We are looking for a motivated and forward-thinking Physiotherapist to join our Respiratory team.This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious individual eager to enhance both their clinical expertise and leadership skills within a supportive and dynamic environment.
Our Physiotherapy Department is committed to advancing the role of physiotherapy in respiratory care. Under the mentorship of experienced Band 7 professionals, you will receive strong guidance, career development opportunities, and a culture that fosters excellence, innovation, and continuous professional development (CPD).
The team together covers our Respiratory Ward, Cardiology, Haematology and our Medical Acute Dependency Unit. Although this post mainly focuses on MADU and our Respiratory Ward.
As a senior clinician, you will play a key role in:
* Supervising, educating, and appraising physiotherapists, support staff, and students.
* Leading and contributing to service development, ensuring high-quality patient care and innovation in practice.
If you are passionate about respiratory physiotherapy and eager to progress in your career, we encourage you to apply!
Main duties of the job
* Deliver a high-quality physiotherapy service by assessing and treating patients with complex presentations.
* Supervise and mentor newly qualified physiotherapists, technicians, assistants, and students while contributing to the education of multidisciplinary team (MDT) staff.
* Engage in continuous professional development (CPD) and actively participate in departmental activities.
* Take part in the weekend and on-call service as required.
* Weekend working commitments will be determined based on service demands
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Job responsibilities
For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* HCPC Registration
* Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy
* Member of relevant clinical interest group (E.g. ACPRC)
* CSP member
Experience
* Completion of band 5 rotations. This includes experience in the relevant clinical areas, General Medicine, Orthopaedics, Surgical/ICU, Elderly Care, Neuro, Outpatients.
* Relevant clinical respiratory postgrad NHS experience
* Post grad NHS experience of working as part of an MDT
* Experience of research
* Pulmonary Rehabilitation experience
Skills & Knowledge
* Sound knowledge of physiotherapy in the relevant area
* Ability to undertake lone working
* Ability to pass skills/knowledge onto others in formal and informal environment
* Knowledge and understanding of acute and community services including social care and mental health services
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.
Principal Physiotherapist for Medicine and Neuro
£39,205 to £47,084 a yearper annum incl HCAS
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