Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
We are excited to announce the opening of our state-of-the-art Orthopaedic Centre in Winchester, scheduled for July 2025. This new facility is a testament to our Trust's ongoing commitment to enhancing healthcare services in the region and working collaboratively with orthopaedic services across Hampshire and Isle of Wight to serve patients across our communities.
Why Join Us?
* Brand-new purpose-built facility dedicated to elective orthopaedic surgery.
* A chance to shape and develop the service in a rapidly evolving healthcare environment.
* Work alongside top orthopaedic consultants and a highly skilled multi-disciplinary team.
* Ongoing professional development opportunities and leadership opportunities.
* A supportive, collaborative team committed to delivering outstanding patient care.
If this is something that excites and drives you, then come and be part of the therapy team.
Main duties of the job
* To work in the brand new, state-of-the-art Hampshire Orthopaedic Centre (HOC) based at Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester, working with orthopaedic surgeons from across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, and other members of the MDT.
* To support the team with supervising junior staff members, therapy support workers, and students.
* Support clinics such as patient education and elective arthroplasty follow-up clinics.
* To take part and lead in the robust in-service training programme to the team and wider MDT.
* When required, support the orthopaedic therapy team cross-site.
* To take an active role in service development, quality improvement and other projects within the department and Trust.
* Deputise for the team lead when they are absent.
* Take part in the weekend rota.
* Take part in the respiratory on-call rota for the Trust.
About us
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester, and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Job responsibilities
For further information regarding Hampshire Orthopaedic Centre (HOC), the Trust and the role can be found on the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
We welcome informal visits where you can meet the team and see our working area.
Please talk to us regarding flexible working. All requests for flexible and part-time working will be considered.
Person Specification
Qualifications/training
* BSc/MSc/Grad diploma Physiotherapy or equivalent.
* HCPC registration.
* Previous orthopaedic experience.
* CSP membership.
* Additional post-graduate training.
* Member of relevant specialist interest group e.g. ATOCP.
Experience/knowledge
* Evidence of band 5 rotations/appropriate clinical experience.
* Demonstrate effective management of own workload and autonomous practice.
* Knowledge and experience of working clinically within the NHS, with an awareness of evidence-based practice.
* Evidence of undertaking relevant post-graduate training/CPD including reflective practice.
* Experience of participating in respiratory on-call rota.
* Previous appropriate experience of being a clinical band 6.
* Evidence of researching HHFT as an employer and expressing wanting to work for the Trust.
* Experience of teaching to teams/individuals.
Skills and Ability
* Effective verbal and written communication skills.
* Experience of or demonstrate potential to lead the team in seniors' absence.
* IT literate.
* Experience of using certain IT programmes, e.g. SWASH, EPR, Microsoft Teams.
Other specific requirements
* Holding a current driving licence.
* Willingness to work cross-site at short notice if required.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
£37,338 to £44,962 a year Per annum pro rata.
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working.
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