Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to progress your physiotherapy career
within the West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust.
Main duties of the job
To provide highly specialised assessment and treatment for patients with
complex needs, take a lead role in physiotherapy care at West Hertfordshire
Hospitals NHS Trust, act as a specialist resource for staff and other
healthcare professionals, lead the advanced assessment and treatment of
patients with diverse and complex presentations, and collaborate with the
multidisciplinary team to provide clinical diagnosis and plan appropriate
treatment while ensuring accurate record-keeping.
About us
Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.
Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges
Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave
Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want
Job description
Job responsibilities
Responsibilities of this job role
- To plan, co-ordinate and evaluate the Physiotherapy service provided by Physiotherapy Team in conjunction with the Acute Therapy Services Managers and Therapy Team Leads.
- To be responsible for the supervision, appraisal, and education of more junior physiotherapy staff within the clinical team.
- To undertake a significant clinical caseload to a high professional standard, using specialist knowledge and skills from theoretical and practical experience to treat complex or highly complex patients.
- To supervise, educate and assess physiotherapy students on physiotherapeutic skills and knowledge within core clinical areas; this would be to a graduate standard and involve working with universities to ensure the standard practice and teaching meets the standards set by the degree level qualification.
- To undertake/lead evidence-based audit and research projects to develop and enhance personal and teams clinical practice within their area. Make recommendations to clinical lead/manager of service for changes to practice by the team. Will assist in the implementation of specific changes to practice or contribute to service protocols.
- To participate in the seven-day working rota with an approximate weekend frequency of 1:6 weekends with rest days the following week, and to participate in the on-call respiratory physiotherapy evening/night rota.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Responsibilities of this job role
- To plan, co-ordinate and evaluate the Physiotherapy service provided by Physiotherapy Team in conjunction with the Acute Therapy Services Managers and Therapy Team Leads.
- To be responsible for the supervision, appraisal, and education of more junior physiotherapy staff within the clinical team.
- To undertake a significant clinical caseload to a high professional standard, using specialist knowledge and skills from theoretical and practical experience to treat complex or highly complex patients.
- To supervise, educate and assess physiotherapy students on physiotherapeutic skills and knowledge within core clinical areas; this would be to a graduate standard and involve working with universities to ensure the standard practice and teaching meets the standards set by the degree level qualification.
- To undertake/lead evidence-based audit and research projects to develop and enhance personal and teams clinical practice within their area. Make recommendations to clinical lead/manager of service for changes to practice by the team. Will assist in the implementation of specific changes to practice or contribute to service protocols.
- To participate in the seven-day working rota with an approximate weekend frequency of 1:6 weekends with rest days the following week, and to participate in the on-call respiratory physiotherapy evening/night rota.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC registered.
- Degree In Physiotherapy or equivalent.
- Acute NHS experience & Paediatric experience in Respiratory, Orthopaedics, Neuro and Neonates.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC registered.
- Degree In Physiotherapy or equivalent.
- Acute NHS experience & Paediatric experience in Respiratory, Orthopaedics, Neuro and Neonates.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
