Experienced Physiotherapist - Hip Fragility Unit

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Band 6 Experienced Physiotherapist - Hip Fragility Unit

Are you a dynamic individual passionate about patient centred care?

Do you value working in a positive team environment focused on peer support and development?

We are pleased to offer this exciting opportunity to come and join our team at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading. We are looking to employ a skilled, forward thinking, dynamic individual as an Elderly Care Orthopaedic Physiotherapist. We have recently been accredited as a University Department of Elderly Care.

The post is suitable for a physiotherapist with experience working in elderly care and orthopaedics. The post will also be required to work across the Elderly Care department, working with individuals with a variety of complex needs and within a heavily integrated team. Weekend working (via a rota) will be included.

The successful applicant will have Elderly Care experience and possess assessment, clinical reasoning and treatment skills. You will have sound IT skills and demonstrate the Trust's values of Compassion, Aspiration, Resourcefulness and Excellence.

There is the potential for this role to be offered as a development opportunity, however this will be at the discretion of the interview panel and appointing team.

Main duties of the job

To be an Experienced Physiotherapist working for Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Hospital on the hip fragility unit and elderly care wards.

To participate in the management and clinical leadership of physiotherapy in conjunction with the Band 7 advanced specialist or professional lead.

To use specialist physiotherapy knowledge and clinical reasoning skills to provide specialist support and advice to the physiotherapy team and to manage own caseload of patients with complex conditions as an autonomous practitioner.

To ensure a high quality, effective and efficient physiotherapy service in elderly care.

To be a member of the Therapy Department contributing to planning and policy development in these departments.

To deputise for the Band 7 as required. To be a member of the Therapy Department team, contributing to service development in Therapies and the Trust.

To deputise for the Band 7 clinical lead Physiotherapist as required.

About us

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 and 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.

In many areas, the Trust is nationally recognised as delivering outstanding care and the Therapies service is fully focused on delivering on the trusts ambition to continue to enhance this excellent work.

Come and join our team as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.

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Date posted

29 August 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

193-6582437NCG

Job locations

Royal Berkshire Hospital

Craven Road

Reading

RG1 5AN

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details on the job role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details on the job role.

Person Specification

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

Essential

Degree or other recognised qualification in Physiotherapy
HCPC Registered
NHS experience across all core clinical areas, including respiratory

Desirable

Rehab experience in acute hospital
Up to date knowledge of research and evidence based

Leadership

Essential

Examples of leadership

Desirable

Leadership course completed

NHS Rehab Experience

Essential

NHS rehab experience

Desirable

Knowledge of rehabillitation

Person Specification

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

Essential

Degree or other recognised qualification in Physiotherapy
HCPC Registered
NHS experience across all core clinical areas, including respiratory

Desirable

Rehab experience in acute hospital
Up to date knowledge of research and evidence based

Leadership

Essential

Examples of leadership

Desirable

Leadership course completed

NHS Rehab Experience

Essential

NHS rehab experience

Desirable

Knowledge of rehabillitation

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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).