Senior Physiotherapist

Isle of Wight NHS Trust

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Job summary

We are recruiting for a Senior Physiotherapistwho wishes to join our team. You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients receive quality and compassionate care.

We are offering a 6 month secondment based in the Rehabilitation Out-Patient Clinic setting and this role is part of an expanding and developing specialist rehabilitation physiotherapy team.

You will be responsible for the comprehensive assessment, treatment, and goal setting for clients with a variety of neurological conditions, including Stroke, Acquired Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Parkinson's Disease, Multiple Sclerosis and Cerebral Palsy.

Main duties of the job

For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description & person specification document attached. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.

We are passionate about providing excellent CARE, which is why our values are Compassion, Accountable, Respect and Everyone counts. Our mission is to make sure that our community is at the heart of everything we do and that we hold our values across all our services.

We are committed to endorsing inclusion, diversity and multiculturalism throughout out services and as such, our procedures and policies ensure that applicants are always treated fairly throughout the recruitment process. We welcome applications from under-represented groups to ensure our Trust is an inclusive and diverse employer.

Apply to be part of our team today.

About us

Across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight healthcare services are evolving and transforming to meet the continuing care needs of our population. Now is a very exciting time to join Isle of Wight NHS Trust as we enter this period of change.

This year Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust have strengthened our partnership and formed a group giving us an opportunity to work together to be innovative in improving patient care and outcomes as well as improving the experience and opportunities for our people across the two organisations.

We have also been working with other local NHS Trusts across our region to create a new organisation, bringing together all community, mental health and learning disability services from across Hampshire and Isle of Wight. Subject to approvals, the aim is for the new Trust - Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - to be formed by April 2024.

People employed in our community, mental health and learning disability services by the Isle of Wight NHS Trust on 30 April 2024, will transfer to the new organisation under Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) on 1 May 2024.

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust will continue to deliver both acute and ambulance services for the island population.

Date posted

27 March 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year Per annum

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

470-23-C-9199-RH

Job locations

St Marys Hospital

Parkhurst Road

Newport, Isle of Wight

PO30 5QT

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post will involve initiative and independent working, as well as supporting new service developments including the development of Neuro Rehabilitation Pathways and MDT clinics with both the Rehabilitation Consultant and Spasticity Consultant.

The post requires comprehensive post-graduate experience with a desire to enhance Neurological skills, as well as contributing towards developing and supervising more junior members of the team.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post requires comprehensive post-graduate experience with a desire to enhance Neurological skills, as well as contributing towards developing and supervising more junior members of the team.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential

Degree / Diploma in Physiotherapy.
HCPC Registration.
Continued Professional Development Diary including evidence or reflective practice, in service training any courses attended and clinical experience gained.
Broad range of experience at junior level including ICU, medical, surgery, neurology, musculoskeletal outpatients, and elderly care.
Demonstrate up to date knowledge of best clinical practice in clients with neurological conditions.
Experience of working as part of a physiotherapy team and multidisciplinary team
Ability 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 patient.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential

Degree / Diploma in Physiotherapy.
HCPC Registration.
Continued Professional Development Diary including evidence or reflective practice, in service training any courses attended and clinical experience gained.
Broad range of experience at junior level including ICU, medical, surgery, neurology, musculoskeletal outpatients, and elderly care.
Demonstrate up to date knowledge of best clinical practice in clients with neurological conditions.
Experience of working as part of a physiotherapy team and multidisciplinary team
Ability 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 patient.

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

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).