Senior Physiotherapist
University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
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Job summary
Have you had good experience across a range of specialties at Band 5 level and now want new challenges? Are you looking to widen your experience? Would you like to develop your leadership and teaching skills alongside growth of your clinical ability? If so, come and join the Specialised Therapies team at the University of North Midlands NHS Trust. We are looking for an enthusiastic therapist with strong clinical and team working skills. We are looking for candidates with a positive and resilient outlook and are able to embrace the challenges and opportunities of working in a large acute trust.
An exciting opportunity has presented itself for a Senior Physiotherapist. The successful candidate will rotate across the Royal Stoke and County Hospital sites and includes the following specialities:
- Cardiothoracics
- Paediatrics
- Orthopaedics (#NOF, Elective, ARTU, Trauma & Outpatients)
- Neurosurgery/Neurology
Main duties of the job
Supervision will be provided by the Advanced Therapists and Principal Therapists and continuous development is supported through appraisal, internal training and external learning.
The Therapies team hosts under graduate Physiotherapists from Keele University so all Senior physiotherapists are trained as clinical educators to support the students. The department also has strong links with Keele Primary Care Centre at the University, helping to establish evidence into clinical practice and working in research trials.
The University Hospitals of North Midlands has 2 hospital sites and the post works within a 7 day shift system which will include: weekend, late shift, bank holiday for the inpatient areas listed and on call working for the Hospital trust.
About us
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient beds across two sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford. Our 11,000 strong workforce provide emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care from Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford.
We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales. We have put together a wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential. Our goal is to be a world-class centre of achievement, where patients receive the highest standards of care and the best people come to learn, work and research.
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff is really important to us. We offer a range of options for our staff to help maintain a good work-life balance including full time, part time hours and bank hours. We are also committed to offering flexible working wherever we can and where relevant to the role and the service, agile working. You can select your preferences upon application.
Date posted
25 May 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£35,392 to £42,618 a year PA
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
205-5270723
Job locations
Royal Stoke
Newcastle Road
Stoke on Trent
ST4 6QG
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
Address
Royal Stoke
Newcastle Road
Stoke on Trent
ST4 6QG
Employer's website
https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
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