Senior Orthopaedic Rotational Physiotherapist

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Chertsey; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated Senior Orthopaedic Rotational Physiotherapist to join their dynamic Orthopaedic Therapy Team. This exciting role involves rotating between trauma and elective teams, providing high-quality care to patients with diverse orthopaedic conditions. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong clinical knowledge, leadership skills, and a commitment to continuous professional development. Join a forward-thinking organization that values teamwork and patient care, and take the next step in your career with a role that promises both challenges and rewards.

Benefits

Excellent pension scheme

Annual leave entitlement

On-site nurseries

On-site staff cafes

On-site parking

Support in career development

Salary Sacrifice schemes

Qualifications

• Relevant post-registration experience in treating orthopaedic conditions.
• Experience managing and prioritising own caseload.

Responsibilities

• Manage a specialist orthopaedic caseload and provide physiotherapy intervention.
• Participate in the weekend orthopaedic service.

Skills

Assessment and clinical reasoning skills in acute inpatient orthopaedics

Problem-solving skills

Teamwork

Leadership skills

Education

Diploma/Degree leading to inclusion on HCPC Physiotherapy register

Job description

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Job Summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Physiotherapist to join our Orthopaedic Therapy Team at Ashford and St Peter's Hospital's. This post is a rotation between our Orthopaedic trauma team at St Peter's, Chertsey and elective team at Ashford Hospital- rotating every 8 months.

Job Summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Physiotherapist to join our Orthopaedic Therapy Team at Ashford and St Peter's Hospital's. This post is a rotation between our Orthopaedic trauma team at St Peter's, Chertsey and elective team at Ashford Hospital- rotating every 8 months.

The teams provide acute inpatient therapy intervention for trauma patients with fractures such as NOF, spinal and limb fractures, and elective procedures such as joint arthroplasty, arthroscopic procedures and spinal surgery.

The successful applicant will have the ability to use their initiative and be an effective team worker. They will have strong clinical knowledge and problem solving skills in orthopaedics with the ability to apply these skills in both a trauma and elective setting.

There is an expectation to participate in the weekend service and extended day cover to ensure our service is provided to a high standard and meets best practice guidelines. The successful candidate will support and supervise physiotherapists, students and therapy assistants, and work closely with the multi-disciplinary team to provide high quality care & improved outcomes for patients.

Please note this post is rotational between sites and cross-cover is expected when clinical need arises.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the role include the requirement to:

• Work as an autonomous practitioner and manage a specialist orthopaedic caseload
• Complete comprehensive patient assessments, formulate clinical problem lists and provide physiotherapy intervention as per orthopaedic pathways
• Contribute to MDT handovers or problem patient sessions
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, putting patient care and experience first
• Support junior staff with caseload management, prioritisation and clinical reasoning
• Actively participate in service development and contribute to monitoring of standards of practice, and take personal responsibility in your professional development and professional registration requirements
• Show passion for providing a high level of care and safeguarding to patients known to our service
• Use initiative, communicate with empathy and be an effective team player
• Demonstrate leadership skills and deputise for the team lead whenever necessary
• Participate in the development of physiotherapists and support staff within orthopaedics through training, competencies and supervision
• To take part in the weekend orthopaedic service
• Form good working relationships with Orthopaedic consultants and ensure inpatient physiotherapy meets clinical expectation.
  
  

About Us

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• On-site Nurseries
• On-site staff cafes
• On-site parking
• Support in career development
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics
  
  

Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

For more information about a career at ASPH please visit:www.asph-careers.org

Date posted

16 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,205 to £47,084 a year per annum Inc. HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

323-AHP8941-ED

Job locations

St peters Hospital

Chertsey

KT16 0PZ

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and the essential and desirable criteria for applicants. (Job descriptions attached for both trauma and elective sites)

Clinical or technical

To undertake comprehensive assessments of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations/ multipathologies.

To use investigative and analytical skills to assess complex patients and support other more junior therapists with their patients as required.

To devise individualised physiotherapy management and / or treatment plans, using clinical reasoning skills.

Leadership or managerial

To attend all relevant training in order to maintain competency and confidence.

To be responsible for and actively record your own personal development. This may include active participation in journal clubs, clinical reasoning and problem patient sessions as participant and facilitator.

To participate in the appraisal as appraisee and appraiser.

To disseminate any training received to other staff and health care professionals

To be responsible for the supervision of Band 5 Physiotherapists on rotation, Students and Assistants as required.

Service improvement

To make recommendations when appropriate to changes in practice leading to improvement in the service.

To be involved with implementing policy and service development changes.

To demonstrate physical ability to carry out assessments and interventions, including moving and handling techniques. This involves frequent light to moderate physical effort.

Communications and Engagement

To be able to communicate highly complex information sensitively to patients in order to gain their cooperation for treatment and valid consent.

To communicate effectively with all disciplines involved in a patients care, both those from within the organisation and those outside to ensure efficient multidisciplinary working

To use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patient in order to progress treatment programmes. This may include patients who will have difficulties in understanding or communicating

To be able to manage frequently highly stressful, upsetting or emotional situations in an empathetic manner.

To maintain accurate records in line with professional body (CSP), Trust and service standards and policies. To ensure that records of directly managed staff also comply with these standards

General Responsibilities

To support the department and organisation by carrying out any other duties that reasonably fit within the broad scope of a job of this grade and type of work.

To have responsibility for the health, safety and welfare of self and others at work. This includes being conversant with relevant trust safety policies and procedures. To report incidents and near misses at work; take part in the risk management process; attend all mandatory training courses in the agreed duration as defined by trust policy and carry out tasks and use equipment only when competent to do so.

To ensure confidentiality at all times, only releasing confidential information obtained during the course of employment to those acting in an official capacity. To comply with the requirements of the Data Protection act.

To support the department and organisation by carrying out any other duties as qualified and able.

To comply with the trusts corporate and local policies and procedures on such subjects and clinical management and human resources.

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and the essential and desirable criteria for applicants. (Job descriptions attached for both trauma and elective sites)

Clinical or technical

To undertake comprehensive assessments of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations/ multipathologies.

To use investigative and analytical skills to assess complex patients and support other more junior therapists with their patients as required.

To devise individualised physiotherapy management and / or treatment plans, using clinical reasoning skills.

Leadership or managerial

To attend all relevant training in order to maintain competency and confidence.

To be responsible for and actively record your own personal development. This may include active participation in journal clubs, clinical reasoning and problem patient sessions as participant and facilitator.

To participate in the appraisal as appraisee and appraiser.

To disseminate any training received to other staff and health care professionals

To be responsible for the supervision of Band 5 Physiotherapists on rotation, Students and Assistants as required.

Service improvement

To make recommendations when appropriate to changes in practice leading to improvement in the service.

To be involved with implementing policy and service development changes.

To demonstrate physical ability to carry out assessments and interventions, including moving and handling techniques. This involves frequent light to moderate physical effort.

Communications and Engagement

To be able to communicate highly complex information sensitively to patients in order to gain their cooperation for treatment and valid consent.

To communicate effectively with all disciplines involved in a patients care, both those from within the organisation and those outside to ensure efficient multidisciplinary working

To use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patient in order to progress treatment programmes. This may include patients who will have difficulties in understanding or communicating

To be able to manage frequently highly stressful, upsetting or emotional situations in an empathetic manner.

To maintain accurate records in line with professional body (CSP), Trust and service standards and policies. To ensure that records of directly managed staff also comply with these standards

General Responsibilities

To support the department and organisation by carrying out any other duties that reasonably fit within the broad scope of a job of this grade and type of work.

To have responsibility for the health, safety and welfare of self and others at work. This includes being conversant with relevant trust safety policies and procedures. To report incidents and near misses at work; take part in the risk management process; attend all mandatory training courses in the agreed duration as defined by trust policy and carry out tasks and use equipment only when competent to do so.

To ensure confidentiality at all times, only releasing confidential information obtained during the course of employment to those acting in an official capacity. To comply with the requirements of the Data Protection act.

To support the department and organisation by carrying out any other duties as qualified and able.

To comply with the trusts corporate and local policies and procedures on such subjects and clinical management and human resources.

Person Specification

Education & training

Essential

• Diploma/Degree leading to inclusion on HCPC Physiotherapy register
  
  

Knowledge

Essential

• Awareness of Orthopaedic Evidence based Guidelines
• Understanding of current NHS elective initiatives and standards of practice
  
  

Skills

Essential

• Assessment and clinical reasoning skills in acute inpatient orthopaedics
  
  

Experience

Essential

• Relevant post registration experience across a variety of clinical areas at band 5 to include experience in the treatment of patients with orthopaedic conditions
• Recent and relevant experience on acute wards in orthopaedics
• Experience of managing and prioritising own caseload
• Experience of working with assistants and ability to delegate
  
  

Desirable

• Experience working as an Physiotherapist in acute NHS Trusts across a variety of clinical areas
• Experience of supporting other staff/ students
  
  

Person Specification

Education & training

Essential

• Relevant post registration experience across a variety of clinical areas at band 5 to include experience in the treatment of patients with orthopaedic conditions
• Recent and relevant experience on acute wards in orthopaedics
• Experience of managing and prioritising own caseload
• Experience of working with assistants and ability to delegate
  
  

Desirable

• Experience working as an Physiotherapist in acute NHS Trusts across a variety of clinical areas
• Experience of supporting other staff/ students
  
  

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St peters Hospital

Chertsey

KT16 0PZ

Employer's website

https://www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St peters Hospital

Chertsey

KT16 0PZ

Employer's website

https://www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

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