Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for a Junior Physiotherapist to join our Older Persons Therapy team. The successful post holder will be encouraged and supported to develop extended skills and enhanced practice in frailty with our highly regarded, innovative and motivated Older Persons Services (OPS) Team. This will be a great opportunity for a physio passionate about working with older people, or as a stepping stone into working as a physiotherapist at UHD.
Our innovative post provides opportunities to work as part of the therapy team covering :
- Older Persons Assessment Unit - admission avoidance
- Older Persons wards
- Older Persons outliers
This provides therapists with an opportunity to develop a full and rich understanding of our patient's journey, from emergency admission to their transition home.
Expectations of the post holder would include working holistically across professional boundaries, service development and opportunities to work alongside a range of experienced professionals both within the hospital and community.
For full duties of the post please see the job description.
To be successful in securing this post, you will have:
- Experience of working as a physiotherapist (including student experience)
- Willing to participate in 7 day working on a rota basis
- Ability to drive and hold a clean driver's license
- Willing to work on an on-call respiratory rota as participation is expected in this role
Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital
Interview Date: TBC
Main duties of the job
- To ensure that patients receive appropriate treatment to a high standard in accordance with HCPC Standards of Registration and the Professional Standards and Code of Ethics of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
- To provide physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse clinical presentations
- To use clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques to identify problems on which to base an appropriate patient-centred treatment programme
- To prepare and deliver an individual physiotherapy treatment programme based on sound knowledge of evidence-based practice
About us
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.
Therapies have a planned move to align with planned emergency sites in Winter 2025.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To consolidate core skills within the area of acute older peoples services, developing own skills and knowledge through active learning.
- To participate in weekend working and extended hours as required, ensuring efficient therapy service provision in line with Trust priorities.
- To participate in the Respiratory Physiotherapy On-call rota providing emergency respiratory physiotherapy service as required.
- To work as part of a multidisciplinary team in all clinical settings including: wards, Emergency department, Acute Admissions Unit, and the community.
- To complete Physiotherapy assessment and intervention to enable patients with frailty to recover and transition home safely.
- To maintain a clinical caseload, completing multidisciplinary, holistic initial assessments for older people within all clinical areas as required.
- Provide education and training support to the team therapy assistants and students working in the service
- To manage a defined caseload, using evidence based/ client centered principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions in a hospital setting.
- To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner under the direction of more senior qualified staff.
- To liaise with the multidisciplinary team regarding assessment outcomes and ongoing treatment required to avoid unnecessary admissions to hospital, to promote early supported discharge and to aid complex discharge planning.
- To provide guidance to all team members regarding physiotherapy assessment and intervention.
For full details, please see the job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To consolidate core skills within the area of acute older peoples services, developing own skills and knowledge through active learning.
- To participate in weekend working and extended hours as required, ensuring efficient therapy service provision in line with Trust priorities.
- To participate in the Respiratory Physiotherapy On-call rota providing emergency respiratory physiotherapy service as required.
- To work as part of a multidisciplinary team in all clinical settings including: wards, Emergency department, Acute Admissions Unit, and the community.
- To complete Physiotherapy assessment and intervention to enable patients with frailty to recover and transition home safely.
- To maintain a clinical caseload, completing multidisciplinary, holistic initial assessments for older people within all clinical areas as required.
- Provide education and training support to the team therapy assistants and students working in the service
- To manage a defined caseload, using evidence based/ client centered principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions in a hospital setting.
- To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner under the direction of more senior qualified staff.
- To liaise with the multidisciplinary team regarding assessment outcomes and ongoing treatment required to avoid unnecessary admissions to hospital, to promote early supported discharge and to aid complex discharge planning.
- To provide guidance to all team members regarding physiotherapy assessment and intervention.
For full details, please see the job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- To already have or be pending HCPC registration
Technical skills
Essential
- Ability to assess and treat older people
- Ability to write documentation of interventions and reports
Experience
Essential
- Student experience/placements in the following areas: o Musculoskeletal OP o Orthopaedics, o Neurology o Elderly care, o ITU/Respiratory Medicine o Acute medicine.
knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of evidence based practice
Other
Essential
- Clean drivers licence
- Ability to use computer and IT systems
- Good interpersonal skills and ability to work within a MDT
- Be able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- To already have or be pending HCPC registration
Technical skills
Essential
- Ability to assess and treat older people
- Ability to write documentation of interventions and reports
Experience
Essential
- Student experience/placements in the following areas: o Musculoskeletal OP o Orthopaedics, o Neurology o Elderly care, o ITU/Respiratory Medicine o Acute medicine.
knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of evidence based practice
Other
Essential
- Clean drivers licence
- Ability to use computer and IT systems
- Good interpersonal skills and ability to work within a MDT
- Be able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Address
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust (UHD) or Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust (DHC)
Dorset
BH15 2JB
Employer's website
https://www.uhd.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)
