Rotational Physiotherapist

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust

The closing date is 16 February 2025

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Job summary

Band 5 Rotational Physiotherapist

37.5 Hours Per Week (contracts are 7 day working, as some areas require this as part of the role and area)

Permanent (Evening and weekend work is part of the role and contract)

Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum

Closing Date: 16th February 2025

Interview Date: 6th March 2025

**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **

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A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.

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Main duties of the job

We are seeking an enthusiastic, dedicated, and motivated Physiotherapist/ final year student Physiotherapist with outstanding clinical, communication, organisational, and time management skills to join our rotational Band 5 therapists. This dynamic role offers the opportunity to work across various acute care settings, including:

Medicine
Respiratory
Critical Care
MSK Outpatients/Hands
Trauma and Orthopaedics
Stroke (In-patients)
Neuro Outpatients

A flexible approach to day-to-day tasks is essential, as you will need to respond to the varying demands of the service. This includes working across different clinical areas, as well as being available for weekend and on-call shifts as required. Applicants will be expected to travel when necessary to participate in providing community services.

**This is post is open to registered AND those waiting for HCPC approval by summer 2025**

About us

Here at George Eliot our vision to 'excel at patient care' taking centre stage. An ever evolving clinically- led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive health services delivered by inspiring and compassionate staff who share our corporate values:

Effective open communication

Excellence and safety in everything we do

Challenge but support

Expect respect and dignity

Local health that inspires confidence

Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.

Date posted

31 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

230-36772324-CSS-AA

Job locations

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust

College Street

Nuneaton

CV10 7DJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work, including the management of patients in your care and to ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management.
To hold responsibility for your own caseload, working without direct supervision. Supervision takes the form of regular formal training and caseload review sessions. Access to advice from senior Physiotherapist is available if/as required; clinical work is not routinely evaluated.
To undertake comprehensive assessments of patients with symptoms requiring analysis and interpretation, using clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques, to provide an accurate diagnosis of their condition.
To interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical data to form an accurate diagnosis and prognosis in a wide range of conditions in order to select and recommend the best course of intervention, and to develop comprehensive discharge plans.
To formulate and deliver individual physiotherapy treatment programmes based on a sound knowledge of evidence-based practice, considering the range of possible options.
To evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment programmes if required.
To accept clinical responsibility for designated caseload of patients and to organise this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and time availability.
To use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patients to progress rehabilitation and treatment programmes. This will include patients who may have difficulties in understanding or communicating, such as those who are sensory impaired, dysphasic or have some degree of confusion or dementia.
To use persuasive, motivation and reassurance skills to achieve the outcome required To demonstrate highly developed dexterity, co-ordination and palpatory senses for assessment and manual physiotherapy treatment of patients.
To assess patients understanding of treatment protocols, gain valid consent, and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack the capacity to consent to treatment.
To enable patients to come to terms with chronic disability on a daily basis To provide specialised advice, teaching and instruction to patients, relatives, carers and other professionals to promote understanding of the aims of physiotherapy and to ensure a consistent approach to patient care.
To manage clinical risk within own patient caseload.
To work within the Trust and Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Clinical Guidelines, to have a good working knowledge of national and local standards, and to monitor own practice.
To be responsible for maintaining accurate and comprehensive patient treatment records in line with the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Standards of practice.
To supervise support workers within your area of service.
To have specialist knowledge and skills in the use and application of relevant equipment and to be responsible for your own safe and competent use of all that equipment, aids and appliances and that of support workers within your team.
To liaise with medical and nursing staff, therapists, social workers and other members of the multi-disciplinary team, to ensure a co-ordinated package of patient care.
To be an active member of the overnight and weekend physiotherapy service rota.

**Please note that this list is not exhaustive, for more information please see the attached Job Description and Personal Specification**

Job description

Job responsibilities

To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work, including the management of patients in your care and to ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management.
To hold responsibility for your own caseload, working without direct supervision. Supervision takes the form of regular formal training and caseload review sessions. Access to advice from senior Physiotherapist is available if/as required; clinical work is not routinely evaluated.
To undertake comprehensive assessments of patients with symptoms requiring analysis and interpretation, using clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques, to provide an accurate diagnosis of their condition.
To interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical data to form an accurate diagnosis and prognosis in a wide range of conditions in order to select and recommend the best course of intervention, and to develop comprehensive discharge plans.
To formulate and deliver individual physiotherapy treatment programmes based on a sound knowledge of evidence-based practice, considering the range of possible options.
To evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment programmes if required.
To accept clinical responsibility for designated caseload of patients and to organise this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and time availability.
To use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patients to progress rehabilitation and treatment programmes. This will include patients who may have difficulties in understanding or communicating, such as those who are sensory impaired, dysphasic or have some degree of confusion or dementia.
To use persuasive, motivation and reassurance skills to achieve the outcome required To demonstrate highly developed dexterity, co-ordination and palpatory senses for assessment and manual physiotherapy treatment of patients.
To assess patients understanding of treatment protocols, gain valid consent, and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack the capacity to consent to treatment.
To enable patients to come to terms with chronic disability on a daily basis To provide specialised advice, teaching and instruction to patients, relatives, carers and other professionals to promote understanding of the aims of physiotherapy and to ensure a consistent approach to patient care.
To manage clinical risk within own patient caseload.
To work within the Trust and Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Clinical Guidelines, to have a good working knowledge of national and local standards, and to monitor own practice.
To be responsible for maintaining accurate and comprehensive patient treatment records in line with the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Standards of practice.
To supervise support workers within your area of service.
To have specialist knowledge and skills in the use and application of relevant equipment and to be responsible for your own safe and competent use of all that equipment, aids and appliances and that of support workers within your team.
To liaise with medical and nursing staff, therapists, social workers and other members of the multi-disciplinary team, to ensure a co-ordinated package of patient care.
To be an active member of the overnight and weekend physiotherapy service rota.

**Please note that this list is not exhaustive, for more information please see the attached Job Description and Personal Specification**

Person Specification

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

Varied clinical placements as a student
Relevant NHS experience as student or assistant

Desirable

Evidence of previous employment/voluntary work

Qualification and Professional

Essential

Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
Registration with HCPC

Desirable

Relevant external courses
Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Understanding of Clinical Governance and its implications for services
Excellent written and oral communications
Able to prioritise
Well organised
Good interpersonal skills
Able to carry out moderate physical effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities
Able to deal with distressing situations and working conditions in a sensitive and sensible manner

Desirable

Driving licence and access to car

Personal Qualities

Essential

Able to work in moderately physical demanding role
Able to work as a team member
To follow the Trusts values of EXCEL and COMPACT
Motivated and enthusiastic

Other

Essential

Able to commit to flexible working and weekend working

Trust Values

Essential

Effective Open Communication
Excellence and Safety in all that we do
Challenge but Support
Expect Respect and Dignity
Local Healthcare that Inspires Confidence

Person Specification

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

Varied clinical placements as a student
Relevant NHS experience as student or assistant

Desirable

Evidence of previous employment/voluntary work

Qualification and Professional

Essential

Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
Registration with HCPC

Desirable

Relevant external courses
Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Understanding of Clinical Governance and its implications for services
Excellent written and oral communications
Able to prioritise
Well organised
Good interpersonal skills
Able to carry out moderate physical effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities
Able to deal with distressing situations and working conditions in a sensitive and sensible manner

Desirable

Driving licence and access to car

Personal Qualities

Essential

Able to work in moderately physical demanding role
Able to work as a team member
To follow the Trusts values of EXCEL and COMPACT
Motivated and enthusiastic

Other

Essential

Able to commit to flexible working and weekend working

Trust Values

Essential

Effective Open Communication
Excellence and Safety in all that we do
Challenge but Support
Expect Respect and Dignity
Local Healthcare that Inspires Confidence

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

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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).