Job summary
This role offers an excellent opportunity to work across the South Devon Health Community, providing high-quality physiotherapy care in a wide variety of clinical settings. These include ward environments, outpatient departments, intermediate care facilities, community locations, and patients' own homes.
As a member of the Bank team, the post holder will be required to work flexibly across different services and teams. This position is well suited to a confident and adaptable physiotherapist who is able to work independently, while also engaging proactively with colleagues across the multidisciplinary team.
Benefits of the Role
- Flexible working to support work-life balance
- Access to the Trust's training programmes and learning resources
- Ongoing support and professional guidance from experienced colleagues
- A rewarding role making a meaningful difference by supporting patients through recovery and their return to health and independence
This role provides a valuable opportunity to broaden clinical experience, develop professionally, and make a meaningful contribution to patient care within a supportive and collaborative health community
Main duties of the job
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To providetimelyPhysiotherapy assessment and treatment interventions to patients presenting across a variety of clinical specialities. Bank work placement could be across any of the following clinical care settings: MSK outpatients, acute and community inpatient settings including neuro and community settings including Intermediate care, Neuro and Community Physiotherapy
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To utilise clinical reasoning to support admission avoidance, early mobilisation, and safe, effective discharge planning.
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You willprovide senior leadership to their specialist area and deputise for the Band 7in their absence, and take operational management of the team,allocatingand organising the work to meet daily priorities.
About us
Why Work With Us
At Torbay and South Devon, we value our people and the diverse experiences and contributions they bring. We're proud to be an inclusive organisation where everyone is supported to make a real difference. So why not join us?
Job description
Job responsibilities
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To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner, including professional and legal accountability and managing clinical risk for all aspects of own work. Some aspects of work will involve delivery of the care as part of a multidisciplinary team. In most cases to be the sole health professional with responsibility for that patients episode of care.
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To undertake advanced physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse or complex physical, psychological,cognitiveand behavioural conditionsin order toprovidean accuratediagnosis and prognosis. To formulate and deliver individualised physiotherapy treatment programmes, including patient education, provision of exercise (individual/group), and other alternative options. This includes theappropriate selectionof referrals for inclusion in a range of treatment programmes, one to onesessionsusing advanced treatment options, advanced communication,questioningand reasoning skills.
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To undertake,as directed,collection of data for use in service audit and research projects. To manage and undertake research in specific areas of clinical practice and service delivery using a range of research methodologies as part of MDT audit and departmental research initiatives. To make recommendations to clinical lead/manager of service, for changes to team practice. To implement specific changes to practice asrequired.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner, including professional and legal accountability and managing clinical risk for all aspects of own work. Some aspects of work will involve delivery of the care as part of a multidisciplinary team. In most cases to be the sole health professional with responsibility for that patients episode of care.
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To undertake advanced physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse or complex physical, psychological,cognitiveand behavioural conditionsin order toprovidean accuratediagnosis and prognosis. To formulate and deliver individualised physiotherapy treatment programmes, including patient education, provision of exercise (individual/group), and other alternative options. This includes theappropriate selectionof referrals for inclusion in a range of treatment programmes, one to onesessionsusing advanced treatment options, advanced communication,questioningand reasoning skills.
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To undertake,as directed,collection of data for use in service audit and research projects. To manage and undertake research in specific areas of clinical practice and service delivery using a range of research methodologies as part of MDT audit and departmental research initiatives. To make recommendations to clinical lead/manager of service, for changes to team practice. To implement specific changes to practice asrequired.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma/degree in physiotherapy
- State registration - current HCPC registration
- Experience within the NHS including experience as a Band 5 Physiotherapist in a broad rotational post covering a range of experience in respiratory orthopaedics, elderly care, medical, surgical, neurological and musculoskeletal conditions
- Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio, including attendance at recent Postgraduate courses relevant to the clinical field
Knowledge
Essential
- Experience in the core clinical areas of physiotherapy within an NHS setting - areas to include a range of respiratory, musculoskeletal, acute inpatient and elderly care, trauma and orthopaedics, community or intermediate care, neurological conditions
- Specialist expertise across a range of procedures relevant to the core clinical areas, underpinned by theory or relevant practical experience
- Experience supervising student physiotherapists or physiotherapy assistant/technical instructors/support workers
- An understanding of Clinical Governance and its implications for services, including experience of quality issues and participation in research and audit
Skills
Essential
- Experience of working in inpatient, outpatient and community settings
- Experience of decision making, time management and maintaining interpersonal working relationships
- Ability to develop and implement specialist physiotherapy treatment for patients being seen in core clinical areas
- Experience working with a strength based, person centred approach to assessment and treatment
Desirable
- A clean valid driving licence. Own transport.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma/degree in physiotherapy
- State registration - current HCPC registration
- Experience within the NHS including experience as a Band 5 Physiotherapist in a broad rotational post covering a range of experience in respiratory orthopaedics, elderly care, medical, surgical, neurological and musculoskeletal conditions
- Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio, including attendance at recent Postgraduate courses relevant to the clinical field
Knowledge
Essential
- Experience in the core clinical areas of physiotherapy within an NHS setting - areas to include a range of respiratory, musculoskeletal, acute inpatient and elderly care, trauma and orthopaedics, community or intermediate care, neurological conditions
- Specialist expertise across a range of procedures relevant to the core clinical areas, underpinned by theory or relevant practical experience
- Experience supervising student physiotherapists or physiotherapy assistant/technical instructors/support workers
- An understanding of Clinical Governance and its implications for services, including experience of quality issues and participation in research and audit
Skills
Essential
- Experience of working in inpatient, outpatient and community settings
- Experience of decision making, time management and maintaining interpersonal working relationships
- Ability to develop and implement specialist physiotherapy treatment for patients being seen in core clinical areas
- Experience working with a strength based, person centred approach to assessment and treatment
Desirable
- A clean valid driving licence. Own transport.
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).
