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Rotational Physiotherapist
The closing date is 30 July 2025
12-month fixed-term Band 6 Rotational Physiotherapist
Following further service development across The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Cheshire and Wirral Partnership, we are looking for a Specialist Physiotherapist to join our Therapy Department on a rotational contract.
We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic and dynamic individual who integrates quickly into a team setting and who will support in driving service provisions forward. Clinical areas include Orthopaedics, Critical Care, Musculoskeletal, Medical/Elderly Rehab, Neurology, Intermediate Care and Rapid Response team.The post holder will provide Physiotherapy to the allocated rotational areas. We offer a preference system enabling you to development your skills and knowledge in your areas of interest.
We offer:
* Good team support
* A supportive and reflective learning environment
* Regular formal and informal supervision provided by experienced Physiotherapy staff
* Opportunity to engage in Service wide clinical governance activities
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be part of the therapy team providing Physiotherapy to the rotational areas.
The post holder will be part of a senior network for peer support and professional development and will contribute to the development of Band 5 Physiotherapists, Therapy Assistants and Students when on placement. Participation on the trusts on-call rota is an integral part of the post.
Applicants must be Chartered Physiotherapists with HCPC registration and able to demonstrate they have successfully completed a broad range of rotations at Band 5 grade within the NHS. Good time management skills, organisational skills and an ability to work under pressure are essential requirements to this post.
About us
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
* The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
* Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
* Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 5916 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 411,000. This includes 361,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costswill be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person Specification
Qualification
* Degree in physiotherapy or equivalent
* HCPC Registration
* Membership of professional body
Knowledge and Experience
* Evidence of post graduate short courses
* Evidence of CPD and reflective practice
* Evidence of audit and/or research work
* Knowledge of current best practice in specialist physiotherapy area
* Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice
* Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance
* NHS experience
Skills and Abilities
* Communication skills (verbal and non verbal)
* Evidence of group working and team working
* Evidence of participation in health, safety and risk management
* Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance and that of others
* Ability to organise and respond to complex information, and work under pressure
* Good interpersonal and organisational skills
* Supervisory skills and/or first line management experience
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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