Specialist Physiotherapist (Rotational) WCH
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Please note if you are successfully shortlisted you will be expected to attend a face to face interview
Would you like to work in an experienced, skilled and dynamic team with the beautiful western Lake District on your doorstep? Are you ready to progress your physiotherapy career onto the next step? This post is based around a planned movement scheme with MSK outpatients, Acute Elderly care, Respiratory medicine, Intensive Care, Acute stroke unit, Neuro outpatients and Community rehab team.
The role of the Physiotherapy Service is to provide efficient and effective patient-focused care to all service users within primary and secondary care settings. This seamless provision ensures equity of service, patient choice and high standards of personalised care.
The service provides specialist assessment and rehabilitation for patients with a wide range of long and short-term conditions.
This role offers you an opportunity to work within a team offering robust appraisals, preceptorship, clinical and managerial supervision. Continuing professional development is encouraged and we are proud of our varied and interesting in-house training programme which you will be involved in.
Main duties of the job
1. To practice in accordance with the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Rules of Professional Conduct and The Health Professions Council Regulations.
2. To work autonomously with an increasingly complex caseload undertaking assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and providing appropriate advice.
3. Emphasis is placed on the provision of a holistic care package tailored to the individual's needs with the aim of developing maximum function and hence improving quality of life.
About us
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':
1. Being a clinically led organisation
2. Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
3. A positive patient experience every time
4. A great place to work
5. Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* CSP recognised Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy.
* HPC registered.
* Member of The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.
* Evidence of attendance at relevant post-graduate courses.
Experience
* Completion of core junior rotations (Respiratory/neurological/musculo-skeletal).
* Evidence of Continuing Professional Development/Lifelong Learning Activities.
* Involvement in service development and audit.
Knowledge
* Good Knowledge of Evidence Based Clinical Practice.
* Good Knowledge of Continuing Professional Development/Lifelong Learning.
* Evidence of use of research methodology.
* Ability to communicate effectively.
* Ability to work as part of a team.
* Good organisational and time management skills.
* Ability to organise workload of self and others.
* Ability to motivate self and others.
* Relevant practical physiotherapy skills.
* Able to work flexibly to support wider service, when needed.
* Use of electronic patient record.
* Evidence of developing leadership.
Personal Circumstances
* Organised.
* Flexible.
* Reliable.
* Friendly and approachable.
Other Requirements
* Evidence of an active part in training for personal and professional development.
* Ability to travel across sites, independently.
* Able to undertake on-call duties and community rotations.
* Evidence of actively taking part in training of others.
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.
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
£37,338 to £44,962 a year Per annum pro rata.
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