Acute Medicine Physiotherapist

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS FT; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

NHS Pension

Sick pay

Eye tests

Gym discount

Bike loan

Salary sacrifice car

Stress support

Bereavement

Job summary

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Acute Medicine Physiotherapist (Band 5) to join the team on a 37.5-hour permanent basis. The post covers 8 acute wards with potential rotation or 7-day services, and involves autonomous case load management and CPD.

You will examine, assess and treat patients, contribute to audits and training, and support junior staff while maintaining professional accountability within the team.

Qualifications

• Assess and treat own caseload of patients in acute medicine.
• Engage in CPD, clinical audit and in-service training under supervision.
• Support junior team members in caseload management.

Responsibilities

• Examine, assess and treat patients on general medical wards.
• Participate in Respiratory On-call rota and orthopaedic weekend service.
• Be autonomous and professionally accountable for clinical work.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Patient care

Autonomous practitioner

CPD & audits

Team working

Education

Physiotherapy degree

HCPC registration

Job description

Acute Medicine Physiotherapist:

Band 5 - 37.5 hours - permanent

There is a new opportunity to join our friendly acute physiotherapy team as an acute medicine band 5.

The post holder will be static across the medical wards which cover 8 acute wards. These cover a range of speciality wards including the acute medical unit, gastrointestinal, heart care, endocrine, alongside general medical wards.

There is an expectation that the successful candidate will engage in the weekend orthopaedic rota with likely progression to 7 day working. There is also a potential for this post to become rotational if in line with operational demand.

As part of the role you will examine, assess and treat your own caseload of patients and participate in CPD, clinical audit and in-service training under the guidance of senior members of staff.

The post does contribute towards the respiratory acute on call physiotherapy rota and therefore the successful candidate must have access to transport.

The successful candidate will be responsible for assessment, providing appropriate treatment and facilitate a safe discharge for patients across the general medical wards.

The candidate will participate in CPD, clinical audit and in-service training.

Be an autonomous practitioner being professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of their professional and clinical work.

Participate in the Respiratory On-call Rota and orthopaedic weekend service.

They will assess, diagnose, plan and deliver treatment and/or management programmes to patients in their care.

They will be responsible for supporting junior members of the team in their case load management and treatment.

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.

Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

Values & behaviours

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Excellence

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ people & Disabled people.

Benefits

• flexible working
• 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• sick pay
• NHS Pension Scheme
• free eye tests and health checks
• gym discount
• free bicycle loan scheme
• salary sacrifice car scheme
• support with stress
• bereavement
• relationships
• finance
• much more.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Tom Buckley Job title: Team Lead for Medicine & Orthopaedics Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0161 922 5314