Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
We're looking for a Senior Physiotherapist to join our team!
You will support with leading, planning, and co-ordinating the delivery and evaluation of inpatient rehabilitation care and will work as part of the multidisciplinary team, providing specialist physiotherapy intervention to patients as part of assessing and treating your own caseload of patients, some who may have a complex presentation, as an autonomous practitioner.
We are looking for someone enthusiastic to undertake evidence-based projects, including recommendations for change in practice and service development and participate in research and audit.
You will be responsible for the day-to-day co-ordination of the work of the team. You will influence clinical decisions, deputise as required for the therapy lead, support and educate students and junior colleagues, and keep up to date in your own clinical knowledge relevant to your field of practice, underpinned by theory and evidence.
If this sounds like the role for you then we would love to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
1. To undertake skilled assessment using advanced clinical reasoning skills and a variety of assessment techniques to provide accurate diagnosis.
2. Manage own caseload, using highly specialist knowledge and skills as an autonomous practitioner, including maintenance of comprehensive records.
3. To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable as an autonomous practitioner for all aspects of your own professional activities, to carry a clinical caseload of patients for whom you are responsible.
4. To keep up to date with evidence base, current national developments and utilise this knowledge and best practice.
5. To maintain a high-level clinical skill set within the team to ensure high quality and compassionate care for all patients.
6. To ensure all care delivered empowers patients to recover their independence at the earliest opportunity.
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.
Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.
Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.
Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* BSc Hons Physiotherapy or equivalent
* Health Professions Council Registration
* Portfolio evidence of information learning
Experience
* Broad knowledge and experience through specialties as a rotational newly qualified physiotherapist
* Evidence of student or physiotherapy assistant supervision
* Significant range of relevant healthcare experience in either hospital or community setting including working autonomously
Additional Criteria
* Understand the legal responsibilities of the profession
* Ability to present information, written & orally, in a clear and logical manner
* Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate
* Understand clinical governance and its implications for services. Include experience of quality issues and audit
* Ability to recognise when to seek advice
* Ability to comprehend and work within the Trust's policies of data protection, equal opportunities, and health and safety and meet the differing needs of patients
* Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes
* Presentation Skills
* Knowledge of Audit
* Broad knowledge and experience through Band 5 static or rotational physiotherapist roles
* Knowledge of the effects of the ageing process and needs of vulnerable adults in relation to their health and well-being and knowledge of the pathology of disease and illness processes
* Understanding and delivery of Clinical Governance requirements and demonstrate compliance
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Address
St. Mary's Community Health Campus (Portsmouth)
£37,338 to £44,962 a year based on full time hours
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
449-ADP-6541
Job locations
St. Mary's Community Health Campus (Portsmouth)
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