Specialist Surgical Physiotherapist

We are looking for a skilled and experienced Physiotherapist to join our Surgical team at the Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust, covering a maternity leave within the team. The dates of the contract are 27.04.

This is a full-time post working 37.5 hours per week, and part time hours may be considered. This role may be considered as a secondment. This role includes flexible working across 7 days participation in our weekend and respiratory on call service.

To provide a high standard Physiotherapy service to patients at Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust.

To provide Specialist assessment, treatment and goal setting with patients following surgical interventions with complex presentations and/or co-morbidities, including amputation prehabilitation and rehabilitation to include pathway management and developments.

To develop the Physiotherapy service provision for surgical patients, research and implement innovative ways of working, including prehabilitation.

To develop relationships and working practices on the surgical wards to optimise input at the appropriate time for the unique presentations of these patients.

To provide Specialist knowledge and assessment to ear, nose, throat patients with tracheostomies and laryngectomies.

To maintain records as an autonomous practitioner.

To promote safe discharge and promote patient flow

To develop highly specialist skills under the guidance of the Senior staff.

To attend clinical level discussions/meetings related to your area of work as delegated by the Team Lead.

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with

visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.

We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.

The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.

Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.

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• Identity Checks
• Professional registration and qualification checks
• Employment history and reference checks
• Occupational Health clearance
• Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
• Right to work in the UK

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We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.

We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.

• Degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent
• HCPC registered
• Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
• Membership of appropriate clinical interest groups

• Comprehensive experience in an acute hospital setting, including a range of post qualification rotations at Band 5 and Band 6 level
• Experience of working within a range of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency teams, including evidence of collaboration with other organizations
• Experience of working in an acute healthcare setting
• Experience of working in a team of people including qualified and unqualified staff

• Up to date clinical skills and specialist level assessment skills
• well developed communication skills- empathy, compassion , negotiation and motivation
• reflective practitioner with portfolio evidence to support this
• Evidence of post graduate education and development
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Able to work in highly stressful situations including the ability to manage distressing and highly emotive situations successfully
• Able to concentrate for long periods, including during patient treatments (for 20+ minutes). Able to work with frequent interruptions.
• Keen to share knowledge and training across all health care professionals

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.