Job Summary
Surrey Downs Health & Care
We require a dynamic and enthusiastic Band 5 Physiotherapist to work across Inpatients, Community and Musculoskeletal rotations throughout the picturesque Surrey Downs.
Rotation opportunities include Inpatient Respiratory/Medical, Pulmonary Rehabilitation; Community Neuro Rehabilitation, Inpatient Neuro Rehabilitation; Elective Orthopaedics; Musculoskeletal Outpatients, Community Therapies and; Community Hospital Inpatients.
Support and training will be provided on each rotation and personal development will be a priority.
The successful applicant will be employed by Epsom & St Helier Trust and be seconded to Surrey Downs Health and Care. As a partnership between the three GP Federations, community trust and acute trust, Surrey Downs Health and Care is delivering true transformational change for adult community services across Surrey Downs to the benefit of patients and the local healthcare system.
Main duties of the job
To provide a high quality physiotherapy intervention to patients in a wide range of specialties via a four monthly rotational scheme whilst consolidating and further developing skills and knowledge learned throughout degree course.
To assess and implement treatment programmes as an autonomous practitioner.
To work unsupervised reporting back and receiving guidance and teaching from the senior physiotherapists on a daily basis.
About Us
Surrey Downs Health and Care deliver care closer to people's own communities through our Primary Care Networks, Community Hospitals, Specialist Services and our innovative partnership of local NHS organisations.
Surrey Downs Health And Care Has a Track Record Of Providing Person Centered Care That Goes Beyond Organisational Boundaries To Do What Is Best For The Individual. This Partnership Includes:
1. The three GP federations GP Health Partners, Dorking Health Care and Surrey Medical Network representing practices that operate in the Surrey Downs area
2. CSH Surrey
3. Epsom and St Helier's University Hospitals NHS Trust
4. Surrey Council County
Historically, there have been boundary lines between the organisations that provide care to people in their homes, in GP surgeries and in hospitals, but we have always been united in our mission to provide great care to the people who need us.
It's on those grounds that the Surrey Downs Health and Care was formed - we want local people to receive the care that they need in the right environment. By bringing together our expertise, we can improve patient care and enable local people to access the right support, care and treatment more easily than ever before.
In bringing this partnership together, we are working to the same set of values that will translate into better care for our residents.
Date posted: 27 February 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £31,469 to £38,308 a year Per Annum Pro Rata inc Fringe HCAS
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 343-SDH&C-6988836
Job locations: Epsom General Hospital, Dorking Road, Epsom, KT18 7EG
Job Description
Job responsibilities
* To assess, diagnose, plan and deliver treatment programme to patients.
* To carry and prioritise own caseload and delegate appropriate work to others.
* To demonstrate the ability to carry out physiotherapy assessments and interventions including manual techniques and therapeutic handling competently.
* To communicate effectively and sensitively condition related information with patients, carers and other members of the multidisciplinary team to gain consent to treatment and to inform/agree expected goals.
* Attend multi-disciplinary meetings as the physiotherapy representative for individual patients and participate in the clinical decision-making process.
* Make accurate and complete treatment records of work undertaken and keep monthly statistics in line with CSP and physiotherapy service.
* To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of your own professional and clinical work.
* To be responsible for assessing and managing clinical risk in relation to your own caseload, seeking guidance and help from senior therapists as necessary.
* To contribute to development of patient care by attending relevant team, departmental or other appropriate meetings and comment on recommended changes to clinical care or service provision.
* To take part in the Emergency OnCall and Weekend respiratory physiotherapy.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
* Degree in Physiotherapy
* HCPC Registration
Desirable
* Membership to CSP
Experience Essential
* Broad spectrum pre-graduate experience/placements
* Sound knowledge of physical conditions
* Working knowledge of broad range of physiotherapy techniques and assessment skills
* Experience and/or working knowledge of physiotherapy within the NHS
Desirable
* Pre-graduate experience in community settings (preferably NHS)
* Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
* Previous experience of working as a Junior Physiotherapist
Skills Essential
* Ability to communicate verbally and non-verbally with patients and other professionals
* Strong command of English language
* Ability to organise and prioritise own workload
* Good time management
* Ability to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day
* Competent IT skills
* Car driver/owner
Desirable
* Understanding of clinical governance and its implementation in the workplace
* Problem-solving skills
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
Employer details
Employer name: Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Address: Epsom General Hospital, Dorking Road, Epsom, KT18 7EG
Employer's website: https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk/work-for-us
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