We are looking for a skilled and experienced Physiotherapist to join our Surgical team at the Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust.
This post is fully supported by the Clinical lead Physiotherapist.
This is a full-time post working 37.5 hours per week, and part time hours may be considered. This role may be considered as a secondment. This role includes flexible working across 7 days participation in our weekend and respiratory on call service.
To provide a high standard Physiotherapy service to patients at Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust.
To provide Specialist assessment, treatment and goal setting with patients following surgical interventions with complex presentations and/or co-morbidities, including amputation prehabilitation and rehabilitation to include pathway management and developments.
To develop the Physiotherapy service provision for surgical patients, research and implement innovative ways of working, including prehabilitation.
To develop relationships and working practices on the surgical wards to optimise input at the appropriate time for the unique presentations of these patients.
To provide Specialist knowledge and assessment to ear, nose, throat patients with tracheostomies and laryngectomies.
To maintain records as an autonomous practitioner.
To promote safe discharge and promote patient flow
To develop highly specialist skills under the guidance of the Senior staff.
To attend clinical level discussions/meetings related to your area of work as delegated by the Team Lead.
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with
visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.
We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.
The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.
Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.
PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.
To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:
• Identity Checks
• Professional registration and qualification checks
• Employment history and reference checks
• Work health assessments
• Criminal record check standards
• Right to work checks
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Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways. Please talk to us at interview about any flexible working arrangements you would prefer or require. While we may not be able to fully accommodate all requests, such requests will not be referenced during the interview scoring process, and we will fully consider and try to accommodate them for successful applicants.
This advert closes on Thursday 2 Jan 2025