Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Physiotherapist to join our Orthopaedic Therapy Team. The ideal candidate will have a keen interest in elective and trauma orthopaedic rehabilitation, and will actively seek opportunities to support the development of the service. We offer a supportive and friendly environment, and welcome innovative ideas.
The trust is committed to the professional development of staff, with clinical supervision and peer development being a core element of this role. The provision of clinical education for students from surrounding universities will be expected.
The Orthopaedic Physiotherapist will be a key role across a seven day service and there are opportunities to work with in-patients, community outreach and outpatients. We are looking for a person who is enthusiastic and motivated with an emphasis in clinical, communication, organisational and time management skills, who will support the driving force to change and innovative service development within our Orthopaedic Therapy service.
The successful candidate will be primarily based at Ormskirk Hospital however will have opportunity to work within our multi-specialty areas.
Interview Date - Week commencing 24th February 2025
Main duties of the job
- To assess and identify the individual needs of referred patients, to clinically diagnose and implement treatment plans, if appropriate, in a manner that respects people's privacy, dignity and individuality.
- To participate in a 7 day service .
- In accordance with best practice, implement and evaluate Therapy Intervention.
- To record and report findings appropriately following the standard procedures used by the department to maintain high levels of written/verbal communication.
- To share skills/knowledge with other disciplines and patient/carers as necessary.
- To liaise with hospital/community based staff as appropriate to ensure continuity of treatment and provision of equipment/adaptations to facilitate hospital discharge/prevent re-admission and support resettlement/re-enablement into the community.
- To participate in the respiratory on-call service
About us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our Services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
- Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for Full Details.
Advertising Date - 31st March 2025
Closing Date - 21st April 2025
Proposed Interview Date - W/C 5th May 2025
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for Full Details.
Advertising Date - 31st March 2025
Closing Date - 21st April 2025
Proposed Interview Date - W/C 5th May 2025
Person Specification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Post qualification, & NHS Experience in Specialist Field
- Membership / participant of Special Interest Groups if applicable
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
- Current HCPC registration
- Evidence of relevant post-graduate courses/CPD
Desirable
- Fieldwork / Practice Educator qualification
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills, ability to share information at MDT case conference experience, able to deal with conflict resolution
- Ability to work autonomously independently and with MDT
- Awareness of up to date NHS issues, Clinical Governance and its application with therapy
- Ability to manage change in a flexible, diplomatic and positive manner
- Maintain own clinical role and be aware of boundaries with other professionals.
- Have a wide range of good clinical reasoning skills, assessment and treatment skills and be able to problem solve and make decisions
- Ability to delegate appropriately and supervise other staff and support senior staff as necessary
- Effective teaching and presentation skills
Other
Essential
- The post includes a combination of complex physical activities with duties being carried out in a variety of settings across the clinical sites
- The post holder will be required to work across sites including hospital / community settings
- To be able to carry out moving and handling with patients using equipment e.g. hoists, or use of specialist medical devices related to specialism
- The post holder will be required to use frequent concentration in assessing patients and devising care plans during the day.
- Conveying complex information in a comprehensible and practical way to clients, families and carers where there may be significant barriers to understanding.
- Prioritising clinical work responding to unpredictable E An integrated care organisation Generic Band 6 Physiotherapist demands on time e.g. responding to bleeps for urgent referrals
- The post holder will often have to overcome barriers to communication such as illiteracy, learning difficulties, hearing and sight impairment, language and may have to work with interpreters.
- Communication with and have direct contact with a wide variety of people, including health, social care and education professionals, patients, carers, the public.
- Daily involvement with chronically and terminally ill patients and their carers.
- The post holder will be exposed to sensitive, emotional and distressing circumstances, including terminally ill patients and abusive patients/carers.
- The post holder will be exposed to the working conditions associated clinical environment
- Routinely encounters unpleasant smells and sights, with possible exposure to bodily fluids including blood and sputum
- Ability to fulfill the travel requirements of the post
Person Specification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Post qualification, & NHS Experience in Specialist Field
- Membership / participant of Special Interest Groups if applicable
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
- Current HCPC registration
- Evidence of relevant post-graduate courses/CPD
Desirable
- Fieldwork / Practice Educator qualification
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills, ability to share information at MDT case conference experience, able to deal with conflict resolution
- Ability to work autonomously independently and with MDT
- Awareness of up to date NHS issues, Clinical Governance and its application with therapy
- Ability to manage change in a flexible, diplomatic and positive manner
- Maintain own clinical role and be aware of boundaries with other professionals.
- Have a wide range of good clinical reasoning skills, assessment and treatment skills and be able to problem solve and make decisions
- Ability to delegate appropriately and supervise other staff and support senior staff as necessary
- Effective teaching and presentation skills
Other
Essential
- The post includes a combination of complex physical activities with duties being carried out in a variety of settings across the clinical sites
- The post holder will be required to work across sites including hospital / community settings
- To be able to carry out moving and handling with patients using equipment e.g. hoists, or use of specialist medical devices related to specialism
- The post holder will be required to use frequent concentration in assessing patients and devising care plans during the day.
- Conveying complex information in a comprehensible and practical way to clients, families and carers where there may be significant barriers to understanding.
- Prioritising clinical work responding to unpredictable E An integrated care organisation Generic Band 6 Physiotherapist demands on time e.g. responding to bleeps for urgent referrals
- The post holder will often have to overcome barriers to communication such as illiteracy, learning difficulties, hearing and sight impairment, language and may have to work with interpreters.
- Communication with and have direct contact with a wide variety of people, including health, social care and education professionals, patients, carers, the public.
- Daily involvement with chronically and terminally ill patients and their carers.
- The post holder will be exposed to sensitive, emotional and distressing circumstances, including terminally ill patients and abusive patients/carers.
- The post holder will be exposed to the working conditions associated clinical environment
- Routinely encounters unpleasant smells and sights, with possible exposure to bodily fluids including blood and sputum
- Ability to fulfill the travel requirements of the post
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).
