Senior Physiotherapist - Rotational

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Luton; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Luton invites applications for a Senior Band 6 Physiotherapist to join the dynamic Therapies service. You will rotate across Complex Medicine, Stroke/Neuro, Respiratory, Orthopaedics and Surgery & Acute Medicine, delivering autonomous care to inpatients.

You will manage your own caseload with support from a Band 7 lead, contribute to audits and research, and participate in service development to enhance patient care.

Qualifications

• To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
• To undertake generic work in rotations within the field of physiotherapy to a competent standard, supported by clinical supervision from physiotherapy and non-physiotherapy senior staff.
• To hold responsibility for own caseload and be responsible for patients, working without direct supervision. Access to advice and support from a more senior physiotherapist is available if required.
• Supported by the Band 7 physiotherapy lead, to design and undertake evidence-based audit and research projects to further own and team's clinical practice and improve service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standard assessments, advice, treatment and evaluation of patients referred to the acute inpatient physiotherapy service.
• Undertake autonomous clinical duties with regular supervision from Band 7.
• Collaborate across Complex Medicine, Stroke/Neuro, Respiratory, Orthopaedics and Surgery & Acute medicine teams.
• Design and conduct audits and research to improve service delivery.

Skills

Autonomous practitioner

Clinical supervision

Audit & research

Job description

Would you like to work in a dynamic Therapies service with exciting career development opportunities and the added benefit of being in the vibrant and diverse town of Luton and surrounding areas?

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a dedicated and self-motivated Senior Band 6 Physiotherapist to join our friendly and innovative department on the newly created senior rotation.

You will have the chance to work across our Complex Medicine, Stroke/ Neuro, Respiratory, Orthopaedics and Surgery & Acute medicine teams.

Physiotherapyis playing an instrumental role in the exciting developments in the Trust and our team is growing. Our patients rate us highly on quality of care and having friendly, approachable staff. You will be responsible for providing a high standard of assessment, advice, treatment and evaluation of patients referred to the acute inpatient physiotherapy service. This includes patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions.

Main duties of the job

To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.

To undertake generic work in rotations within the field of physiotherapy to a competent standard, supported by clinical supervision from physiotherapy and non-physiotherapy senior staff.

To hold responsibility for own caseload and be responsible for patients, working without direct supervision. Access to advice and support from a more senior physiotherapist is available if required. Clinical work is evaluated through regular clinical supervision with a Band 7 clinician.

Supported by the Band 7 physiotherapy lead, to design and undertake evidence-based audit and research projects to further own and team's clinical practice and improve service delivery. Make recommendations and occasionally implement changes to practice or service protocols, as agreed with the Band 7 lead.

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. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.