Job summary
We welcome enthusiastic and motivated individuals who would thrive in providing care for and working within a diverse community and workforce at Guys and St Thomas' Foundation NHS Trust physiotherapy department, and are inviting applicants to join our rotational physiotherapy team.
We have current vacancies and we will also be recruiting to a talent-pool for expected future vacancies.
We will be accepting applications from Band 5 physiotherapists who have their HCPC registration now, or who are training and expect to register with the HCPC by the end of 2024.
Main duties of the job
We offer rotations of 18 weeks duration in the following Clinical Areas:
Critical Care (40 + 13 beds), Lane Fox Unit (long-term respiratory care), Cardiothoracics, Medical and Surgical Wards, Renal Unit, Neurology, Stroke Unit, Amputees, Vascular, Older Persons Unit, Paediatrics, Orthopaedics, Women's Health, Oncology, Musculo-skeletal Outpatients (including GTU, gym, hydrotherapy and community), Intermediate Care, supported discharge and community neuro-rehabilitation.
You will be professionally and legally responsible for all aspects of your own work. You will be supported to carry out assessments of patients as an autonomous practitioner, and to use clinical reasoning skills and knowledge of evidence based practice to formulate appropriate care plan utilising a range of treatment skills and options.
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' Foundation Trust is the largest teaching Hospital Trust in the country, employing over 300 physiotherapy staff. Our two main sites are in central London on the banks of the Thames, within walking distance of the West End and The City. We also support rotations atcommunity sites within Lambeth and Southwark.
We have physiotherapists working in all major specialties within the hospital. All sites have well-structured in-service training and personal development programmes. Team leaders will get to know you and encourage and support you to be yourself at work when you start a new rotation. Staff are encouraged and supported to pursue an ongoing professional education and continue their clinical managerial development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will need excellent communication skills, the ability to work as part of a team, and the enthusiasm and willingness to consolidate and develop your existing clinical practice. You will be expected to ensure a high standard of patient care and show evidence of being self-motivated. You will need to be able to work in a flexible way in order to fulfil the varied requirements of the rotations and as more of the hospital provides services across a 7-day period to be able to support those service requirements.
We will provide you with excellent clinical support from experienced clinicians and regular in service training to develop your skills in these varied and challenging environments.
We are aiming to interview towards the end of July. We are only offering face to face interviews
For further details please contact, Gareth Jones on gareth.jones@gstt.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will need excellent communication skills, the ability to work as part of a team, and the enthusiasm and willingness to consolidate and develop your existing clinical practice. You will be expected to ensure a high standard of patient care and show evidence of being self-motivated. You will need to be able to work in a flexible way in order to fulfil the varied requirements of the rotations and as more of the hospital provides services across a 7-day period to be able to support those service requirements.
We will provide you with excellent clinical support from experienced clinicians and regular in service training to develop your skills in these varied and challenging environments.
We are aiming to interview towards the end of July. We are only offering face to face interviews
For further details please contact, Gareth Jones on gareth.jones@gstt.nhs.uk
Person Specification
Qualifications and knowledge
Essential
- Diploma / Degree in Physiotherapy & HPC registration
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development including attendance at recent post graduate courses relevant to the clinical field
Desirable
- Membership of Special Interest Group
Skills
Essential
- oAbility to work with multi/interdisciplinary team and set team goals
- oAbility to comprehend and work within the Trust's policies of data protection, equal opportunities and Health and Safety to meet the differing needs of the patients
- oUnderstanding of Clinical Governance and the implications for physiotherapy services including experience of quality issues and audit
Desirable
- oCompetent IT skills
- oPresentation skills
Experience
Essential
- oCompletion of core placements - outpatients, rehabilitation (neurology, orthopaedics and care of the elderly) and respiratory as an undergraduate
Desirable
- oExperience working within the NHS as a trainee, assistant, or physiotherapist
Person Specification
Qualifications and knowledge
Essential
- Diploma / Degree in Physiotherapy & HPC registration
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development including attendance at recent post graduate courses relevant to the clinical field
Desirable
- Membership of Special Interest Group
Skills
Essential
- oAbility to work with multi/interdisciplinary team and set team goals
- oAbility to comprehend and work within the Trust's policies of data protection, equal opportunities and Health and Safety to meet the differing needs of the patients
- oUnderstanding of Clinical Governance and the implications for physiotherapy services including experience of quality issues and audit
Desirable
- oCompetent IT skills
- oPresentation skills
Experience
Essential
- oCompletion of core placements - outpatients, rehabilitation (neurology, orthopaedics and care of the elderly) and respiratory as an undergraduate
Desirable
- oExperience working within the NHS as a trainee, assistant, or physiotherapist
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
