We are looking for a suitably experienced Physiotherapist to join our well established Band 6 Respiratory Rotation on a temporary basis. The rotation has been developed for staff who have identified that the field of respiratory care is the area in which they wish to specialise. Staff rotate annually, allowing the development of expertise in a variety of Trust-wide clinical areas, including

Critical Care - Vascular Surgery and Upper GI/HPB surgery, Burns, Neuro trauma

Cardiothoracic Unit - including Cardiothoracic ITU, HDU, Heart and Lung transplantation and the LVAD programme

Acute Medicine - offering experience in Non-Invasive Ventilation, inpatient/outpatient management of Adult

Cystic Fibrosis and Pulmonary Rehabilitation

There is a well-established in-service training programme across all respiratory specialties. The successful applicant will be encouraged to participate in quality improvement, and service development.

• Interview Date Thursday, 22 August 2024
• 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy

Main duties of the job

• Applicants should be Chartered Physiotherapists with HCPC registration, have experience as a Physiotherapist in the NHS in a rotational post providing a broad range of experience across the core areas of physiotherapy, including respiratory and be able to provide evidence of a commitment to CPD.
• Good time management and organisational skills and the ability to work under pressure are also essential requirements of this post.
• There is an on-call commitment with this post and you will be required to work on a rota pattern to support seven day working.

About us

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, we have around 16,000 staff and an annual income of �1 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 2 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Job description

Job responsibilities

• To provide a high standard of physiotherapy care to a complex patient group on each rotation.
• To participate in the Senior Physiotherapy respiratory rotational scheme, which involves working across the Trust in a range of clinical settings some of which are regional specialities.
• Senior rotational posts are designed to consolidate and build on skills and academic knowledge gained during the first two years post graduation allowing the physiotherapist an opportunity to spend longer in specific areas of work enabling further development of more specialist clinical and managerial competencies.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• Advanced knowledge of a range of medical conditions and their impact on patient's functional abilities
• Sound knowledge of the physiotherapy process

Desirable

• Knowledge of undertaking research and audit projects
• Knowledge of current NHS issues e.g. NSFs Improving Working Lives

Skills

Essential

• Organisation and time management skills
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Commitment to personal and service development
• Ability to present information, written and orally in a clear and logical manner

Desirable

• IT Skills
• Presentation Skills
• Specialist treatment skills e.g. NIV

Experience

Essential

• Experience as a physiotherapist in an NHS in a rotational post providing a broad range of experience across the core areas of physiotherapy including respiratory
• Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team

Desirable

• Previous experience in a senior rotational scheme

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree or equivalent Diploma in Physiotherapy
• State Registered with Health & Care Professions Council

Desirable

• Member of Chartered Society Of Physiotherapists
• Involvement in the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Respiratory Care (ACPRC)

Employer details

Employer name

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Truswide

317 Trustwide

NE7 7DN

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

317-2024-28-04-DR