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Rotational Physiotherapist

Are you seeking your first post upon qualification? are you looking for new community facing role?

We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic graduate or qualified Band 5 physiotherapist seeking a varied rotational experience in a community setting. This is an opportunity to progress your registered professional career working within a variety excellent multi-disciplinary teams and with dedicated senior physiotherapists based across Nottinghamshire.

Main duties of the job

You will have the opportunity to work in the following areas, rotations are for 6 months.

Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Musculoskeletal Outpatients

Primary Care - Community Therapy

Paediatrics

Mental Health in older people - Highbury Hospital & Community

You must have varied placement experience at undergraduate level, excellent communication skills and experience of team working. You should be able to demonstrate your knowledge of assessment and treatment in the clinical setting. This is predominately a community post.

You will be well supported with personal & professional development with structured supervision, appraisal, peer support and CPD. Each rotation is supervised by an experienced Specialist Physiotherapist.

About us

Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.

As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire. We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.

Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing Team.

We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network. Health and Wellbeing Champions Network and Menopause Champions. We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.

If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you!

#TeamNottsHC

Job description

Job responsibilities

Within each clinical area you will be responsible for the assessment and treatment of patients with a variety of presentations to determine clinical diagnosis and physiotherapy interventions where indicated and to maintain appropriate care records.

You will work effectively both independently and as a team member to assist in the delivery of high-quality physiotherapy services in line with individual departments and our Trusts aims.

You will ensure a high standard of clinical care using evidence-based practice and outcome measures, keeping up to date with clinical developments.

You will ensure effective, considered communication with patients and carers to provide exceptional patient care.

A full UK driving licence and and vehicle for business use or ability to travel between patients homes for community placements and transportation of equipment, is essential for this rotational post.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Recognised physiotherapy Degree/diploma
• HCPC registered or pending registration for final year physiotherapy students

Desirable

• Member of CSP

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Varied undergraduate placement
• Basic knowledge and skills in Physiotherapy evidenced by a portfolio

Desirable

• Experience in delivery of structured groups
• Experience of working with patients with mental health problems

Knowledge

Essential

• Theoretical knowledge of physiotherapy delivery including the use of different approaches and multi-disciplinary working, across different contexts and environments.
• Knowledge of national policies and procedures including risk (relevant to the client group)
• Undergraduate knowledge of different approaches and ability to adapt theory to practice

Skills

Essential

• Empathetic and psychologically minded
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Well organised
• Good reasoning skills
• Ability to recognise conflict and generate potential solutions.
• Motivated and a motivator
• Team builder and team member
• Reflective practitioner
• Ability to manage own well-being with access to supervision to sustain this.

Desirable

• Can discuss issues involved in managing a caseload
• Experience of working in a team and to discuss the benefits of teamwork
• Experience of delivering Learning and development opportunities for others

Driving License and Access to vehicle

Essential

• Driving License/Access to vehicle for transportation between community visits

Employer details

Employer name

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Duncan Macmillan House

Porchester road

Nottingham

NG3 6AA



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