A full time Band 6 physiotherapist opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic physiotherapist to join the Chepstow Community Hospital Physiotherapy team . This unique post supports both inpatient rehabilitation on the community ward at Chepstow Hospital within Aneurin Bevan University Health Board and also the service delivery of specialist Neuro Outpatients at the site. The successful applicant will be a clinician who has breadth of experience in the inpatient rehabilitation setting and in treating neurology outpatients, and would like to develop their skills within the community hospital setting.

We are looking for a self-motivated and forward-thinking clinician who is a strong team player with the ability to demonstrate leadership qualities and excellent communication skills. Possessing a solid foundation in core clinical skills you will embrace innovation and be committed to following evidence based clinical practice.

The successful candidate will be responsible for a caseload of patients working alongside a rotational Band 5 Physiotherapist and experienced Physiotherapy Technicians, and form part of the wider physiotherapy rehabilitation team, led by a Band 7 clinician.

Main duties of the job

You will need to be organised, flexible and show initiative where needed and be a team player.

Additional responsibilities will include:

• to contribute to the implementation of changes within the work area
• in conjunction with other senior staff, to clinically mentor and supervise support workers
• to be involved with students as a clinical educator
• to contribute to the delivery of the in service training programme
• to actively participate in audit

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board strives to be a diverse and inclusive workplace where we can ALL be ourselves. We particularly encourage applications from people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, those who have a disability or impairment or are from the LGBTQ+ community and those who are underrepresented within the Health Board.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications/Training

Essential

• Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy
• Registered with Health and Care professionals Council
• Relevant clinical educators course or willing to undertake training
• Appropriate range of Post grad clinical education

Desirable

• MCSP
• Active participant in relevant interest group

Experience

Essential

• Broad range of post grad clinical experience, including rotational experience
• Specific experience in specialty applied for as band 6
• Experience of participating in and delivering in-service training programmes
• Experience of supervising staff

Desirable

• Evidence of having worked in the UK as a HCPC registered physiotherapist
• Evidence of having worked unsupervised
• Experience of integrating user participation in service development
• Experience of facilitating learning with undergraduate students

Skills and knowledge

Essential

• The ability to discuss the clinical reasoning process in the management of complex cases
• The ability to identify and act upon adverse clinical signs
• Awareness of relevant national and local guidelines
• Good communication skills both verbal and written when interacting with members of the team, other professionals patients and their families
• The ability to work effectively in a team environment
• evidence of initiative
• Good time management
• The ability to discuss the ethos of clinical governance and its relevance in physiotherapy practice
• The ability to demonstrate an understanding of the NHS and the challenges facing the physiotherapy service
• The ability to supervise staff who will be directly accountable to the post holder
• Commitment to participating in clinical and Organisational audit
• The ability to demonstrate critical appraisal skills
• Evidence of continuing professional development sufficient to meet HCPC requirements

Desirable

• appreciation of research principles and findings and the impact on clinical findings
• Evidence of teaching at an undergraduate and postgraduate level
• Experience of dealing with personnel issues
• IT literate
• The ability to speak Welsh or a willingness to learn

Other requiremnets

Essential

• The physical ability to perform and cope with all aspects of manual handling as demanded by the role
• Professional appearance
• The ability to adapt to changes in work routine
• Available for the respiratory on-call rota and other seven day working rotas where appropriate
• The ability to travel between sites within the health board or patients residences in a timely manner to meet the requirements of the post

Employer details

Employer name

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Address

Chepstow Community Hospital

Tempest Way

Chepstow

NP16 5YX

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040-PST129-1123