Employer: Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Monkwearmouth Hospital
Town: Sunderland
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 10/01/2025 23:59
Physiotherapist
Band 5
Hello!
We are delighted you are considering coming to work with us at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW). We’re on a journey to make the Trust an inclusive employer, representative of the community we serve.
Job overview
Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Trust
Sunderland Locality
Physiotherapy Services
Band 5
Full Time (1.00 WTE – 37.5 Hours)
Permanent contract
We currently have an opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Chartered and State Registered Physiotherapist to work in this specialist field of Physiotherapy. You should have a good range of knowledge of Physiotherapy techniques, with a special interest and evidence of previously working with a Physiotherapy team within Mental Health or similar clinical settings.
You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, a positive innovative approach to service development, and a commitment to multi-disciplinary team working. You will work in partnership with people with a mental health diagnosis and their carers, using effective communication skills in a variety of settings.
Funded post-graduate education linked to CPD, personal development and service provision is available to encourage the development of a clinically effective service.
Main duties of the job
The following should be considered essential:
* Experience of working successfully with service users, family, and carers in the successful delivery of treatment plans
* Skills in a range of appropriate standardised and informal assessments
* Experience of Multi-disciplinary team work
* Awareness of and adherence to the CSP Standards of Good Physiotherapy Practice
* Ability to use IT systems
* Ability to establish a rapport with service users
* Ability to work independently and as part of a team
* Experience in developing and providing client-centred, goal-orientated treatment plans to meet the specific needs of service users
Person specification
Education and Qualification
* Recognised Physiotherapy degree qualification or equivalent
* State registration with HCPC
Knowledge and Experience
* Experience of working with service users, family, and carers in the delivery of treatment plans
* Multi-disciplinary team work
* Awareness of and adherence to CSP Standards
* Ability to establish a rapport with service users
* Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Skills and Competencies
* Ability to assess and implement appropriate treatment plans
* Ability to use IT systems
* Ability to adapt within a changing environment
* Ability to work under pressure
* Ability to work autonomously and within a team
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.
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