Main area: Senior Specialised Rotational Physiotherapist Grade Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (On-call hours required)
Job ref: 205-6877333
Employer: University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal Stoke Hospital / County Hospital
Town: Stoke-on-Trent
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 22/01/2025 23:59
Senior Physiotherapist
Band 6
Job overview
Senior Specialised Rotational Physiotherapist (Band 6)
Have you had good experience across a range of specialties at Band 5 level and now want new challenges? Are you looking to widen your experience? Would you like to develop your leadership and teaching skills alongside the growth of your clinical ability? If so, come and join the Specialised Therapies team at the University of North Midlands NHS Trust. We are looking for an enthusiastic therapist with strong clinical and team-working skills. We seek candidates with a positive and resilient outlook who can embrace the challenges and opportunities of working in a large acute trust.
An exciting opportunity has presented itself for a Senior Physiotherapist. The successful candidate will rotate across the Royal Stoke and County Hospital sites and includes the following specialties:
* Paediatrics
Main duties of the job
This experience will give the post holder an excellent opportunity to develop their leadership and management skills, as well as building clinical expertise that will enhance and broaden clinical skills.
Supervision will be provided by the Advanced Therapists and Principal Therapists; continuous development is supported through appraisal, internal training, and external learning. The 12 months will offer the opportunity to complete rotation objectives and either an audit or service evaluation project.
The University Hospital of North Midlands is located on 2 hospital sites and the post works within a 7-day shift system which includes weekend, late shift, bank holidays, and on-call working.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching, and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM creates and encourages a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return, we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values co-created by our staff, patients, and carers, which unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, we know that investing in, supporting, and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details on this post please refer to the attached job description and personal specification.
Person specification
Essential Qualifications
* Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
* Registered with HCPC
* CPD relevant to specialty area
Experience
* Minimum of 18 months graduate experience as a Physiotherapist
* Experience of supporting/supervising staff
* Experience relevant to specialty area
* Experience gained within an acute NHS setting
* Ability to travel to and work across multiple sites
Knowledge, Skills & Training
* Experience of Audits
* Trained Clinical Educator
Important information about your application
* All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly.
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* Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies.
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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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