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Working Full time : 37.5 hours per week
Following further service development across The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Cheshire and Wirral Partnership, we are looking for a Specialist Physiotherapist to join our Therapy Department on a rotational contract.
We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic and dynamic individual who integrates quickly into a team setting and who will support in driving service provisions forward. Clinical areas include Orthopaedics, Critical Care, Musculoskeletal, Medical/Elderly Rehab, Neurology, Pediatrics, Intermediate Care, Pulmonary Rehabilitation and the Hospital Discharge Team.
The post holder will provide Physiotherapy to the allocated rotational areas. We offer a preference system enabling you to develop your skills and knowledge in your areas of interest.
We Offer
* Good team support
* A supportive and reflective learning environment
* Regular formal and informal supervision provided by experienced Physiotherapy staff
* Opportunity to engage in Service wide clinical governance activities
The post holder will be part of the therapy team providing Physiotherapy to the rotational areas. The post holder will be part of a senior network for peer support and professional development and will contribute to the development of Band 5 Physiotherapists, Therapy Assistants and Students when on placement. Participation on the trusts on-call rota is an integral part of the post.
Applicants must be Chartered Physiotherapists with HCPC registration and able to demonstrate they have successfully completed a broad range of rotations 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.
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.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Debs Conwell
Job title: Inpatient Therapy Lead
Email address: deborah.conwell@nhs.net
Telephone number: 01244 36 4361
Gemma Walton, Team Coordinator
01244 36 2531
Seniority level
* Entry level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Health Care Provider
* Industries: Hospitals and Health Care
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