Static Senior Physiotherapist

NHS; Abergavenny; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is seeking a Senior Static Physiotherapist for their inpatient physiotherapy team at Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny. The role requires a versatile clinician with extensive experience in general medicine and rehabilitation, committed to high-quality patient care. Joining an award-winning NHS organization offers excellent training, career development, and a vibrant workplace culture.

Benefits

Flexible working

Occupational health support

Paid mandatory training

Professional development programmes

Qualifications

• Broad range of post-graduate clinical experience.
• Evidence of mentorship of staff.
• Previous Band 6 experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver high-quality physiotherapy services.
• Supervise and mentor junior physiotherapists and students.
• Participate in service development projects.

Skills

Clinical reasoning

Effective teamwork

Communication

Time management

Critical appraisal

Education

Degree/diploma

HCPC Registered

Completion of clinical educators course or equivalent

Job description

Senior Static Physiotherapist in General Medicine and Rehabilitation based at Nevill Hall Hospital in Abergavenny.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 physiotherapist to join our medical physiotherapy team. The post holder will be based at Nevill Hall Hospital within the inpatient physiotherapy team. The successful applicant will be a clinician who has breadth of experience in the inpatient setting and specific experience within medicine.

Although based in Nevill Hall Hospital, there may be an expectation to cross cover between various sites where service needs demands.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a forward-thinking clinician with the skills to combine specialist clinical practice with innovation. You will be committed to following best practice and speciality guidelines with the promotion of high-quality physiotherapy services. The successful post holder needs to be flexible, motivated, and committed to put the patient's strengths, voice, choice and control at the centre of any interventions. You will have demonstrable leadership qualities, excellent communication and time management skills with proven abilities to build networks across sites and disciplines.

You will work alongside a your team lead and the Clinical Lead physiotherapist to develop your skills, knowledge and experience across the four pillars of practice.

The successful applicant will be actively involved in the education, supervision and mentoring of more junior staff and physiotherapy undergraduate students.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board strives to be a diverse and inclusive workplace where we can ALL be ourselves. We particularly encourage applications from people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, those who have a disability or impairment or are from the LGBTQ+ community and those who are underrepresented within the Health Board.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Other

• Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner
• Ability to adapt to changes in work routine
• Physical ability to perform and cope with all aspects of manual handling demanded by the role
• Clear reason for application

Experience

• Broad range of post graduate clinical experience
• Able to demonstrate approp level of clinical reasoning & knowledge across a range of clinical specialities
• Transferrable Medical Physiotherapy experience
• Evidence of mentorship of staff
• Previous Band 6 Experience
• Worked in UK as HCPC registered PT
• Evidence of working unsupervised
• Participated in on call & 7 day working
• Experience of participating in or contributing to service development projects

Qualifications

• Degree/diploma
• HCPC Registered
• Completion of clinical educators course or equivalent
• MCSP
• Appropriate range of post graduate clinical education

Skills & Knowledge

• Ability to discuss clinical reasoning process & recognise and react to adverse clinical signs
• Effective team work & communication skills
• Evidence of initiative & time management
• Awareness & ability to be understand clinical governance
• Evidence of CPD
• Ability to demonstrate critical appraisal skills
• Previous experience of supervising staff
• Commitment to research
• Evidence of teaching at undergraduate or post graduate level
• IT Literate
• Ability to speak Welsh
• Awareness of specific clinical guidelines (local and national)

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.

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