Main area: Physiotherapy
Grade: Band 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (including weekend working & additional on-call hours)
Job ref: 205-6935610
Employer: University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: UHNM Royal Stoke
Town: Stoke On Trent
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 pa
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 04/02/2025 23:59
Physiotherapist
Band 5
Job overview
We are looking for a full-time physiotherapist to work within the Therapies Department at the University Hospital of North Midlands. The Therapies department consists of two divisional therapy teams within multiple clinical areas. The post offers the opportunity to work in an exciting University Hospital based on two hospital sites.
This is a rotational post working at both the Royal Stoke and County hospital sites. Supervision will be provided by Band 6/7 Physiotherapists and continuous professional development is supported through appraisal and internal and external training.
Therapy Services work within a 7-day shift system; therefore, the post holder will be required to work weekends, late shifts, bank holidays, and overnight on call.
Main duties of the job
This is a rotational Band 5 Physiotherapy post between the Royal Stoke and County sites.
1. Examining, treating, and advising patients, their relatives, and carers under the guidance of a higher-grade Therapist.
The Therapies Department comprises two multidisciplinary teams: the Medical & Surgical Team and the Network Services Team, incorporating both Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy. These teams form part of the Trust Medical, Surgical and Network Services Divisions.
The specialties within the two teams are as follows:
Medical & Urgent Care Team:
* General Surgery
* Vascular Surgery
* Medicine including Emergency portals (Including Outpatients)
* Oncology
* Renal
* Stroke
* Critical Care
* A&E and Fracture Clinic Outpatients
* Burns and Plastic Surgical Outpatients
* Elective Orthopaedics In Patients and Outpatients
* Obstetrics and Gynaecology Inpatients/Outpatients
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.
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 fulfill 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.
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 more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Experience
* Demonstrate evidence of placements within an NHS setting
* Demonstrate evidence in core specialties - Resp/Msk/Neuro
* Acute Hospital Experience
Education & Qualifications
* Degree/Diploma/Masters in Physiotherapy or nearing completion
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.
* References - please ensure you provide email addresses for all referees for the last three years of employment.
* We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith, or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
* Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies.
* New recruits are required to pay for their Disclosure and Barring Service check (and admin fee) prior to starting if the role requires a DBS check.
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) has been awarded the Gold Award for proudly supporting those who serve. We actively encourage applications from the Armed Forces community.
We will communicate with you regarding your job application via email. Please be aware that we cannot guarantee the security of any emails sent/received via non-encrypted format.
If you would like support completing an application form, please contact the recruitment department on 01782 675533 where one of our trained assistants will be able to help.
At UHNM we are fortunate to receive a high volume of applications for many of our roles; on this occasion, we reserve the right to close any advert early, therefore please apply without delay!
If you obtained your qualifications overseas, you will be required to provide an official government translation through ECCTIS (formerly known as NARIC). Please note, this is in addition to any professional registration requirements and not a replacement for your qualifications.
If you are currently in the UK on a visa, you must have at least six months remaining on your visa at the time of application to ensure sufficient time for the recruitment and training process associated with the role. The requirement of at least six months remaining on your visa does not apply to a Skilled Worker Visa, as a new Skilled Worker Visa would be required for a new role.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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