Main area: Physiotherapy
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (This post includes respiratory on-call working overnight and at weekends.)
Job ref: 362-A-24-6891287
Employer: Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Town: Stockport
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 pro rata per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 11/03/2025 23:59
Static Band 6 Physiotherapist on Medicine and Surgery
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
There are many reasons to choose to work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, a dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Our aim is to be the organization of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. We rely on having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive, and patient-focused workforce to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience.
Our values: ‘We Care, We Respect, We Listen’ are at the heart of everything we do.
Job Overview
The opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Physiotherapist to join the Medicine and Surgery team at Stepping Hill Hospital. This post is ideal for a current Band 6 or a Band 5 Physiotherapist who is ready to progress in their career.
Main Duties of the Job
We are a proactive, friendly, and welcoming team comprising Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Technical Instructors, and Therapy Assistants covering the medical and surgical specialties:
* Intensive Care
* High Dependency
* Surgery
* Enhanced recovery after surgery with preoperative involvement
* Acute Respiratory
* Cardiology
* Endocrinology
* Complex Medicine
* Elderly Medicine
* Outpatient Respiratory Clinic
The right candidate will gain experience across all these areas to challenge, invest, and develop.
Access to own car with a valid driver’s license in order to travel across the locality of Stockport for emergency on-call (or suitable alternative transport arrangements).
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
* Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
* State registration with the Health and Care Professions Council
* Evidence of relevant continual professional development
Knowledge
* Knowledge and application of standardised assessments for specific conditions
* Knowledge of therapy outcome measures for specific conditions
* Knowledge of NICE Guidance, current research, and recommended practice
* Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance
* Knowledge of intermediate care and community/support services
Experience
* Experience working with individuals with complex Long Term Health Conditions and conditions within allocated specialties
* Experience supporting junior staff, support staff, and students
* Previous experience of respiratory on-call
* Substantial experience in hospital covering various rotations including medicine, ICU, surgery, and Neuro
* Experience of clinical governance including audit and risk
Skills & Abilities
* Application of health, safety, and risk management policies
* Supervisory skills
* Training and facilitation skills
Working for Our Organisation
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team.
Benefits We Offer to You
* Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
* Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more
* Cycle to work scheme
* Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
* Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice
Application Information
Please note that all correspondence will be via your NHS Jobs account. If you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please consider that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting and championing a culture of diversity, fairness, and equality for all applicants and employees.
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