Job overview
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY SWANSEA BAY UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD
Come and work in beautiful Swansea Bay, with fabulous coastline, outdoor pursuits, and mountain walking all within easy travelling distance.
An opportunity to join the Cardiothoracic team in Morriston Hospital for 37.5 hrs a week has arisen due to staff changes. Come and join our forward thinking physiotherapy team.
The service covers various surgical specialties within Cardiothoracic and Cardiology. There are also opportunities to support Prehabilitation services within the team. There is a good deal of variety and the team is very welcoming.
Main duties of the job
The role will involve working in support of the physiotherapist in the assessment of patients, facilitating timely discharge, delivering physiotherapy treatment programmes as part of an individualised plan of care and promoting independence by working independently or with other members of the physiotherapy or wider multidisciplinary team.
A health related NVQ 3 or equivalent qualification is essential for this post.
Previous experience of working in the NHS or hospital and MDT setting is preferable.
There will be opportunities to work alongside senior staff. Strong professional support is available in terms of in-house training, development and mentoring for the successful candidate.
Working for our organisation
We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.
As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.
You might be a nurse or doctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - we have a job for you.
There are also apprenticeships, work placements and volunteering roles available.
We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.
Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show that our commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.
If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery, with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. NVQ level 3 or equivalent plus knowledge of specific patient conditions and forms of therapy/ exercise delivery acquired through training and experience
2. IT skills
3. NHS experience
Desirable criteria
4. Ability to travel in a timely manner
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
5. Previous experience as a Physiotherapy or Health care Support Worker within hospital, community or social care setting
Desirable criteria
6. Experience and knowledge of Health & Safety issues
7. Experience working in a multidisciplinary team.
8. Working with patients with complex rehabilitation needs
Swansea Bay University Health Board is committed to supporting its staff and processes to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing service users experience. In our commitment to increase the number of staff able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
Equality remains at the centre of the Health Boards policy-making, service delivery and employment practices. We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race, religion, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
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Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Welsh language skills are desirable