We are seeking an enthusiastic and skilled Physiotherapist to join our team of AHPs at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
As a Senior Physiotherapistyou will rotate across our hospital sites at Southport District General Hospital and Ormskirk District General Hospital, with potential opportunities to work across our additional hospital sites as part of the wider Mersey West Lancs NHS Trust.
This position provides a broad spectrum of rotations and learning opportunities to consolidate skills. We offer rotations in the the following services
• Medicine & Surgery
• Discharge to Assess Therapy led unit
• North West Regional Spinal Injuries Centre
• Stroke
• Elective Orthopaedics
• Trauma and Orthopaedics
• Accident & Emergency
• MSK
• Cardiac Rehabilitation
This is a full-time position, it will include weekend working and participation in the on-call respiratory service.
The successful post holder can expect to receive structured supervision and support, with opportunities for further training and education.
To assess and treat patients within the ward or Community setting.
To assist Clinical Therapy Manager/Team Leader in service development and the provision of a quality service.
To take responsibility for junior members of staff and delegate duties as necessary, providing appropriate level of support at all times.
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our Services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Please see attached Job Description for full details.
Advertising 16th Dec -2024
Closing 22nd Dec 2024
Proposed Interview Date 27th Dec 2024
This advert closes on Sunday 22 Dec 2024
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