An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our friendly and dynamic Orthopaedic Therapy Teams at Poole Hospital and Royal Bournemouth & Christchurch Hospitals.

We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Physiotherapist to join our teams and you will have past experience in Orthopaedic physiotherapy. The teams are passionate about teaching and development.

The post holder will be based for 6 months in the Elective Therapy team at Bournemouth working with a range of service users including those following orthopaedic day case procedures, primary and revision joint replacements. The post holder will also spend 6 months based in the Trauma Orthopaedic Therapy Team working on the wards of a Major Trauma Unit, within the Wessex Trauma Network. The post will involve working with service users with a range of complex presentations including Fractured Neck of Femur, Multi-trauma and Spinal fractures.

Both therapy teams have been integral to recent service developments, including the implementation of new therapy pathways and excellent multidisciplinary teamwork. This role will have the opportunity to develop into treating orthopaedic patients in a musculoskeletal outpatient setting. On-going work on the Trust's transformation of services will provide exciting developmental opportunities in the future.

Main duties of the job

You will be highly organised and have the ability to independently manage a busy clinical caseload. You will be involved in staff supervision and training, quality improvement projects and service development. You will be forward thinking, flexible in your approach to work and have excellent communication skills. You will flourish in the team environment and have well developed supervision skills. Support of junior staff is an important aspect of this position. You will have previous experience of working as a Physiotherapist, across a variety of clinical areas as well as a comprehensive knowledge of the physiotherapy assessment and treatment of a range of clinical conditions. You will be well supported by your fellow Physiotherapy colleagues and necessary training will be provided.

About us

This position is for a 12 month fixed term Senior Physiotherapist within UHD's Orthopaedic therapy teams. The role will be based for 6 months at Royal Bournemouth Hospital and 6 months at Poole Hospital. Working patterns will vary but will be across 7 days, include some evening, bank holidays and respiratory on-call as rostered.

Interview based: Bournemouth/ Poole

Interview Date: TBC

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Job description

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• BSc (Hons)/MSc (Hons) in Physiotherapy or equivilant
• HPC Registration
• Evidence of C.P.D.

Experience

Essential

• Clinical experience in core areas including oOrthopaedics oRespiratory oMSK outpatients
• Experience of working in orthopaedics, managing orthopaedic patients with a variety of conditions.
• Experience in the training, supervision and mentoring of less experienced therapists.
• Experience of service initiation and development.

Desirable

• Experience of clinical service improvement.
• Experience as a clinical educator.

Skills

Essential

• High level orthopaedic assessment and treatment skills.
• Well-developed problem solving and clinical reasoning skills.
• Highly developed communication skills.
• Experienced in goal setting and analysis of performance.
• Good teaching ability/ education experience.

Knowledge

Essential

• High level knowledge of orthopaedic conditions, treatment and interventions.
• Sound knowledge of evidence based practise and its application within a service.

Other

Essential

• Flexibility to respond to urgent requests
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent organisational skills, managing own workload and assisting others with theirs.
• Excellent team member with ability to build effective working relationships.
• Able to work in stressful situations including the ability to manage distressing and emotive situations successfully.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Address

University Hospitals Dorset - All Sites

Dorset

BH15 2JB

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