Experienced Trauma/Orthopaedic Physiotherapist band 6

NHS; Torquay; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Torquay seeks an Experienced Trauma/Orthopaedic Physiotherapist to provide high-quality care to patients. Join a dynamic team, contribute to patient care across various settings, and support the development of the service. The role includes leadership responsibilities and requires a strong background in physiotherapy.

Qualifications

• Experience in NHS settings including T&O, neurology, respiratory, MSK.
• Advanced Manual Handling skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide services to trauma and orthopaedic patients across the site.
• Support senior clinical decision-making including discharge planning.

Skills

Judgment under pressure

Workload organization

Advanced clinical reasoning

Sensitivity and empathy

Education

Diploma/degree in physiotherapy

HCPC registration

Postgraduate trauma and orthopaedics training

Job description

Go back Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Experienced Trauma/Orthopaedic Physiotherapist band 6

The closing date is 19 May 2025

Provide a high standard of trauma and orthopaedic physiotherapy service primarily to patients within Torbay Hospital in-patients and the wider Trust if required.

We are a dynamic and friendly team with a wide skill mix, working closely with other MDT members on the wards. We work flexibly across the hospital as part of the trauma and orthopaedic service.

We support each other daily and pride ourselves on maintaining our skills and competencies. We aim to provide excellent education to students and staff within our team and the wider organization. Our team continually seeks to develop our service and values new ideas.

Main duties of the job

1. Work Monday to Friday regularly and contribute to the weekend service.
2. Work across acute wards and various areas as needed, including fracture clinics, support for day surgery, outlying trauma and orthopaedic patients, and paediatrics.
3. Provide senior leadership alongside the team lead for orthopaedic therapy and ward teams.
4. Support home visits or similar activities to facilitate patient flow.
5. Act as an expert in assessing and managing patients with diverse pathologies, collaborating with physiotherapists, students, healthcare professionals, GPs, Consultants, patients, and carers.
6. Identify appropriate physiotherapy treatments and managements with the MDT.
7. Work with discharge coordinators and other services to facilitate patient discharge plans.
8. Educate and train physiotherapists, students, and healthcare staff in managing acute and chronic conditions.

About us

South Devon offers beautiful scenery, coast access, and Dartmoor. The Trust supports self and service development in a friendly environment with ongoing opportunities, good supervision, and achievement reviews.

Why work with us

Job responsibilities

1. Provide services to trauma and orthopaedic patients across the site, supporting senior clinical decision-making including discharge planning.
2. Possess NHS experience, including broad rotational experience as a Band 5 Physiotherapist in areas like respiratory, orthopaedics, elderly care, medical, surgical, neurological, and MSK conditions.
3. Maintain judgment under pressure and handle assessments requiring prolonged concentration.
4. See the full job description for more details.

Person Specification

Qualifications and training

• Diploma/degree in physiotherapy
• HCPC registration
• CPD evidence
• Experience in NHS settings including T&O, neurology, respiratory, MSK
• Postgraduate trauma and orthopaedics training/experience
• Advanced Manual Handling skills
• Bond Salon clinical record keeping or equivalent

Knowledge and experience

• Broad knowledge of trauma, orthopaedics, neurological, and elderly medical conditions
• Experience in multidisciplinary team leadership and supervision
• Understanding of Clinical Governance, quality issues, research, and audits
• Knowledge of NSFs and clinical guidelines
• Complex assessment skills

Other specific skills

• Judgment under pressure
• Workload organization and prioritization
• Weekend/evening roster contribution
• Advanced clinical reasoning
• Sensitivity and empathy with distressed patients and relatives

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post requires a DBS check due to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust