Job overview
We are looking to be to offer employment for a Rotational Band 5 Physiotherapist in our Scunthorpe based services. Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS FT has a long history of supporting development of their band 5 staff in their first few years of practice and preparing them for their career progression whether that be through structured Preceptorship Programs or access to the Development Team or mentoring. If this is something you would be interested in please contact…
Please see the attached documents for the Band 5 Job description and person Spec related to your profession.
Please note this post is only available to internal candidates and is fixed term for 12 months.
PLEASE NOTE THAT INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD ON 26 AUGUST
Main duties of the job
The purpose of this post is to provide a high standard of physiotherapy service undertaking all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
Participate in the band 5 rotational scheme which involves 6 monthly rotations working across a range of acute and community settings.
You will participate in seven day working within these services and Physiotherapists will participate in the On-call respiratory service.
Working for our organisation
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.
Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.
We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement.
“We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers”.
Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.
Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated. To view a full job description and person specification please see attachments on this advert
Person specification
Education and qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Physiotherapy degree
2. Ability to transport self and equipment safely and efficiently about the geographical area.
3. Previous experience in NHS Health Care or equivalent setting
Desirable criteria
4. IT related skills or training
Clinical Skills/Experience
Essential criteria
5. Effective clinical reasoning skills and ability to work within own competence
6. Experience/exposure to a range of clinical settings/placements
7. Ability to self reflect and critically appraise own performance or clinical experiences
Communication
Essential criteria
8. Effective team working skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges