Job Summary
Working Full time: 37.5 hours per week.
We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Physiotherapist to join our busy Therapy Department.
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, Intensive Care, and Surgery.
Applicants must have HCPC registration and be able to demonstrate they have successfully completed a broad range of placements 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 for 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 presentations, 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 the 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. Its services are provided from three locations:
* The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
* Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate, and outpatient facility
* Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
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. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital, and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient, and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
Date posted
19 March 2025
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
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
* Degree in Physiotherapy
* HCPC Registered
Desirable
* Membership of a professional body
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
* 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
Desirable
* Knowledge of current best practice in specialist PT area
* Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance
* Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice
Skills
Essential
* 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
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. #J-18808-Ljbffr