development in line with Clinical Governance and the HCPC Standards.
To work within the Rules of Professional Conduct of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.
To assist with research, audit and service development projects.

Personal Qualities
Enthusiastic about physiotherapy and delivering the best possible patient care.
Diploma or Degree in Physiotherapy or soon to achieve this qualification.
Health and Care Professions Council Registration will be required before the candidate can commence in this post.
Training of other MDT members.
Responsible, Flexible, well organised).
Understanding of Professional, Legal and Clinical Governance responsibilities.
To contribute to the weekend rota and 24hr on call service.

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