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Specialist (Rotational) Frailty Physiotherapist
The closing date is 20 July 2025
Are you passionate about working with older people?
An opportunity has arisen for a senior physiotherapist to join our older persons' therapy team. As the successful post holder you will be encouraged and supported to develop extended skills and advanced practice in frailty with our highly regarded, innovative and motivated Older Persons Services Team.
Our rotational post provides opportunities to work as part of the therapy team covering:
* Emergency Department (ED) & Same Day Emergency Care Unit (SDEC)
* Older Persons Assessment Unit (OPAU)
* Older Persons wards
* Older Persons complex care wards
* Day Hospital - offering specialist clinics and community outreach
This provides therapists with an opportunity to develop a full and rich understanding of our patient's journey, from emergency admission to their transition home to outreach and bespoke community interventions.
Expectations of the post holder would include working holistically across professional boundaries, service development, supporting and supervising junior staff and opportunities to work alongside a range of experienced professionals both within the hospital and community.
This role requires HCPC Registration and BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy
Main duties of the job
To be successful in securing this post, you will have:
* 2 years experience working as a physiotherapist covering core rotations
* Experience working at a junior level within the NHS is essential
* Experience working on an on-call respiratory rota as participation is expected in this role
* Willing to participate in 7 day working on a rota basis
* Ability to drive, hold a clean drivers licence and have access to a car for work purposes
* Opportunity for Band 5 to complete as a secondment
Previous applicants need not apply.
Base Location: Poole Hospital
Interview Date: TBC
About us
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues. UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy Degree
* HCPC Registration
* Evidence of C.P.D
* Member of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
* Postgraduate study/training related to older people and frailty
Experience
* Evidence of working with frail patients, with complex needs which require advanced clinical reasoning
* Broad experience of working at a band 5 level within the NHS, including experience in rehabilitation
* Evidence of effective supervision of junior staff
* Evidence of and desire to supervise students
* Involvement in/ leading QI projects
* Experience in a community setting
Technical skills/competencies
* Ability to assess, manage & treat elderly patients with multi-pathology conditions
* Experience of respiratory/on-call
* Skills in goal setting & evaluating outcome measures
* Ability to produce clear written documentation of intervention & reports
* Therapeutic moving & handling skills at specialist level
* IT Skills within word processing
* Use of standardised assessments
* Ability to complete a holistic assessment which may include some Physiotherapist and nursing skills
Knowledge
* Good knowledge of long term conditions affecting the older person
* Understanding current legislation relevant to older people and frailty
* The interface between hospital, intermediate care and community services.
* A sound understanding of capacity issues and ability to recognise need for formal assessment
Interpersonal skills
* Demonstrate excellent verbal and nonverbal communication with an ability to establish a good rapport with a range of people.
* Ability to teach patients, relatives, carers & staff
* To be able to delegate work appropriately & Ability to work effectively in a team
Other
* Ability to drive, hold a clean drivers licence
Personal attributes
* Well motivated and have an interest in older adults
* Good time management & able to prioritise a caseload
language requirement
* Be able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role.
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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