Main area: Physiotherapy Services
Grade Band: 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (may require longer days and weekend working)
Job ref: 320-CDCS-3360
Employer: University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal Derby Hospital
Town: Derby
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 pro rata pa
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 01/01/2025 23:59
Interview date: 15/01/2025
Static Physiotherapist Trauma and Orthopaedics
Band 5
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services.
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Join us and help make a real difference to our Trust.
Job overview
There is a rare and exciting opportunity to join a supportive Physiotherapy team at UHDB, working as part of the Trauma and Orthopaedic Therapy Team at the Royal Derby Hospital.
You will work as part of the multidisciplinary team to ensure a high quality of service for patients during the inpatient phase of their recovery on each of the following wards:
* Multi Trauma Ward
* Fractured Neck of Femur Ward
* Spinal Ward
* Elective Wards
* Daycase Unit
* Derby Private Health Ward
* Orthopaedic Outpatients
You will be part of a well established inpatient therapy team that pledge to always offer a helping hand to assist you on your career journey. We provide a welcoming environment and will support your development with access to a wealth of training, supervision and personal development opportunities.
Main duties of the job
* To cover all wards within the Trauma and Orthopaedic footprint at RDH.
* To work various shift patterns according to service needs, over seven days a week.
* To carry clinical caseloads and contribute to service delivery.
* To perform physiotherapy assessments of patients with diverse presentations.
* To deliver physiotherapy treatment programmes.
* To hold own clinical caseload and be responsible for a defined area of service.
* To work autonomously alongside assistant therapy assistants.
* To contribute to the training and supervision of Therapy Support Workers and more junior staff.
* To undertake specific tasks as delegated by the senior staff.
Closing date of applications: 1 January 2025
Interview date: 15 January 2025
Working for our organisation
In return we will offer:
* Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development.
* On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
* Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and Person Specification.
Experience
* Keen interest in Trauma and Orthopaedics.
* Experience working in Outpatients and Acute Inpatients environment.
* Evidence of working in Trauma and Orthopaedics in post graduate band 5 rotations.
* Good all round junior post graduate experience.
Skills
* Concise written documentation with appropriate information.
* Evidence of being able to communicate with different people and in different situations.
* Evidence of working as part of a team.
* Evidence of being able to time manage.
* Evidence of computer skills - Word, Excel etc.
Behaviour
* Evidence of awareness of the Trust Values, Compassion, Excellence and Openness.
* Evidence of why this post.
* Evidence of why Derby as a place to work.
Our Trust aims to provide the highest quality care to patients within Derbyshire and South East Staffordshire and we want the very best people to work with us.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
If we receive a high number of applications for this position we reserve the right to withdraw the post before the closing date.
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