Rotational Physiotherapist

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Band 5 Physiotherapy rotation based at Queen's Hospital Burton, Sir Robert Peel and Samuel Johnson Community Hospitals.

The post holder will participate in the junior rotational scheme which involves working in a range of clinical settings as determined by the needs of the physiotherapy service. This is across both inpatient and outpatient settings.

The post holder will perform physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological condition, to provide a diagnosis and develop and deliver and individualised treatment programme.

You will be required to work as part of the Respiratory on-call service following an induction programme. The team work across 7 days and evenings through a rota system.

Please note we will accept applications from final year students - please make this clear in your application.

Main duties of the job

Rotational opportunities will include Emergency Medicine, Acute Medicine, Respiratory, Stroke, Orthopaedics, MSK and Rheumatology Outpatients.

To assess and treat own patient caseload, and maintain associated records. To perform physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological condition, to provide a diagnosis and develop and deliver and individualised treatment programme. To hold responsibility for own caseload, working without direct supervision. Supervision takes the form of regular formal training and clinical reasoning sessions, peer review, case conferences. Access to advice and support from a senior physiotherapist is available if required, clinical work is not routinely evaluated.

Closing date of applications: 02 May 2024

Interview date: 16 May 2024 & 17 May 2024

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond. A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:

We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day. We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week. An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country. Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily. Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres. We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres. We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day. Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

Graduate Diploma. Phys or BSc MCSP and SRP HCPC registered

Experience

Essential

To have gained a broad prospective of physiotherapy in/out patient treatments within a NHS hospital setting

Desirable

Previous assistant employment

Skills

Essential

Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively Evidence of using clinical supervision to better practise Evidence of developing individual treatment plans Evidence of utilising therapeutic handling

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