Specialist Physiotherapist/Occupational Therapist

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Scarborough; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

27 days holiday rising to 33 days

Leave cover for emergency and planned

Employee Assistance Programme

NHS Car Lease scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Discounts on restaurants and more

Job summary

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Physiotherapist/Occupational Therapist for a fixed-term maternity cover within the Rapid Assessment Therapy Service (RATS). You will lead front door therapy assessment and interventions, manage daily caseloads, and provide specialist advice to the multidisciplinary team.

The role requires strong leadership, clinical excellence and a client-centred approach, with supervision duties and contributions to service

Qualifications

• Leadership in a front door therapy setting.
• Experience delivering therapy assessments and interventions.
• Ability to contribute to MDT and service improvement.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment, treatment and management advice for front door patients.
• Prioritise daily caseload and supervise team.
• Offer specialist advice to therapy staff and MDT members.
• Lead on service improvement and quality initiatives.
• Use the Trust's electronic patient record system.
• Contribute to Comprehensive Geriatric Assessments.
• Adhere to Trust policies and procedures.
• Respond flexibly to challenges.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical supervision

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Client-centred care

Front door assessment

Job description

Do you want to join an innovative team working in the new 47 million pound Urgent and Emergency care facility on the East Coast?

The Rapid Assessment Therapy Service (RATS) are looking for an enthusiastic, passionate and driven individual to join the team for a fixed term ending 15th November 2027, this role is a maternity cover. The individual must be able to demonstrate strong leadership skills to support developing the service, to provide high quality, timely therapy assessment and interventions at the front door.

As a Senior Physiotherapist/Occupational Therapist you will provide assessment, treatment and management advice for patients within the therapy team covering all front door areas; including prioritising/managing the daily caseload within the team, assessing and delivering therapy interventions, ensuring the highest professional standards of care are maintained, demonstrating adherence to the Trust Values and operating as a leader in the team, service and organisation.

• To be a team member contributing to the delivery of therapy services across the RATS Team, alongside the senior leadership team.
• To provide specialist advice to therapy staff and other members of the multidisciplinary team and wider team.
• To use a client-centred approach to patient care.
• To participate in and provide clinical and management supervision.
• To contribute to multi-disciplinary team working.
• To contribute to and lead on service improvement and quality initiatives.
• To use the Trust electronic patient record system.
• To contribute to Comprehensive Geriatric Assessments.
• To abide by all Trust policies and procedures.
• To be able to respond flexibly and creatively to challenges.

Our Benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers