St Helier Hospital is a designated Trauma Unit within the SW London and Surrey Network. All elective orthopaedic work is undertaken at Epsom General Hospital or EOC.
This post is Static within the Orthopaedic Physiotherapy Team at St Helier Hospital. The caseload is trauma, primarily # NOF rehabilitation with some involvement with the repatriation of major trauma patients from SGH.Our Hip Fracture Unit at St Helier Hospital is nationally recognised to be the best performing hip fracture unit in the London area for the last 10 consecutive years and in the top 5% of the UK.ESTH’s Fractured Neck of Femur Pathway has received national acclaim and recognition; the physiotherapy team are a vital part of this pathway. A prioritised 7 day service is offered, ensuring all patients are offered rehabilitation from day 1 post op.
This post involves regularly contributing to the prioritised 7 day service through rostered weekends.
MAIN OBJECTIVES
• To provide a high standard physiotherapy service to adult inpatients within St. Helier Hospital
• To abide by the CSP rules of professional conduct and local professional and quality standards
• To assess and treat own workload of patients, who may have complex presentation, and maintains associated records, as an autonomous practitioner
• To supervise and teach recently qualified physiotherapists/physiotherapy assistants/students and involvement in teaching MDT staff.
• To undertake evidence-based projects, including recommendations for change in practice and will participate in departmental research and audit
• To assist the Band 7 Physiotherapist by monitoring caseloads, recording statistics and prioritising referrals as required
• To liaise effectively with other disciplines
• To work closely with MDT on a daily basis
The StaffBank for Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust are seeking enthusiastic Orthopaedic Physiotherapists to join our pool of Staff Bank workers, there are many full time roles available but as they are ever-changing - the exact roles available will be provided once your Hiring & Recruitment is complete. We can give you an idea of the type of roles available at the time of contact, but we cannot guarantee set roles as your hiring time may vary. Depending on previous relevant experience & previous NHS experience, higher banding/rates can be discussed.
KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Patient Care
• To be professionally and legally responsible for all aspects of the post-holders own work
• To carry out assessments of patients as an autonomous practitioner, including those with complex presentations, and using clinical reasoning skills and knowledge of evidence based practice, determines appropriate care plan utilising wide range of treatment skills and options. This includes managing a deteriorating patient and treatment of respiratory conditions.
• To interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical facts to form accurate diagnoses in a wide range of conditions including those with a complex presentation, with occasional guidance from specialist physiotherapists
• To formulate accurate prognoses and recommend best course of intervention, developing comprehensive discharge plans
• To continually reassess patients in order to progress treatments effectively
• To co-ordinate intervention which may include other disciplines; advises and educates patient/carers/relatives/other health professions
• Responsible for maintenance of accurate written records using POMR system and use of computerised data collection and records and comprehensive progress/discharge reports to medical referrers as required
• To manage clinical risk within own caseload at all times
• To demonstrate physical ability to carry out physiotherapy assessment and interventions including manual therapy techniques and therapeutic handling
• To demonstrate highly developed dexterity, co-ordination and palpatory sensory skills for assessment and manual treatment of patients
• To be able to manage potentially stressful, upsetting or emotional situations in an empathetic manner as they arise
This advert closes on Sunday 31 Aug 2025