Senior Orthopaedic Rotational Physiotherapist

Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Chertsey; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS benefits and discounts

Job summary

Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 Physiotherapist to join the Orthopaedic Therapy Team. The role rotates between St Peter's (Chertsey) and Ashford Hospital with an 8-month rotation cycle, providing inpatient and elective orthopaedic therapy across trauma and elective pathways.

You will work autonomously, assess and manage complex orthopaedic caseloads, contribute to MDT handovers, and support junior staff while participating in weekend and extended day

Qualifications

• The successful applicant will have the ability to use their initiative and be an effective team worker.
• Strong clinical knowledge and problem solving skills in orthopaedics with the ability to apply these skills in both a trauma and elective setting.
• Ability to supervise junior staff and work within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Work as an autonomous practitioner and manage a specialist orthopaedic caseload.
• Complete comprehensive patient assessments and provide physiotherapy intervention as per orthopaedic pathways.
• Contribute to MDT handovers and problem patient sessions.
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to put patient care and experience first.
• Support junior staff with caseload management, prioritisation and clinical reasoning.
• Participate in service development and monitor standards of practice; take responsibility for professional development and registration.
• Show passion for high levels of care and safeguarding.
• Demonstrate leadership skills and deputise for the team lead when necessary.
• Participate in development of physiotherapists and support staff within orthopaedics through training and supervision.
• Take part in weekend orthopaedic service.
• Form good working relationships with Orthopaedic consultants to ensure inpatient physiotherapy meets clinical expectations.

Job description

FIXED TERM 1 YEAR BAND 6-

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.

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.

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest provider of acute hospital services to Surrey residents, serving a population of 410,00 people and employing approximately 4,800 staff.

Our vision is to provide an outstanding experience and best outcomes for patients and the team. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to deliver our workforce plan.

We are part of a collaborative Group with the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust. As part of this partnership, colleagues may occasionally work across both organisations to support shared services, development opportunities and patient care.

St Peter’s Hospital delivers complex medical and surgical care, maternity and emergency services. Day and orthopaedic surgery, ophthalmology and outpatient services are delivered at Ashford Hospital. Additional services are delivered at Woking Community Hospital.

Our Values provide us with the behaviours we respect and can commit to. By living our values through our everyday interactions, we can build a stronger, more resilient, and forward- thinking organisation, guiding us to achieve success and make a positive impact on how we deliver our services.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits and discounts.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Carley Allen Job title: Clinical Lead for Elective Orthopaedic Therapies Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07890384272

Jennie Williams / Ben Gibson

Band 7 Team Lead Physio's (elective) 01784 884322

Charlie Tarrant Taylor [e-mail]

Clinical Lead for Trauma Therapies