Rotational Physiotherapist - Band 5
We are pleased to offer this exciting opportunity to come and join our team at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading.
We offer 4 month rotations covering a diverse array of specialty areas: surgery and ICU, medicine, elderly care, musculoskeletal out-patients, orthopaedics, neuro-rehab, acute stroke, paediatrics and women's health.
A 24/7 on call respiratory service and weekend service is provided by the department, which you will be expected to take part in.
Each unit provides excellent support and all run regular in-service training programmes. We operate a buddy system to provide you with additional support. We have a well-developed performance review system in place with regular appraisals during rotations completed by senior staff.
The Trust is nationally recognised as delivering outstanding care and the Therapies service is fully focused on delivering the Trust's ambition to continue to enhance this excellent work.
We attract Physiotherapists from all over the country and internationally. If you’d like to see more about what we do, please go to our twitter @rbhtherapyteam.
1. To be responsible for the efficient, effective and safe management of patients referred to you.
2. To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work.
3. To have clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients, and prioritise that work efficiently.
4. To manage clinical risk within own clinical caseload.
5. To formulate and deliver an individual physiotherapy treatment programme.
6. To have knowledge of a range of treatment skills.
7. To ensure effective discharge planning within the team.
8. To use theoretical and practical knowledge to advise, guide and teach assistants and students as required.
9. To provide recommendations and advice to the MDT.
10. The post requires a flexible approach to working and requires the post holder to undertake weekend and evening commitments as required.
We are one of the largest general hospital foundation trusts in the country - serving a population of more than 500,000 people - and the main provider of acute and specialist care services for West Berkshire.
Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work, play, and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.
Our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Alistair Clapham Job title: Physiotherapy Professional Lead Email address: alistair.clapham@royalberkshire.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01183225440
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