Rotational Physiotherapist - Multispecialty Training

Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn; King's Lynn; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust is seeking enthusiastic Physiotherapists for the Rehabilitation Service’s six-month rotational programme. This Band 5 rotation covers General Surgical Wards, Respiratory Medicine/Critical Care and Frailty wards, with opportunities to work with Pain Clinic, Rheumatology and Community Stroke teams.

You will receive regular supervision, appraisal and access to our on-site simulation suite for development.

Qualifications

• Undertake comprehensive physiotherapy assessments using clinical reasoning to determine patient needs.
• Apply evidence-based treatment techniques within scope of practice.
• Plan discharge from physiotherapy as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Undertake comprehensive physiotherapy assessments of patients using clinical reasoning to select appropriate assessment techniques to determine a clinical diagnosis of the patient’s needs.
• Analyse the information gained from the assessment to formulate objectives and treatment plan in agreement with the patient where appropriate.
• Select appropriate treatment techniques from within own scope of practice referring to evidence-based practice. This could include but is not restricted to suction, electrotherapy, manual techniques, patient education, exercise groups, hydrotherapy, gait re-education, supply of appliances and equipment etc.
• Use clinical reasoning skills and appropriate outcome measures to review and evaluate a patient’s condition at each physiotherapy session to amend the treatment programme as necessary to achieve planned objectives.
• Plan and undertake discharge of patients from physiotherapy when agreed objectives have been reached or treatment is no longer appropriate. This may involve discharge planning as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Undertake emergency and on-call duties, following a period of training and induction. These duties will occur on a rota basis and during such times will require.

Skills

Clinical reasoning

Assessment techniques

Treatment techniques

Discharge planning

Emergency on-call duties

Job description

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust is seeking enthusiastic Physiotherapists for the Rehabilitation Service’s six-month rotational programme. This Band 5 rotation covers General Surgical Wards, Respiratory Medicine/Critical Care and Frailty wards, with opportunities to work with Pain Clinic, Rheumatology and Community Stroke teams.

You will receive regular supervision, appraisal and access to our on-site simulation suite for development.