This advert seeks candidates for employment by UHD Trust or Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust (DHC)

Are you a final year Physiotherapy student or a qualified Physiotherapist who is looking for the next opportunity working as a Rotational Physiotherapist in Dorset?

Do you have excellent communication skills, a professional and flexible approach and a strong skill base to provide high quality care for our patients?

We are looking to recruit motivated, enthusiastic and forward-thinking Band 5 Physiotherapists to join the rotational schemes across UHD and DHC.

UHD is based on three sites: Christchurch, Poole and Bournemouth Hospitals and offers the opportunity to work on acute inpatient wards and assessment units outpatient clinics, rehabilitation facilities, and in the community through our rotational partnership with DHC.

Our rotational posts include:

• Acute Care (Respiratory, Surgery, Medicine and Intensive Care),
• Older Persons Medicine (Admission Avoidance, Short stay, Rehabilitation and Day Hospital),
• Musculoskeletal outpatients
• Orthopaedics
• Neurotherapy
• Community Rehabilitation
• Paediatrics

Working patterns will vary dependent on rotation, some including 7 day working, shifts and inclusion on the Emergency Physiotherapy On-call Rota.

Please visit the join OurDorset website and look for Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy.

A full driving license and access to a car is essential. Please note we will not be offering virtual interviews for this role.

Main duties of the job

• To ensure that patients receive appropriate treatment to a high standard in accordance with HCPC Standards of Registration and the Professional Standards and Code of Ethics of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

• To provide physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse clinical presentations

• To use clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques to identify problems on which to base an appropriate patient-centred treatment programme
• To prepare and deliver an individual physiotherapy treatment programme based on sound knowledge of evidence-based practice.

Additional contact information

Laura Johns- Therapy Lead - Early Careers & Career Development - Laura.johns1@uhd.nhs.uk

About us

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.

UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.

This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.

Job description

Job responsibilities

• To participate in the rotational scheme, this involves working across the Trust sites in inpatient and community settings
• To work as part of the Dorset Integrated Care System, enabling the Discharge to Assess and Home First Principles for patients across all appropriate rotational areas
• To consolidate Physiotherapy core skills across the range of clinical areas developing own skills and knowledge through active learning
• To show flexibility in the differing clinical Physiotherapy skills required in the various environments that the rotational system provides
• To manage a defined caseload, using evidence based / client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions in hospital and community settings
• To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner under the direction of more senior qualified staff
• To participate in weekend working and extended hours as required, ensuring efficient therapy service provision in line with Trust priorities
• To participate in the Respiratory Physiotherapy On-call service providing emergency respiratory physiotherapy service as required

Person Specification

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Ability to demonstrate organisational values and behaviours with example provided
• Able to work within a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) with example provided
• Able to work as part of respiratory weekend and on call rota.
• Possession of a clean UK driving licence and access to a car for work purposes

Desirable

• Attendance at relevant pre/post registration courses

Experience

Essential

• Student experience/placements in the following areas: Musculoskeletal OP, Orthopaedics, Neurology, Elderly care, ITU/Respiratory Medicine, Acute medicine.
• Example Provided of placement/student experience.

Desirable

• Experience working within a care setting
• Involvement in audit or quality improvement projects and example provided.

Qualifications

Essential

• State Registered (HCPC) or pending.
• Pre reg Degree in Physiotherapy either BSc(Hons) or MSc (Hons)

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of the Physiotherapy process, its application in clinical practice and its role within the organisation
• Broad and relevant clinical knowledge of physical conditions and their appropriate treatment modalities.
• Awareness of National Service Frameworks and Clinical Governance
• Understanding and application of Evidence Based Practice.
• Application of risk assessments and considerations in practice

Desirable

• Awareness of the physiotherapist's role in the Discharge to Assess/Home First model of care

Skills

Essential

• Ability to carry out all aspects of the post which involves patient handling and carrying physiotherapy equipment.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Address

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust (UHD) or Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust (DHC)

Dorset

BH15 2JB

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