Specialist Physiotherapist

Scarborough Teaching Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust; Copgrove; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in England is looking for a dedicated Physiotherapist to join their Acute and General Medicine Therapy Team as part of a new £47 million initiative. The role involves providing therapy assessment and management within the Enhanced Care Unit and general medical wards. Candidates should demonstrate strong leadership and a commitment to high standards of care while contributing to service improvement. The position supports flexible working arrangements and offers numerous benefits, including generous holiday entitlements and pension schemes.

Benefits

Access to NHS Pension Scheme

27 days holiday rising to 33

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Discounts on various services

Qualifications

• Strong leadership skills to support service development.
• Experience providing assessment and treatment in a physiotherapy context.
• Ability to manage a daily caseload effectively.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the delivery of therapy services across the Medical caseload.
• Provide specialist advice to therapy staff and multidisciplinary teams.
• Engage in service improvement and quality initiatives.

Skills

Leadership skills

Client-centred approaches

Ability to provide specialist advice

Experience in multidisciplinary team working

Job description

Do you want to join an initiative team as they take the next steps towards the new 47 million pound Urgent and Emergency care facility on the East Coast, opened 2025? The Acute and General Medicine Therapy Team are looking for an enthusiastic, passionate and driven Physiotherapist to join the team. The individual must be able to demonstrate strong leadership skills to support developing the service to provide high quality, timely therapy assessment and interventions. As a senior Physiotherapist you will provide assessment, treatment and management advice for patients covering the new Enhanced Care Unit (ECU) and the general medical wards 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. Please get in touch if you wish to discuss this role further. Please note - if you would like your application to be considered for secondment, you must secure agreement from your line manager before applying.

Responsibilities

• To be a team member contributing to the delivery of therapy services across the Medical caseload, alongside the senior leadership team.
• To provide specialist advice to therapy staff and other members of the multidisciplinary team and wider team.
• To use client-centred approaches 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 abide by all Trust policies and procedures.

Flexible working: As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Disability Confident

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to https://yorkhospitals.pagetiger.com/hdjgxd

Benefits

• 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.

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer, please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages. Working for the Trust, across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.