Band 6 Senior Physiotherapist

Employer Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Employer type NHS Site Monnow Vale, Health and Social Care Facility Town Monmouth Salary £39,263 - £47,280 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 16/12/2025 23:59 Band 6 Senior Physiotherapist Band 6 We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh; any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English. Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments OR SUPPORT needed. If you need any documents in a larger font or a different format (such as braille) please either contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or alternatively contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on 01495 745805 option 3 OR EMAIL abb.vacancyrequests@wales.nhs.uk If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email. We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly. Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form. Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process Job overview The Senior Physiotherapist (non-rotational) is a specialist clinician working in a specific clinical area. They participate as a member of the physiotherapy team, independently managing a specialist clinical caseload with the Monmouth Community. The post holder will be part of the wider Older adult Integrated Team at Monnow Vale Health and Social Care Facility, working alongside Health and Social Care colleagues. They take responsibility for supervising, delegation, training and developing others. The post holder will contribute to implementing changes in their own clinical area to improve patient care and efficiency of service delivery. Reporting to: Lead Physiotherapist Operational Manager Accountable: Operational Manager Professionally: Head of Physiotherapy Service Main duties of the job Conduct holistic physiotherapy assessments and provide specialist, client-centred interventions in patients' homes and other community settings. Work autonomously within the multidisciplinary and Integrated team to develop and implement personalised treatment plans, aiming to maximise patient independence and prevent hospital admission. Supervise junior staff and students, collaborate with other health and social care professionals, and manage a caseload of complex and varied needs. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply. Working for our organisation Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff. We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work. Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world‑class healthcare service fit for the future. Detailed job description and main responsibilities You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click "Apply now" to view in Trac Take professional and legal accountability for a designated patient caseload and decide priorities for own work area, balancing other patient‑related and professional demands. Assess patients’ capacity, gain valid informed consent to treatment, and where such capacity is lacking or absent, work within a legal framework in the management of the patient. Undertake comprehensive assessment and accurate diagnosis of patients, including those with a complex presentation, using investigative, palpatory, analytical and clinical reasoning skills. Implement specialist physiotherapy treatments/programmes. Utilise highly developed manual skills in physical treatment techniques. Formulate individualised clinical management programmes, using a wide range of treatment skills and options to plan a specialised programme of care. Provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching and instruction to relatives, carers, other disciplines and agencies to promote understanding of the aims of physiotherapy and ensure continuation of the treatment programme. Participate in and, where indicated, initiate multidisciplinary/multi‑agency team meetings and case conferences to ensure the coordination of patient care. This may include the review of patient progress and discharge planning. Ensure accurate, comprehensive and up to date clinical records are maintained in accordance with Health Board guidance and professionally agreed criteria. Produce comprehensive patient‑related reports for other disciplines or agencies relating to assessment findings and/or treatment outcomes. Work to Health Board, Professional and National clinical guidelines and have a good working knowledge of relevant national standards for quality practice. Assist the associate Team Lead/Physiotherapy Manager(s) with the prioritisation and management of a designated departmental patient caseload. Communicate effectively with patients, relatives, colleagues and professionals. Deputise for senior staff where appropriate. Participate in the Health Board individual performance review process as both appraiser and appraisee. Assist in recruitment and selection procedures for the Physiotherapy Service. Contribute to the induction of physiotherapy staff. Participate in and, if requested, lead departmental meetings to ensure the effective exchange of information across the team and coordination of local service delivery. Take responsibility for the safe use of equipment and advise appropriate personnel of the need to review availability of suitable resources for patient care. Adhere to the policies and procedures of the Health Board and Physiotherapy Directorate. Maintain state registration with the Health Professions Council (HPC) and provide evidence of that registration. Participate in the Health Board’s individual personal review process and take responsibility for the adherence to an agreed personal development plan. Be responsible for maintaining own competency to practice through continuing professional development activities including reflective practice, review of relevant literature, participation in local in‑service training programmes and peer review, maintenance of a personal portfolio, and attendance of relevant training courses as identified within a personal development plan. Be an active member and contribute to the organisation and delivery of the in‑service training programme. Take responsibility for the tuition of Specialist and General Rotational Band 6 and Band 5 physiotherapists and physiotherapy support workers, other as identified through the personal review process. Complete a clinical educator course and undertake the tuition, supervision and performance assessment of undergraduate physiotherapy students, working with universities to ensure the standard of practice and teaching meets the standards set by the degree level qualification. Provide teaching and instruction to other disciplines to ensure a consistent approach to patient care. Participate in mandatory/statutory training as outlined by the Health Board. Person specification Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy Registered with Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC) Specialist training and experience in field to post graduate diploma or equivalent demonstrable knowledge and experience Completion of clinical educators course or equivalent MCSP Broad Range of Physiotherapy Clinical experience Manual Handling Training and experience Community and Ward experience Awareness of Local and National clinical guidelines Previous Band 6 experience Previous Integrated Team experience To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self‑assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK . If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge. Employer certification / accreditation badges 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. Name Kelly Davies Job title Integrated Team Manager Email address kellydavies@monmouthhsire.gov.uk Telephone number 01600 773068 Additional information Bethan Webster , ABUHB Interim Operational Physiotherapy Manager - tel: 01873 732305 Bethan.webseter@wales.nhs.uk #J-18808-Ljbffr