Rotational Senior Rehab Physiotherapist

Job Overview

Do you have experience of working in an acute NHS Trust with previous band 5 rotational experience? Are you looking for the next step in your career?

We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic physiotherapist wanting to develop further rehabilitation skills.

We offer 8 monthly exciting rotations through ED, Medical, Stroke, ESD and Farnham Community Rehab Hospital. We offer excellent opportunities for training and development.

• To complete 8 monthly rotations through Stroke Unit, Stroke Early Supported Discharge (ESD), Farnham Community Hospital Rehab wards, Emergency Department (ED) and the Medical Wards.
• To provide a high standard physiotherapy service in assessing and treating patients who may have an acute, complex presentation.
• To work alongside and communicate with Primary care providers and community services to ensure a safe rapid assessment and discharge of patients in an acute, fast paced environment.
• To supervise and teach recently qualified physiotherapists / technicians / assistants and students and be involved in teaching MDT staff.
• To participate in CPD and other departmental activities.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

Frimley Health Trust benefits on Vimeo

• To be responsible for implementing within your clinical practice relevant standards and procedures.
• To undertake the comprehensive assessment of patients including those with complex presentation using investigative and analytical skills. To seek guidance from senior staff as required.
• To maintain a high standard of clinical care using evidence based practices and evaluate the outcomes.
• To devise an individualised physiotherapy management and/or treatment plan, using clinical reasoning skills to utilise a range of treatment options in formulating a specialised programme of care.
• To assess and manage clinical risk within own patient caseload.

Essential criteria

• HCPC Registration
• Physiotherapy Degree

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of Clinical Educator Course
• Member of specialist interest group

Essential criteria

• Computer literacy
• Evidence of good clinical reasoning
• Evidence of teamwork
• Able to work under pressure
• Organisational skills

Desirable criteria

• Facilitation skills
• Supervisory and appraisal skills.
• Teaching skills

Essential criteria

• Evidence of Band 5 rotations including respiratory rotation
• Evidence of providing teaching or presentation
• Evidence of supervision of junior/unregistered staff
• Understanding of working in NHS

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of service development project or research
• Evidence at a Band 6 level

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.

Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.

We continue to invest heavily in…