Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Inpatient Critical Care and Surgery Therapy Team at Peterborough City Hospital. We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 Physiotherapist to join our team in this full-time role.
The Critical Care Team provides acute inpatient services to Critical Care Unit, Surgical, Respiratory and Cardiac wards as well as a Respiratory Outpatient clinic and Pulmonary Rehabilitation service. The post whilst static in the team has internal rotations to experience the wide variety of clinical opportunities within the team.
Successful candidates need to be fully qualified and HCPC registered with relevant experience as well as drive and dedication. You should be forward thinking, dynamic, and have the desire to develop and improve the service further. This role includes supporting the provision of a 365 day a year On Call service. Experience of working on an On Call rota is essential.
Interviews for this role will be conducted in person to assess relevant skills effectively.
Main duties of the job
To enable Physiotherapy to provide Therapy skills within the inpatient
service.
To ensure safe, efficient and effective delivery of patient focussed care in
line with identified evidence-based practice, local and national standards.
To work collaboratively within Multidisciplinary and Mult-agency Teams.
To participate in delegated projects for service development with the team.
To act autonomously in the assessment and treatment of patients withinthe speciality who may have complex presentation.
To demonstrate a flexible approach to working in support of the whole inpatient/outpatient team.
To undertake weekend working as required within service developments.
To be available to provide Clinical Supervision.
This role entails 80% Clinical Contact and 20% Operational Management
as appropriate within team requirements.
To guide Band 5 and support staff in the management and delivery of therapeutic care plans.
About us
Priority will be given to colleagues identified as at risk through the Trust's redeployment process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached the person specification and job description for more details regarding this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached the person specification and job description for more details regarding this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
- HCPC Registered
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Wide variety of experience in core rotations as a Band 5 Physiotherapist or equivalent including respiratory care
- Completion of preceptorship programme
- NHS Acute Hospital Experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Clinical knowledge in clinical conditions associated with specialist area/sound level in theoretical knowledge of inpatient areas
- Basic knowledge of the multi-disciplinary team
- Experience in use of basic IT system for data recording
Skills
Essential
- Able to work as a team member and independently
- Good Clinical Reasoning skills
- Ability to present information in logical concise manner
Aptitudes
Essential
- Strong belief in CPD and Reflective Practice
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
- HCPC Registered
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Wide variety of experience in core rotations as a Band 5 Physiotherapist or equivalent including respiratory care
- Completion of preceptorship programme
- NHS Acute Hospital Experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Clinical knowledge in clinical conditions associated with specialist area/sound level in theoretical knowledge of inpatient areas
- Basic knowledge of the multi-disciplinary team
- Experience in use of basic IT system for data recording
Skills
Essential
- Able to work as a team member and independently
- Good Clinical Reasoning skills
- Ability to present information in logical concise manner
Aptitudes
Essential
- Strong belief in CPD and Reflective Practice
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).
