Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (times vary depending on rotation)
Job ref: 267-CH7013876
Employer: Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: TBC
Town: Oxfordshire
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 12/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Band 5
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.
We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
We actively support anti-racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion so, if you’re excited about this job opportunity and you meet our Trust values, but feel unsure about applying, then please get in touch and we will be happy to have a conversation with you.
We are also committed to increasing diversity in the workforce, that is why we actively encourage applications from those groups of people who are currently under-represented, which include amongst others: people with disabilities; men from all socio-economic backgrounds; people from diverse ethnic backgrounds; and people from the LGBTQIA+ community.
Good luck and we hope to hear from you.
Job overview
We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated physiotherapists to join our comprehensive Band 5 rotation scheme.
Could this be you?
We invite applications from newly qualified physiotherapists or those with some post-graduation experience who are keen to consolidate and build on graduate skills and broaden their experience, to join our well-established and comprehensive Physiotherapy Rotation.
The rotations are of 6 months duration and take place across the following disciplines: Community Therapy, Stroke Unit, Community Hospital, Community Respiratory Service, Children's Therapies, Mental Health, Learning Disability and MSK, across the whole of Oxfordshire.
Main duties of the job
You will work as a Band 5 physiotherapist in a variety of teams providing a high standard of physiotherapy care to patients with a range of presentations and conditions providing assessment, agreeing meaningful goals and formulating individualised treatment plans.
You will work as an autonomous practitioner with responsibility for your own caseload working without direct supervision but with support from senior physiotherapists within the department.
You will be expected to participate in regular in-service training, and formal and informal supervision.
The variety of clinical placements have different working hours, the majority work Monday to Friday 8.30-4.30 but some offer a service 8.00 am - 8.00pm Monday to Sunday therefore there will be a requirement for you to work flexibly between those times.
Applicants must have a full valid driving license and have access to a vehicle for work. Adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010 where required.
Working for our organisation
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible.
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”.
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”.
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
1. Excellent opportunities for career progression
2. Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
3. 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
4. NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
5. Competitive pension scheme
6. Lease car scheme
7. Cycle to work scheme
8. Employee Assistance Programme
9. Mental Health First Aiders
10. Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
11. Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1. To work within a generic or specialist rehabilitation team as part of a rotational post and be provided with a diverse range of experiences, and deliver high quality, cost-effective and efficient rehabilitation.
2. To provide a high standard of physiotherapy service to patients, in alignment with national and professional guidelines empowering individuals to manage their conditions and reach their full potential.
3. To perform physiotherapeutic assessments of patients with diverse presentations and physical and psychological conditions, to provide a diagnosis and formulate an individualised treatment plan.
Person specification
Qualifications
1. Health & Care Professions Council Registration
2. Degree in Physiotherapy (or equivalent)
Desirable criteria
1. Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP)/Evidence of application for CSP membership
Skills
1. Ability to keep accurate and legible patient records using local systems
2. Demonstrate knowledge and treatment of musculoskeletal conditions
3. Awareness of clinical developments and current evidence based guidelines
4. To have a basic understanding of clinic governance
5. Comprehension and ability to work within organisational policies and to meet the diverse needs of patients
Desirable criteria
1. A basic understanding of the audit process
Experience
1. Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Portfolio
2. To have undertaken placements in a variety of settings
3. Some working knowledge of rehabilitation
Desirable criteria
1. To have undertaken placements in a variety of settings
2. Knowledge of inpatient settings
3. Knowledge of Mental Health services
Other responsibilities
1. Applicants must have a full valid driving license and have access to a vehicle for work. Adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010 where required.
2. All new starters have a thorough induction process, both local and Trust wide, which aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.
3. Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.
4. We’re advocates of flexible working and many of our roles offer a range of employment options to help you balance your work and personal life.
5. Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
6. We are ambitious in our pursuit of excellence, driven by the belief that a fair, just and fully inclusive organisational culture enables our teams to deliver the best quality of care and services possible and we work hard to ensure that our diverse workforce reflects the communities that we serve.
7. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, are an Equal Opportunities employer with a number of internal networking groups to support our employees and where possible will always look to make reasonable adjustments in order that you can fulfil the role to recognise your full potential. All our employees are committed to demonstrating through their behaviour our core values – safe, caring and excellent.
8. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
9. Oxford is a world-renowned centre of excellence for research. Oxford Health works closely with the University of Oxford department of Psychiatry and the Department of Primary care, has a Biomedical Research Centre dedicated to improving mental health and the NIHR Clinical Research Facility at the Warneford site. The Trust also hosts the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) which carries out applied research that directly impacts patient health and wellbeing.
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Applicant requirements
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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