Specialist Physiotherapist

Job overview

The Acute Surgical and General Medicine Therapy Team are looking for an enthusiastic, passionate and driven Physiotherapist to join the team.  The individual must be able to demonstrate strong leadership skills to support developing the service to provide high quality, timely therapy assessment and interventions.  Please note this is a rotational post between both the Acute Surgical and General Medicine therapy team.

As a senior Physiotherapist you will provide assessment, treatment and management advice for patients covering the new Critical Care unit and surgical wards including prioritising/managing the daily caseload within the team, assessing and delivering therapy interventions, ensuring the highest professional standards of care are maintained, demonstrating adherence to the Trust Values and operating as a leader in the team, service and organisation. There will also be an opportunity to cover the outpatient  Amputee clinic.

There is a requirement to be part of the respiratory on call rota.

We welcome you getting in contact with us to discuss this post  further.

Main duties of the job

• To be a team member contributing to  the delivery of therapy services across the Surgical and Medical caseload, alongside the senior leadership team.
• To provide specialist advice to therapy staff and other members of the multidisciplinary team and wider team.
• To use client-centred approaches to patient care.
• To participate in and provide clinical and management supervision.
• To contribute to multi-disciplinary team working.
• To contribute to and lead on service improvement and quality initiatives.
• To use the Trust electronic patient record system.
• To abide by all Trust policies and procedures.
• To be able to respond flexibly and creatively to challenges.

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 your 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: yhs-tr.[email protected].

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.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers.  This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.