Senior Physiotherapist

Nuffield Health; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare charity in Cardiff is seeking a Senior Physiotherapist to enhance the wellbeing of patients. Responsibilities include managing musculoskeletal conditions and working within a multidisciplinary team. The ideal candidate has a BSc in Physiotherapy, strong clinical skills, and commitment to personal development. The role offers flexible hours, a comprehensive benefits package, and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Free gym membership

Health assessments

Retail discounts

Pension options

Qualifications

• Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.
• Evidence of further professional training.
• Ability to engage effectively with the general public.

Responsibilities

• See a wide range of musculoskeletal conditions and post-operative cases.
• Work within a multidisciplinary team.
• Deliver high-quality clinical care.

Skills

Clinical reasoning skills

Rehabilitation skills

Confident communication

Effective engagement

IT competency

Time management

Orthopaedic experience

Education

BSc in Physiotherapy or equivalent

Job description

Senior Physiotherapist

Nuffield Health Vale Hospital | Physiotherapy | Permanent | Part time

Salary dependent on experience - Band 6 equivalent

18.5 hours per week

If you want to make a big impact on the wellbeing of your patients, here’s where you can. As the UK’s largest Healthcare Charity, we’re shaping the nation’s health. We support and encourage postgraduate education with access to training, mentoring and career development – so we’ll help shape your future, too.

As a Senior Physiotherapist at our hospital, you’ll have a BSc in Physiotherapy or equivalent and registration with the Health and Care Professions Council. You also have excellent clinical reasoning and rehabilitation skills, and you’re committed to developing as a practitioner. You’re a confident communicator, skilled at engaging with all kinds of people.

As part of the team you will have clinical support available from your Regional clinical lead along with Physiotherapists, with leadership from the management team on site. The hospital is brilliantly placed to support and mentor the successful candidate for this role, alongside our academy training programmes.

We are currently seeking 19 hours, however there are additional hours available.

As a Senior Physiotherapist, you will:

• See a wide range of musculoskeletal conditions and post operative cases, playing a key role in helping our patients achieve, maintain and recover to the level of health and wellbeing that they aspire to.
• Work within a multidisciplinary team including nurses, AHPS and consultants in order to optimise the health and recovery of our patients.
• Deliver high quality, effective clinical care.
• Adhere to our values and beliefs at Nuffield Health, in which we encourage behaviour which is enterprising, passionate, independent and caring.
• Deliver excellent clinical care that is evidence based, Safe, Effective, Caring, Well-led and responsive to our patient’s needs.
• Ensure on-going monitoring of the standard of treatment provided.
• Be compliant with all professional, clinical and integrated governance standards and participate in clinical audit and other quality assurance processes.
• Be part of the weekend Orthopaedic rota.

To succeed as a Senior Physiotherapist, you will:

• Have a BSc in Physiotherapy or equivalent, you’ll be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.
• Demonstrate evidence of further professional training and continual professional development, reflecting your desire to develop as a practitioner.
• Be a confident communicator with the ability to engage effectively with the general public and other healthcare professionals.
• Be able to demonstrate excellent rehabilitation skills.
• Be a competent and confident IT user with strong organisation skills.
• Have the ability to prioritise and deal with your varied workload in an effective and timely manner.
• Orthopaedic experience.

It’s equally important that you share our values. We believe in putting people first and providing personalised, holistic healthcare. That makes you part of a much wider team, working to create a healthier future for each individual client.

Supporting your growth

We’re committed to the professional development of all our clinical colleagues. Inside our Learning and Development Academy, you’ll discover a range of internal CPD courses and online content to support your clinical and professional development. As a Nuffield Health Physiotherapist, you’ll also enjoy opportunities to apply for funding support towards your relevant CPD activity and postgraduate study. Plus, you can access further professional development opportunities via the large number of apprenticeship programmes we offer.

Cardiff & Vale Hospitals

Nuffield Health Cardiff and Vale Hospitals provide first class private healthcare to the local areas of Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, as well as across South Wales and surrounding regions. Our two hospitals, the Vale Hospital (mainly in-patients) and Cardiff Bay Hospital (day cases), are multi-specialty hospitals which combine the finest consultants, the latest medical technology, with the reputation of Nuffield Health. The Vale Hospital is a modern facility located in the Vale of Glamorgan. We provide 30 in-patient rooms and offer a tranquil setting with advanced facilities and services.

Helping you feel good

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That’s why we’ve developed a benefits package with you in mind, including fitness, lifestyle, health and wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what’s important to you.

Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.

If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, apply promptly to be considered for this role.

It starts with you.