Fixed term, 4 months, 37.5 hours per week
South Tees Physiotherapy Department Is Seeking Dynamic And Enthusiastic Physiotherapists To Join Our Band 5 Rotations Across South Tees NHS Trust. The Post Holders Will Be Employed As a Rotational Physiotherapists And Will Have The Opportunity To Advance Their Knowledge And Experience On One Of The Following Rotations
Cardiothoracics Neurology, Surgery and Rehabilitation
Critical Care Stroke Rehabilitation
Acute Medicine Surgery
Orthopaedics Older Persons Medicine
Spinal Injuries Musculoskeletal Gym
Out-patient Treatment Units Primary Care Hospitals Pulmonary Rehabilitation Paediatrics Urgent Community Response Community Therapies Front of House Therapies Vascular Surgery and Amputees
Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Initially this post will provide cover in the acute medical therapy team supporting the acute medical wards during winter pressures.
Successful candidates will be supported and receive all the training that would apply to full time, permanent staff. The James Cook University Hospital, Friarage Hospital and the community hospitals and services within South Tees, all have well-established, large, progressive and dynamic Physiotherapy Services that continue to develop and grow with the Trust.
The therapy team is friendly and supportive and mentorship for this role will be available from Senior Physiotherapists and Therapy Service Leads.
This post offers development in clinical and leadership skills. We have a comprehensive training programme and our staff are encouraged and supported in their CPD through workshops and clinical supervision. There is also an expectation to actively participate in audit and research.
This post is suitable for qualified physiotherapists (or those soon to be qualified) who are motivated and keen to develop their skills as a graduate and gain experience across a wide area of clinical practice.
Please note this post may close at sufficient applicants
Leadership and Improvement Training
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to
Explore leadership within the NHS
Promote Trust Values and Behaviours
Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills
Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role
After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Philip Howard Job title: Service Lead Physiotherapist Email address: Telephone number:
Philip Howard on ext 56214