Senior Physiotherapist

NHS; Ashford; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Senior Physiotherapist at East Kent Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This role involves managing neuro outpatients, providing treatment, and supervising junior staff. The successful candidate will contribute to patient care across multiple hospital sites, ensuring best practices in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Significant experience as Band 5 providing Physiotherapy to neurological patients.
• Completed a range of Band 5 PT rotations.
• Evidence of developed clinical skills with neurological patients.

Responsibilities

• Independently manage a caseload of neuro out patients.
• Provide 1:1 and group treatment sessions.
• Supervise and develop Band 5 Physiotherapist and clinical educators.

Skills

Assessment

Diagnosis

Treatment

Evaluation

Good communication skills

Evidence based practice

Basic IT skills

Confident with lone working

Education

BSc Physiotherapy

HCPC registration

Member of ACPIN

Member of ACPIVR

Post graduate training relevant to this role

Job description

Go back East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Physiotherapist

The closing date is 26 May 2025

We have an exciting opportunity for a Physiotherapist passionate about providing the best possible treatment for Neuro outpatients. The patients have conditions such as; Multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, Functional neurological disorder and peripheral nerve conditions.

You will work as part of a supportive and dedicated team to develop yourself as a senior Physiotherapist along all of the four pillars of clinical practice.

The service is based at the William Harvey Hospital and Buckland hospital. There is an ambition to provide a service at Kent and Canterbury Hospital also. The successful applicant will be expected to work at a combination of these sites. Some flexibility is possible and will be discussed at interview.

Main duties of the job

Senior Physiotherapists work closely with all users of our services and their families, friends and carers who all play an invaluable contribution in how our users experience our services. Senior Physiotherapists are expected to be kind and responsive but professional and informative and contribute to the quality of the services provided across the health economy by:

Keeping the people who using our services as safe as possible through the use of sound clinical skills and effective risk assessments

Ensuring the best possible clinical outcomes by using up-to-date skills and adhering to evidence based policies and procedures

Ensuring the people using our services have a good experience by respecting, empowering and working in partnership with people throughout the care planning process

Physiotherapists who work in all these services require a range of core skills as follows:

Assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of holistic therapy intervention

Good communication skills to contribute to multidisciplinary team working and support patients rehabilitation goals and plans

• Collaborative working with our community colleagues to ensure timely transfer of information and co-ordinated discharge planning

About us

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.

Job responsibilities

To independently manage a caseload of neuro out patients

To provide 1:1 and group treatment sessions and possibly Aquatic therapy

To supervise and develop Band 5 Physiotherapist, Support workers and be a clinical educator for PT students

To deputise for Clinical specialist staff as needed

Person Specification

Qualifications

• BSc Physiotherapy
• HCPC registration
• Member of ACPIN
• Member of ACPIVR
• Post graduate training relevant to this role

Experience

• Significant experience as Band 5 providing Physiotherapy to neurological patients
• Completed a range of Band 5 PT rotations
• Use of outcome measures with Neurological patients
• Some involvement in student education

Skills

• Evidence of developed clinical skills with neurological patients
• Basic IT skills
• Confident with lone working

Knowledge

• Evidence of using evidence based practice with neurological patients

Other

• Able to travel between the EKHUFT sites
• Flexible/adaptable
• Able to motivate and organise others to ensure best practice

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.

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

£37,338 to £44,962 a yearper annum, pro rata