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We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Physiotherapist to join our busy Therapy Department.
Job Summary
You will be part of the Band 5 rotations at The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, having the opportunity to work at Ellesmere Port Hospital and in the Community setting. The rotations will provide you with an opportunity to gain a wide range of experience across Medicine, Care of Older People, the Integrated Stroke Unit, Orthopaedics, Rapid Response, Vascular, MSK, Intermediate Care and Intensive Care and surgery.
Applicants must have a HCPC registration and able to demonstrate they have successfully completed a broad range of placement across clinical areas as a student or at Band 5 grade within the NHS. Good time management skills, organisational skills and an ability to work under pressure are essential requirements to this post.
Main duties of the job
* To work as an autonomous practitioner to perform therapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations.
* To communicate empathetically with patients with complex clinical presentation, explaining their clinical diagnosis and treatment programmes. Ensure that patients understand this and answer any queries they may have in relation to their diagnosis and treatment plan.
* To use clinical reasoning to provide a diagnosis and develop, deliver and adapt individualised treatment programmes.
* To contribute to monitoring and evaluation of treatment in order to measure progress and outcomes to ensure effectiveness of interventions and service delivery.
About Us
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership.
The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000.
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £29,970 to £36,483 a year pa
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 210-2025-223
Job locations: Countess of Chester Hospital, Liverpool Road, Chester, CH2 1UL
Job Description
Job responsibilities: See Job Description For Further Details.
Person Specification
Qualification
* Degree in Physiotherapy
* HCPC Registered
Knowledge and Experience
* Evidence of a range of clinical placement areas at student level
* Evidence of CPD and reflective practice
* Evidence of group working and team working
* Evidence of audit and/or research work
Skills
* Communication skills (verbal and nonverbal)
* Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
* Ability to organise and respond to complex information, and work under pressure
* Good computer skills
* Good interpersonal and organisational skills
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name: Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Countess of Chester Hospital, Liverpool Road, Chester, CH2 1UL
Employer's website: https://www.coch.nhs.uk/working-with-us.aspx
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