Band 5 Physiotherapist - Rotational

Mcht; Crewe; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Training and development

Generous holidays

Employee assistance & counselling

Job summary

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 5 Rotational Physiotherapist to join the Leighton Hospital team in Crewe. The role involves working across multiple rotations with education and preceptorship opportunities, and an on-call rota once competencies are achieved.

The post is a 6-month fixed-term contract, full-time (37.5 hours/week). The successful applicant will play a key role in delivering high-quality physiotherapy services within the NHS framework.

Qualifications

• Registered Physiotherapist or awaiting registration with NHS experience.
• Ward-based experience in a hospital setting.
• Strong communication and ability to work independently and within a team.

Responsibilities

• Undertake patient assessments across rotations and develop skills in a supportive environment.
• Work as an autonomous clinician under supervision when required, using clinical reasoning.
• Develop and implement treatment plans with progression and goals.

Skills

Communication skills

Independent and team working

Respiratory assessment and treatment

Education

Registered Physiotherapist (HCPC) or pending registration

Job description

Main area Rotational Physiotherapist Grade Band 5 Contract 6 months (Fixed term) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Part of oncall rota once competencies achieved) Job ref 412-COMM-8401891

Site Leighton Hospital Town Crewe Salary £32,073 - £39,043 pa pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing Today at 23:59

Want to work somewhere you can really make a difference? Somewhere you’re encouraged to have ideas and empowered to create positive change?

Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP) deliver NHS Community Services across Cheshire. With a wide range of clinical disciplines, we are a dynamic, future-facing organisation passionate about delivering the highest quality healthcare whilst collaborating with our community partners.

We foster a culture of continuous improvement, built on compassion.

Over 83% of staff would recommend CCICP as a place to work

90% of staff say the people they work with show appreciation to each other

88% staff say that patient care/service users are the organisations top priority

Over 70% of staff believe there are opportunities for them to develop their career

If a friend or relative needed treatment 81% of staff are happy with the standard of care provided

We are recognised nationally

With over 24 Queen’s Nurses (and growing) we have one of the highest percentages proportionate to the size of our team

Nursing Times Award winners in 2023 and finalists in 2024 for a Bladder and Bowl project. Our specialist Stoma service is currently shortlisted for a Nursing Times and British Journal of Nursing awards.

Two Specialist clinicians have recently had their work recognised by Wounds UK

Leighton Hospital Urgent Treatment Centre, run by CCICP, was reviewed by Care Quality Commission and awarded the highest score in the North West

Job overview

We are looking for a motivated Band 5 physiotherapist to join our dedicated team here at Leighton Hospital, and as part of the core rotations.

The rotations include Orthopaedics ,Surgery, Medicine, Stroke, REACT, Rehabilitation, Paediatrics and Musculoskeletal Outpatients.

We have a fantastic team of highly skilled physiotherapists, and look forward to welcoming you to our team. We have many opportunities for education and development within each of these rotations. We offer a supportive induction, supervision and preceptorship programme.

Main duties of the job

The candidate will need to have experience of working in the NHS either as a student or qualified physiotherapist.

There will be a requirement to join the on-call rota once competencies have been gained, with the full support of the senior Physiotherapy respiratory team.

Working for our organisation

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond.

The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.

We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.

The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.

During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its ‘Be Safe Be EquiPPEd’ campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.

The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.

At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Job Purpose -

To undertake assessment of patients on a variety of rotations, developing your skills and knowledge within a very supportive environment.

To work as an autonomous clinician, under the guidance of Clinical Specialist Physiotherapists as required, using accurate analytical skills and clinical reasoning to interpret assessment findings, making diagnoses where appropriate, identifying patient problems, setting goals, and providing an appropriate treatment plan and progression.

Person specification

Experience

• Registered Physiotherapist or pending registration
• Previous NHS Experience
• Ward based experience

Skills

• Evidence of effective communication
• Evidence of independent and team working

Knowledge

• Knowledge of assessment and treatment requirements for respiratory patients

We offer enviable benefits* which include:

• Recognition: monthly 'Because You Matter' awards, with an annual awards celebration. CCICP Star of the Month acknowledgements
• Flexible working, tailored to the service, role and individual
• Training and development opportunities
• Mentoring and coaching
• Generous holiday allowance of 28 days plus bank holidays. Increasing with length of service. Option to buy / sell annual leave.
• Fast track physiotherapy access
• Enhanced maternity / paternity / adoption leave pay
• Sick pay
• Access to free counselling service 24/7
• Carers leave
• Free Flu