Overview
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Physiotherapist to join our Adult Therapy Services Department at UHBW permanently, rotating across both Bristol & Weston sites. Our rotations are currently 6 months in duration and we offer a wide range of experiences including Musculoskeletal Disorders, Trauma and Orthopaedics, General Medicine & Medical Respiratory, Older People’s Rehab, Cardiac, Surgery/ITU and Stroke. We also offer an acute stroke rotation that is based at North Bristol Trust (Southmead Hospital). As part of an integrated therapy service you will report to a Band 7 Physiotherapist and Occupational Therapist team lead in your clinical area. In all areas you will be able to access senior PT professional support and training and development opportunities. We operate a 7 day level of working in some teams and a 6 day level of working in other teams meaning that you will contribute to 1:4 Saturday &/or Sundays. You will contribute to Bank Holiday working and on-call respiratory rota.
Responsibilities
* Act as an autonomous practitioner, providing physiotherapy assessment and treatment, and managing your own patient caseload within a speciality team, with the support and mentoring of senior physiotherapists.
* Staff will rotate to different clinical areas across the Trust. Each rotation will have clear learning objectives to consolidate and build on graduate skills and academic knowledge.
* Plan and prioritise your own workload, delegating tasks as appropriate and communicating progress with the multi-disciplinary team.
* Supervise and train Technical Instructors and Students as required.
* Work shifts including weekends, participate in the bank holiday rota, and contribute to a 24/7 respiratory on call rota.
* Travel to sites across Bristol and Weston both during the day and overnight on-calls.
Qualifications
* HCPC registration. (We are unable to consider applicants who do not have HCPC registration.)
* Experience in Musculoskeletal, Trauma, Orthopaedics, General Medicine, Respiratory, Cardiac, Surgery/ITU and Stroke.
* Ability to work a 24/7 on-call rota and weekends.
* Graduate or relevant degree in Physiotherapy.
Benefits and Working Conditions
* Permanent band 7 position.
* Rotational experience across multiple sites.
* Senior PT professional support and training and development opportunities.
* Bank holiday working and on-call respiratory rota.
We are unable to support relocation costs for this post. As an organisation we will cover the employer costs for Certificates of Sponsorships. We may close the advert early, should we receive significant applicants. Interviews will be held virtually on Thursday 6th, Monday 10th and Wednesday 12th November. We are unable to consider applicants who do not have HCPC registration.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Helen Phillips Job title: Pathway lead Email address: helen.phillips@uhbw.nhs.uk Telephone number: 0117 3422201
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