Senior Physiotherapist

Job summary

We are recruiting for a Senior Physiotherapist - Rotational who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

We offer excellent opportunities for new and experienced band 6's wanting to enhance their skills. We offer strong professional leadership across the acute therapy service at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust. We also offer a community rotation in partnership with Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust.

Our inpatient service covers Acute Trust rotations at Lister Hospital, Stevenage which includes respiratory care, including on call opportunities; orthopaedics; care of the elderly; stroke/hyperacute stroke unit; general medical wards and acute medical assessment.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values:Include,Respect, andImprove. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the post include assessment and treatment of patients within the wards at Lister Hospital and in their own homes when on community rotation, supervision and mentoring of non-qualified staff and students, taking part in in-service training, and taking a role in service improvement projects.

You will be actively involved in the respiratory physiotherapy on-call service to the whole of the Lister Hospital site.

Ability to travel easily between trust sites independently.

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

The Lister Hospital, Stevenage New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City Hertford County, Hertford Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Training

Essential

HCPC registration Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Previous Experience

Essential

Previous relevant NHS post graduate experience Experience of integrated working Knowledge of relevant standardised assessment tools and outcome measures Evidence of clinical practise influenced by evidence based practise Knowledge of advanced anatomy and physiology related to clinical area Implementation and adherence to Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Standards/Guidelines Ability to promote development in others Student placement or staff members supervisor Ability to monitor and maintain Best Practice in all aspects of health & Safety - in own practices and of wider service

Skills

Essential

Clear, concise and ability to communicate effectively to a variety of audiences; to utilise a variety of mediums and approaches Able to influence, guide, teach, motivate and lead others Information technology skills including: e-mail, Word, Excel & Power Point Developed Clinical problem solving ability Ability to assess patient conditions, establish a diagnosis and formulate a treatment plan, from a range of modalities Developed skills in physiotherapeutic techniques Ability to educate individual patients, relatives or carers about the nature of their condition and self-management techniques Ability to teach and present physiotherapy topics to qualified and non/qualified staff and other health care professions, individually or in groups.

Personal Qualities

Essential

Adaptable and flexible Empathy, good listener, humility and honesty Seek to improve self and others in order to deliver best possible care Responsible and reliable attitude to work Professional demeanour Confident and motivated

Other Requirements

Essential

Willingness to uphold the Trust's values Eligible to live and work in the UK

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