Specialist Physiotherapist

Job overview

Looking for a new opportunity to develop your Physiotherapy skills within the Scarborough Surgical Physiotherapy team, 

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 secondment/fixed term role as a Respiratory Specialist Physiotherapist covering a maternity leave within the AHP Surgery team at Scarborough Hospital on the East Yorkshire coast. We are a supportive, and friendly team who are forward thinking and passionate about evidence-based practice and service development.

We are a supportive team with opportunities to work with colleagues across a number of specialties, but we are currently looking for someone to dynamically lead and promote Physiotherapy within this specialist area. You will have the support of the Advanced Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist within the team and also access to Clinical Lead and ACS within the Medicine team.

Due to our location, Scarborough has the advantage of being able to develop skills with patients with high acuity as seen in larger hospitals, whilst having the benefit of being a close working community of a smaller hospital. 

As you will also be supporting the Respiratory on call rota, we can assure you that we run an excellent practical and simulation based on call training programme for Physiotherapists, and bite sized practical training sessions are available throughout the year. There is an also opportunity to support the voluntary Orthopaedic weekend rota.

We also able, in some circumstances, to provide financial support for people to relocate to the local area to support them to join our teams. Please get in contact for further details.

Please see permission from your current line manager before applying for this secondment 

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an experienced Physiotherapist who has either experience, or is keen to develop their skills in these areas. 

You will be joining a community focused hospital in the midst of some exciting changes and development, with the added bonus of Scarborough being a fantastic place to work and live.

You will have the chance to work alongside a self-motivated and aspirational MDT, with the need to be able to assess in an effective and timely manner in the rapidly paced environment but will receive robust supervision and training. 

You will have opportunities to support junior staff and students, as well as drive and lead in service development projects and quality patient care.

Working for our organisation

Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme An extensive range of learning and development opportunities Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit you application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact:

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

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COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements

Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.

Person specification

Education & Qualification

Essential criteria

HCPC Registration Physiotherapist Evidence of relevant CPD activities

Desirable criteria

Practice placement supervisor qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience in a relevant junior role, including the management of a range of conditions, with evidence of additional knowledge acquired through formal and informal training and supervision Evidence of ability to manage complex clinical presentations Understanding of current issues in health care Standards of Professional Practice Experience in assessment and provision of specialist equipment

Desirable criteria

Experience of training/supporting others (including students) within specialist clinical area. Experience in the use of outcome measures to evaluate clinical treatment

Skills & Attributes

Essential criteria

Ability to organise and prioritise Ability to demonstrate appropriate engagement with others and understanding of the impact of good and poor communication. Ability to work as an effective member of multidisciplinary team Ability to present information, written and verbally in a clear and logical manner

Desirable criteria

Ability to use different communication methods and styles, relevant to specialty. Evidence of personal development in relevant area

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