Temporary Senior Physiotherapists

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for two Temporary Senior Physiotherapist to join our Acute Care Therapy Team (ACTT) to cover maternity leave. One role is temporary for 12 months and the second role is temporary for 9 months. The successful candidates will be responsible for the assessment and treatment of predominantly elderly and frail patients across various clinical settings including the Emergency Department and assessment areas.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a friendly and successful team; together we are proud to deliver the highest standards of clinical quality, patient care and staff experience. Your happiness at work is incredibly important to us, and hence, we are committed to supporting your health and wellbeing. Our proud to CARE values and Leading the Chesterfield Way behaviours are firmly embedded across the Trust, whilst our focus on proudly ‘being you’ supports our hospital to be a great place to work. You will be supported by working closely with a team of qualified Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy colleagues along with support staff. The team have enhanced skills, and you will receive training to achieve dual therapy competencies.

Main duties of the job

The team are committed to delivering high standards of care across the acute care pathway.

We are seeking applicants with knowledge and experience of current developments and drivers within the wider healthcare setting, around frailty, admissions avoidance and emergency care.

The Trust is committed to supporting and developing staff through appraisals and the supervision process. Senior staff have individual supervision and peer support as well as access to training.

Hours will be worked to support 7-day service delivery between the hours of 08:00 – 20:00, including weekends and bank holidays; therefore, flexibility around working patterns will be required. Flexible full and part time hours will be considered.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To work with the team leads to co-ordinate and monitor an effective and efficient service to meet the needs of the patients referred to the Acute Care Therapy Team – this includes ED, EMU, Short Stay Unit, Pearson and the Frailty Unit, including the ambulatory chairs. To work with the team leads to monitor and evaluate existing services and develop services, in line with the changing needs of the Trust/wider healthcare community. To provide Physiotherapy and (selective Occupational Therapy assessments following completion of competencies) within the speciality of admission avoidance, frailty and general medicine. To assess, treat and educate patients referred to the service in the speciality of emergency medicine.

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.