Bank Physiotherapist

Spire Healthcare Limited; Hatching Green; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free uniform

Free DBS

Free onsite car park

Spire pension

Blue Light Card discounts

Spire for You discounts

Wellbeing Centre access

Job summary

Spire Harpenden Hospital is seeking an experienced Physiotherapist to join our physio team on a bank basis, supporting both inpatient and outpatient services.

You will manage your own clinical caseload with a multidisciplinary team and provide safe post-operative care, with flexible patterns and available support from a dedicated Resourcing Team.

Availability to cover 1–2 shifts per week, weekdays and weekends, inpatients and outpatients, to support discharge planning.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified Physiotherapist (BSc Hons or equivalent).
• Current HCPC registration with no restrictions.
• Post-graduate physiotherapy experience in NHS or private hospital.
• Experience across inpatient and outpatient services is desirable.
• Experience assessing, diagnosing and treating a varied caseload.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.
• Flexible approach to working patterns and clinical areas.
• Availability to work at least 1-2 shifts a week.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality physiotherapy assessment, treatment and advice to inpatient and outpatient patients
• Manage your own clinical caseload as an autonomous practitioner
• Work closely within a multidisciplinary team to support patient recovery and rehabilitation
• Provide safe and effective post-operative physiotherapy care
• Support inpatient services as required

Skills

HCPC registration

Post-graduate experience

Inpatient & outpatient experience

Flexible working

Excellent communication

Autonomous practitioner

Education

BSc Hons Physiotherapy

Job description

Physiotherapist | Harpenden | AdHoc Shifts | Bank Contract

Spire Harpenden Hospital has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Physiotherapist to join our physio team on a bank basis.

This is a flexible, ad-hoc role supporting the inpatient physiotherapy service, working with post-operative patients to help prepare them for discharge home.

We are particularly interested in Physiotherapists who are confident working across both inpatient and outpatient services. This role requires flexibility to support post-operative inpatients on the ward as well as patients attending the outpatient physiotherapy department, making it ideal for a truly rotational Physiotherapist.

The Role

• Deliver high-quality physiotherapy assessment, treatment and advice to inpatient and outpatient patients
• Manage your own clinical caseload as an autonomous practitioner
• Work closely within a multidisciplinary team to support patient recovery and rehabilitation
• Provide safe and effective post-operative physiotherapy care
• Support inpatient services as required

What We’re Looking For

• Degree qualified Physiotherapist (BSc Hons or equivalent)
• Current HCPC registration with no restrictions
• Previous post-graduate physiotherapy experience within an NHS or private hospital setting
• Experience working across both inpatient and outpatient physiotherapy services is highly desirable
• Experience assessing, diagnosing and treating a varied caseload
• Strong communication and organisational skills
• Flexible approach to working patterns and clinical areas
• Availability to work at least 1-2 shifts a week

Working Hours

Pattern of work would be weekdays and/or weekends, on average 8am-5pm

Benefits

We offer employed colleagues a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

• Bank colleagues are paid weekly
• We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness, or annual leave
• Save an average of £50 per month with our free onsite car park
• Access to Spire Healthcare pension
• Access to Blue Light Card discounts
• Smartspending discounts (in addition to Blue Light discounts) via ‘Spire for You’
• Wellbeing Centre access via ‘Spire for You’
• Free uniform
• Free DBS
• Full induction, including mandatory training updates
• Knowledge, support and guidance through your recruitment journey from Spire’s specialist Resourcing Team

Our Values

• Driving clinical excellence
• Doing the right thing
• Caring is our passion.
• Keeping it simple
• Delivering on our promises
• Succeeding and celebrating together

We commit to our employees’ well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland. It provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care, operates a network of private GPs and provides workplace health services to over 800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental health, musculoskeletal and dermatological services.

Spire Healthcare are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture for all. Our people are our difference, it’s their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.

Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.