Senior Physiotherapist - Orthopaedics and Surgery

NHS; Bedford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health service provider in Bedford is seeking a Senior Physiotherapist to join their Orthopaedics and Surgery Team. The successful candidate will be responsible for advanced physiotherapy assessment and treatment of patients, alongside teaching junior staff. Applicants should have a Physiotherapy degree, HCPC registration, and NHS experience, particularly within orthopaedics and surgery.

Benefits

Access to high-quality training and development

State-of-the-art facilities

Supportive working environment

Qualifications

• HCPC Registration is required.
• NHS experience in core specialities is preferred.
• Experience within orthopaedic and surgical specialities is essential.

Responsibilities

• Undertake physiotherapy assessment and management of patients.
• Determine clinical diagnosis or need and the physiotherapy intervention indicated.
• Hold responsibility for varied caseloads as an autonomous practitioner.

Skills

Advanced physiotherapy assessment and treatment skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Education

Physio Degree or Equivalent

Job description

Job summary

Bedford Hospital has a rare and exciting opportunity to join the Orthopaedics and Surgery Team, working as a Senior Physiotherapist. The successful candidate will be working within the fast-paced and dynamic orthopaedic and surgical wards.

The post holder will need to be enthusiastic, energetic and motivated to continually provide advanced physiotherapy assessment and treatment skills. They will also need to be passionate about all things orthopaedics and Surgery and keen to facilitate teaching to junior staff to develop their knowledge and skills.

Main duties of the job

For a full list of key responsibilities, please see the detailed job description and person specification. Below are some of the pertinent points:

A senior physiotherapy post is designed to allow physiotherapists who have consolidated and developed their graduate skills as a physiotherapist to further develop their clinical, professional and leadership skills.

The post holder will work within the orthopaedics and surgery physiotherapy team, and have the ability and passion to deliver advanced physiotherapy assessment and management to a caseload of orthopaedic and surgical patients, with a particular interest within the Elective and Trauma orthopaedic sub-speciality.

The post holder should have an interest in developing their professional and leadership skills, and have the ability to deputise for their team lead and support with service improvement projects/initiatives.

About us

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics.

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career.

We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Job Responsibilities

• Undertake the physiotherapy assessment and management of patients within the Orthopaedic and Surgical physiotherapy speciality.
• Determine clinical diagnosis or need and the physiotherapy intervention indicated.
• Hold responsibility for their own varied caseload, as an autonomous practitioner and oversee caseloads of more junior staff.
• Assess, plan, treat and evaluate patient centred interventions.
• To work alongside members of the multidisciplinary team to deliver physiotherapy services to patients within the specialities of the work place.
• To supervise, educate and assess the performance of undergraduate physiotherapy students as required.
• To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your work, including the management of patients in your care.

Person Specification

Qualifications: Physio Degree or Equivalent, HCPC Registration

Experience: Previous NHS experience in a rotational capacity in core specialities or similar position, Previous NHS experience within orthopaedic and surgical speciality

Knowledge: Able to present information, written and orally in a clear logical manner, Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate