Employer Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type NHS
Site Aintree Hospital
Town Liverpool
Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum/pro rata
Salary period Yearly
Closing 31/12/2024 23:59
Senior Physiotherapist-Orthopaedics
Band 6
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced static Band 6 Senior Physiotherapist to join our Trauma Orthopaedic inpatient service at Aintree Hospital, managing patients’ needs from admission through rehabilitation and discharge, working on a 7 day rota.
The successful candidate will provide senior support to the team, led by the band 7 OT and Physio. Applicants must possess excellent communication, organisational, supervisory and leadership skills.
The service provides specialist assessment and treatment of trauma orthopaedic in-patients, ensuring high quality care is provided across the pathways. Therefore, we require staff with previous experience of working in acute critical care, respiratory and orthopaedics. Preference will be given to candidates with proven experience in dealing with trauma orthopaedic patients and who are respiratory on-call competent.
You will support the MDT in delivering interventions which improve the trauma orthopaedic patient outcomes. Have strong patient centred values, an ability to drive forward positive change and a commitment to integrated MDT working.
Main duties of the job
Responsible for: Physiotherapists, Students, Therapy Assistants, Work Experience and Healthcare staff.
1. To provide a high standard Physiotherapy for specialist assessment and treatment of trauma orthopaedic patients.
2. To assist Senior staff in managing, training and supervising staff.
Working for our organisation
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical
1. To undertake physiotherapy assessment, clinically diagnose and implement agreed treatment plans, evaluate care delivery according to health care needs for routine and complex patients.
2. To advise, assist and educate staff grade Physiotherapist and student Physiotherapist in the management of routine patients.
3. To ensure effective communication with patients, carers and all other Health & Social Care Professionals regarding all aspects of patient care. This will include patients who may have difficulties in understanding or communicating.
4. To participate in Departmental Planned Out of Hours Working and Emergency On-Call Rota.
5. Represent Physiotherapy Service at Multidisciplinary Meetings to ensure the delivery of a co-ordinated Multidisciplinary Service.
6. Attend relevant ward rounds and clinics, working alongside the Multidisciplinary Team, assessing, advising and treating patients as required.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy or equivalent
* HCPC registration
Experience
* Demonstrable post-registration experience
* Majority of clinical experience in the NHS UK
* Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
* Evidence of a contribution to clinical education / supervision of less experienced staff, students or assistants
Knowledge
* Broad range of clinical assessment and treatment skills based on current best practice
* Demonstrates an ability to comprehend and work within policies on health and safety, risk management and data protection
* Working knowledge of current NHS issues
* Evidence of self-directed learning and willingness to participate in CPD
Skills
* Demonstrates effective and adaptable communication skills including written and verbal
* Evidence of time management and organisational skills
* Demonstrates an ability to pass on skills / knowledge to others
* Demonstrates an ability to manage own work load, determine priorities and delegate tasks
* Demonstrates an ability to problem solve
Other
* Demonstrates an ability to work independently and to seek advice when necessary
* Demonstrates an ability to work effectively in a team
* Demonstrates an ability to respond effectively to complex, emotional or challenging situations
* Demonstrates an ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
* Demonstrates a genuine interest in medical / surgical specialties
Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
Posts advertised to ‘internal staff’ are open to employees of hospitals within University Hospitals of Liverpool Group and you should confirm your employment within your application form.
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.
We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.
The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment.
The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24.
This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults’ policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures.
Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation.
As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence.
If you have any personal requirements that will enable you to participate in our recruitment process please contact a member of the Recruitment Services by phone on 0151 706 4666 at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post.
Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Application numbers
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