Physiotherapist

Job overview

Are you looking to join a dynamic, forward thinking department in which to start or progress your career as a Physiotherapist? We are a looking for qualified physiotherapists who have student experience in all core areas and with placements in the NHS.

We have fantastic opportunities for graduates who are looking to expand their existing clinical knowledge within an acute district general hospital setting. We offer 4 month rotations in a range of inpatient and outpatient settings.

We pride ourselves in supporting staff, with excellent team and department structures and morale. We run weekly training programmes shared between team training and departmental topics. We also have superb working relationships with our Consultants and Multidisciplinary Teams.

Our clinical staff are involved in Trust level clinical and non-clinical projects and have opportunities to drive service development, audit and evidence based practice.

Please provide concise details of your student placements (and any band 5 work) to include clinical specialty, duration and provider (e.g. hospital name, acute / community).

HCPC registration is essential. This post is suitable for qualified Physiotherapists and those due to graduate within the next three months.

Applicants will be invited for interview via email. This post is likely to close early depending on the number of applications received.

Main duties of the job

The junior Physiotherapist will assess and treat referred patients within various rotational clinical areas, which may include off site community units and patient homes

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To assess and treat patients using own Physiotherapy skills within various clinical areas, which may include off site community units and patient homes.
• To support the clinical team in the provision of an efficient and effective physiotherapy service.
• To organise own caseload, under the supervision of their line manager, delegating certain tasks to physiotherapy assistants and technical instructors as specified in the departmental guidelines.
• To participate in training sessions, such as team in-service, on call training and Trust mandatory training.
• Be an active part of the on call rota, and weekend service.
• Rotate to a variety of clinical specialities including off-site locations.
• Requirement to be available across 7 days and flexible working hours as service need requires.

Applicant requirements

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.