We are looking for a full-time physiotherapist to work within the Therapies Department at the University Hospital of North Midlands. The Therapies department is made up of two divisional therapy teams within multiple clinical areas. The post offers the opportunity to work in an exciting University Hospital based on two hospital sites.
This is a rotational post working at both the Royal Stoke and County hospital sites. Supervision will be provided by Band 6/7 Physiotherapists and continuous professional development is supported through appraisal and internal and external training.
Therapy Services work within a 7-day shift system; therefore, the post holder will be required to work weekends, late shifts, bank holidays, and overnight on call.
Main duties of the job
This is a rotational Band 5 Physiotherapy post between the Royal Stoke and County sites.
* Examining, treating, and advising patients, their relatives, and carers under the guidance of a higher grade Therapist.
The Therapies Department comprises two multidisciplinary based teams, the Medical & Surgical Team and the Network Services Team, incorporating both Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy. These teams form part of the Trust Medical, Surgical, and Network Services Divisions. Each team is led by a Divisional Therapist, Mrs. Noeleen Hellis leads the Network Services Therapy Team, Mrs. Jane Teasdale leads the Medical & Surgical Therapy Team & Mrs. Clare Johnson for the County Hospital.
Administration, clerical, and secretarial support is provided to both sites and teams by an A & C team. All Staff must be courteous to patients, their carers, the general public, other staff, and contacts external to the Trust at all times.
Specialities within the two teams:
Medical & Urgent Care Team:
* General Surgery
* Vascular Surgery
* Frail Elderly
* Medicine including Emergency portals (Including Outpatients)
* Oncology
* Renal
* Stroke
* Critical Care
Network Services Team:
* A & E and Fracture Clinic Outpatients
* Burns and Plastic Surgical Outpatients
* Elective Orthopaedics In Patients and Outpatients
* Obstetrics and Gynaecology Inpatients/Outpatients
* Neurology
* Neurosurgery
* Cardio-thoracic
* Paediatric Inpatient & Outpatients
* Trauma Inpatients & Outpatients
About us
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching, and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return, we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by our staff, patients, and carers, that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, we know that investing in, supporting, and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
* Demonstrate evidence of placements within an NHS setting
* Demonstrate evidence in core specialities - Resp/Msk/Neuro
Desirable
* Acute Hospital Experience
Education & Qualifications
Essential
* Degree/Diploma/Masters in Physiotherapy or nearing completion
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
Address
UHNM Royal Stoke
Newcastle Road
Stoke On Trent
ST4 6QG
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