Senior Physiotherapist

NHS; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is looking for a Band 6 Physiotherapist to enhance their Falls service. The post involves managing patients at risk of falling, providing specialized assessments and treatments in both acute and community settings. Strong candidates will have a degree in Physiotherapy, be HCPC registered, and possess critical clinical and team skills. This role offers unique opportunities for professional development and requires a full UK driving licence, along with access to a car for work.

Qualifications

• Hold a full UK driving licence and access to a car for work purposes.
• Be registered with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• Post registration NHS experience across various clinical specialties.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialised physiotherapy assessment and treatment.
• Independently manage a caseload in acute and community settings.
• Work within the falls pathway providing risk assessments.

Skills

Specialised physiotherapy assessment

Clinical reasoning

Team collaboration

Patient-centered care

Education

Degree or equivalent diploma in Physiotherapy

Tools

Driving licence

Access to a car for work

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to work as a Band 6 Physiotherapist using specialist clinical skills and clinical reasoning to provide a high quality Physiotherapy Falls service .

The primary role is to work within the falls pathway across acute and community.The post holder will support patients who are at risk of falling or who have already fallen to reduce their risk by improving strength, balance and flexibility through specialised intervention and home hazard assessments.

There is an expectation to support the service to develop through reflective practice, clinical supervision and audit.

There will be opportunities to allow you to develop a wide range of clinical, teaching and supervision skills. You will also work closely with the other team members and share responsibility for managing band 5, support staff and students.

This post includes aspects of community work, so post holder will be required to hold a full UK driving licence and have access to a car for work purposes.

You will be required to participate in 7 day working rotas as required.

This post is subject to CRB (Police Bureau) Standard Disclosure

Main duties of the job

1. To act as an experienced autonomous practitioner, providing specialised physiotherapy assessment and treatment programmed to patients within the specialty.

2. To independently manage a caseload, using evidence based /patient centered principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.

3. To deliver care in both acute and community settings.

About us

Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.

Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.

We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.

Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronymICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.

We have a number of staff networks including the BAME network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our armed forces network is one of our emerging networks.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programmebalancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.

Job responsibilities

• To work primarily with the specialist physiotherapy team and across acute and community physiotherapy services as required. This may involve loan working
• Responsible to the band 7 physiotherapist in the team.
• To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team to deliver a holistic patient-centered approach to care.
• To regularly liaise with MDT members including those from heath, social services and voluntary agencies to ensure an integrated and comprehensive service is provided.
• To ensure that patients are identified for prompt discharge and handover to community services.
• To provide leadership for more junior staff, as agreed with senior staff.
• To support the band 7 physiotherapist in planning, coordinating, and delivering the service provided to patients and to assist in the development, planning and progression of service provision.
• To deputise for the band 7 physiotherapist in their absence as required.
• To supervise other registered and unregistered staff within the team
• To supervise physiotherapy students on clinical placements.
• To participate in CPD and develop skills and knowledge through participation in the in service training scheme.
• Maintaining Records as an autonomous practitioner.
• To be an active participant in the twilight and 7 day working rota (as required).

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Hold a degree or equivalent diploma in Physiotherapy
• Be registered with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

Experience

• Have post registration NHS experience across a range of clinical specialties such as neurology, respiratory, critical care, acute medicine, surgery, orthopaedics and MSK outpatients.
• Experience of organising and prioritising a complex patient caseload in a busy acute hospital and community based settings.
• Maintain and develop current knowledge of evidence-based practice, developing specialist knowledge of conditions and patient types within the specialty.
• Experienced clinical educator
• Previous experience of specialty management
• Membership/involvement in relevant special interest group/network

Skills

• Hold a full UK driving licence
• Access to a car for work purposes

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.