Job overview
We are looking for motivated and versatile team players to join our Band 6 Physiotherapy General Rotations scheme.
The Royal London Hospital inpatient therapies team delivers care to patients across a range of diverse specialities. Rotations include AAU/ED, Older People’s services, Surgery (Vascular and amputees, mixed surgical specialities), Stroke Services, Specialist Medicine (Respiratory, Renal etc), Neurotrauma (Neuro, Ortho-trauma/plastics), Adult Intensive Care, Paediatrics (Respiratory), and additional speciality rotations of Oncology at St Bartholomew’s and Primary Care Musculoskeletal Outpatients at Mile End Hospital.
The role is full-time and includes participation in the Respiratory On-Call Rota (Adults/Paeds) and weekend working. The ideal candidate will have a passion for a fast paced environment; excellent communication skills and plenty of enthusiasm.
Barts Health offers a robust teaching and training programme with opportunities to complete quality improvement projects, supervisory opportunities and leadership and management training.
We take pride in your wellness and having a diverse and inclusive workforce and encourage applications from all sections of the community.
This advert is subject to close early once sufficient applications have been received. Interviews for this position will be face to face only.
Main duties of the job
To assist and contribute to organising, developing and delivering a high quality physiotherapy service provided to a wide variety of in-patients. Rotations are nine monthly and currently include:
RLH: AAU/ED, Older People’s services, Surgery (Vascular and amputees, Mixed surgical specialities), Stroke services, Specialist Medicine (Respiratory, Renal, Cardiology, Infectious diseases etc), Neurotrauma (Acute Neurosciences, Major Trauma / Ortho-plastics), Adult Critical Care, Paediatrics (Respiratory)
MEH: Primary Care Musculoskeletal Outpatients
SBH: Oncology (Haematology, Endocrinology, Prehabilitation)
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. •Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
2. •HCPC Registration
Desirable criteria
3. •Member of CSP
4. •Member of a relevant Special Interest Group
5. •Post graduate courses relevant to clinical field
Experience
Essential criteria
6. •Broad variety of post graduate experience including respiratory, neurosciences, orthopaedics, and musculoskeletal
7. •Experience of working in an acute hospital
8. •Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
9. •Contribution to clinical education of less experienced staff and/or students or assistants
Desirable criteria
10. •Experience working in acute neurosurgery and/or major trauma
11. •Experience in Critical care
12. •Acute NHS experience
Skills
Essential criteria
13. •Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate
14. •Problem solving skills
15. •Ability to meet the physical demands of the job on a day to day basis
16. •Effective computer/IT skills
17. •Ability to deal with challenging situations
18. •An understanding of clinical governance
Desirable criteria
19. •Evidence of participation in audit/research/data collection
20. •Evidence of extra departmental duties/roles
**Visa Sponsorship Information**
Recent changes to UK immigration policy on the Health and Care Visa and Skilled Worker Visa could mean that this role is not eligible for sponsorship or that you may not meet the eligibility criteria.
Sponsorship can only be offered if this post and any individual offered employment meet all the Home Office’s requirements under the UK Skilled Worker visa scheme.
If you are applying from outside the UK or will require sponsorship, please mention this clearly in your application.
To be eligible for sponsorship, the following conditions must be met:
21. Eligible role: The position must be on the UK Skilled Worker visa list. You can check your eligibility here: -.
22. Salary threshold: The role must meet the minimum salary set by the Home Office. Please note that for roles employed under Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions, the High-Cost Area Supplement (HCAS) is not included when calculating the basic salary for the purposes of sponsorship.
23. Skill level: The role must meet the minimum skill requirement of RQF Level 6 or above (graduate level).
24. English language: Applicants must demonstrate English proficiency at CEFR level B1 or higher.
25. Other criteria: Applicants must meet all other criteria as set out by the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI)