Job overview
Are you a graduate physiotherapist, looking for an opportunity to develop your acute skills?
Are you HCPC registered, or will you be by the end of the year?
Do you want to play a key role in improving the experience of our patients?
Do you want to be part of an innovative and highly motivated Physiotherapy team, making positive changes happen daily?
This opportunity at Scarborough and Bridlington offers the chance to experience clinical practice in acute and rehabilitation settings covering the Elderly, Medicine, Orthopaedic, Surgery, stroke rehab and ED rotations. We have enthusiastic and experienced clinical teams, who will support your post graduate development at a pace to suit your needs.
This post will be based within one of our rotational roles within the team.
You will have opportunities to support staff and students, as well as drive and lead in service development projects and quality patient care. The Trust actively promotes staff development through a structured support process, which will be available to you for both clinical and managerial supervision and encouragement to explore other learning opportunities.
If you have any queries or wish to discuss further please do not hesitate to get in touch.
Main duties of the job
You will also have access to peer support both from the senior clinicians in Scarborough, as well as wider AHP peer support within the York Trust.
We run an excellent practical and simulation based on-call training programme for physiotherapists, with bite sized practical training sessions available throughout the year.
You will have the advantage of being able to develop skills with patients with high acuity, as seen in larger hospitals, whilst having the benefit of being a close working community of a smaller hospital.
We are proud to offer our Multi-Professional Preceptorship Programme to all newly registered practitioners. This is a wonderful opportunity to welcome you into your new teams and our Trust, providing you with support and guidance as you develop in confidence and competence whilst transitioning from student to autonomous professional.
Preceptorship lasts 12 months and you will be assigned a preceptee who will support, coach, mentor and guide you through regular meetings, along side a programme of structured learning
For more information please see the documents attached or contact the Preceptorship team yhs-tr.preceptorship.nhs.net
Working for our organisation
Trust Information Pack:
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
1. Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
2. 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
3. A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager at interview stage.
4. A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
5. Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
6. NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
7. An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
8. Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit you application at the earliest opportunity.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: .
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
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Person specification
Education, Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
9. Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy
10. HCPC Registered Physiotherapist or will be registered within 6 months
Desirable criteria
11. Membership of professional body
12. Evidence of postgraduate study in relevent area
13. Evidence of CPD Portfolio
Experience & Knowledge Required
Essential criteria
14. Experience in a wide range of student placements to include hospital in patients and respiratory work.
15. Working knowledge of a broad range of conditions.
16. Experience of working in a multidisciplinary health care team
17. Knowledge of the Physiotherapy process ,its application in clinical practice and its role within the organisation
Desirable criteria
18. Good working knowledge of Physiotherapy assessments, interentions, outcome measures and models of practice
19. Involvement in audit
20. Experience in supervision of others
Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
21. Ability to demonstrate our organisational values & behaviours