Employer: Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: St Georges Park Hospital
Town: Morpeth
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 26/11/2024 23:59
Specialist Physiotherapist
Band 6
Hello!
We are delighted you are considering coming to work with us at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW). We know the power of looking into an organisation, one you might want to work in, or one where you are going to get help, and being able to say, ‘I’ve seen somewhere I can fit in and be myself.’ We’re on a journey to make the Trust an inclusive employer, representative of the community we serve.
Job overview
It is an exciting time to join us here at CNTW as we continue to develop and invest in our services as well as our staff. Do you want to be part of changing mental health for the future? Are you passionate about improving things for the next generation and influencing the future? Are you seeking a new challenge and a unique opportunity to develop your career in Mental Health Physiotherapy? Could you bring your experience to the NHS and make a real difference?
Main duties of the job
This is an opportunity for a band 6 physiotherapist or a physiotherapist to move into a developmental post working as a band 6 or working from a Band 5 and developing into a Band 6 role. It is your chance to make a real difference to people living with complex, enduring mental health conditions in an acute inpatient setting.
You will be a skilled and knowledgeable team player who is able to think holistically and creatively to deliver specialist assessment and management and physiotherapy service provision for service users who have a variety of complex physiotherapy needs, diverse presentations and a range of mental health, alongside our multi-disciplinary team.
Person specification
Education and Qualification
* Recognised Physiotherapy degree qualification or equivalent.
* State registration with HCPC.
* Further relevant post qualifying training.
* Registered member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.
Knowledge and Experience
* Awareness and understanding of professional accountability, HCPC and CSP standards and other local and national initiatives.
* Proven track record of post registration clinical experience relevant to the post.
* Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team.
* Experience of providing Physiotherapy services.
* Awareness of equal opportunities legislation and policies.
* Experience of collaborative working across agencies and professional disciplines.
* Proven ability to manage a clinical caseload in a flexible manner as required.
* Experience of supervising students/non-registered staff.
* Clinical experience relevant to this role.
* Knowledge of involving service users/carers in evaluation/planning and monitoring of services.
* Knowledge of audit, research and evaluation.
Skills and Competencies
* Skills in a range of appropriate standardised and informal assessments.
* Highly developed communication skills.
* Proven ability to communicate effectively within multi-agency teams.
* Provide appropriate therapeutic interventions.
* Ability to use IT systems.
* Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
* Ability to adapt within a changing environment.
* Clinical Leadership. Training & Induction of staff.
* Teaching/Presentation skills.
Please ensure to check out all of the supporting documents linked to this advert, for useful information about working for us.
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.
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