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An exciting opportunity has arisen within Whittington Health for an experienced band 5 or existing band 6 physiotherapist to develop their skills and knowledge in a range of challenging rotations.
The Physiotherapy service covers a broad range of services with 6 monthly B6 rotations, you will have the chance to deepen your experience as an autonomous practitioner. Working as part of integrated Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy Teams you will be providing a high standard physiotherapy service to patients at Whittington Health.
Rotations
* Respiratory ward: Active participation in physio led acute NIV provision
* ITU: Working in a 15 bedded ITU
* General Medicine: Working with Gastro, Haematology and general medical patients
* Care Of Older Persons Team: A dedicated unit for older people presenting with complex needs including frailty, delirium, dementia, medical comorbidities, and social concerns. There is also an opportunity to work with neurological outliers
* Acute Medical Admissions and ED: Working on AMU and ED with an admission avoidance focus
* Orthopaedics: Surgical and Trauma at Whittington and Elective at the Southern Elective Orthopaedic Hub
* Community Discharge to Assess: Supporting the transition from hospital to home
All rotations strongly encourage CPD, and there are robust in-service training, appraisal, and personal development programmes. The Whittington has a reputation for providing a friendly working environment with supportive and experienced clinicians.
As an autonomous practitioner, you will provide a high standard physiotherapy service to patients within Whittington Health as part of six-monthly rotations through Whittington Hospital, Southern Elective Orthopaedic Hub and Islington Discharge to Assess Service. You will supervise and teach Junior Physiotherapists (Band 5), Therapy Assistants and Technicians, and students and be involved in teaching colleagues from other disciplines.
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. We aim to employ a workforce which is representative of this population and are open to differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: David McLean. Job title: Physiotherapy Inpatients Clinical Lead. Email: davidmclean@nhs.net. Telephone: 0207 288 5563. If you would like further information, please contact David McLean, Lead Physiotherapist on 0207 288 5563.
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Management and Manufacturing
Industries
* Hospitals and Health Care
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