Job summary
The opportunity has arisen to grow and evolve our Physiotherapy service at West Suffolk Foundation Trust, Bury St Edmunds. We have exciting prospects for Band 5 Physiotherapy posts within the acute trust, community assessment beds, and community rotations.
The Rotational posts would be suitable for someone seeking to develop their physiotherapy clinical and leadership skills at Band 6 level in a wide range of specialities.We would also welcome experienced band 5s looking to develop towards a band 6 role who will be fully supported by the therapies team.
You will benefit from working in a busy NHS Trust offering rotational experience in the following: Medicine, Community, ITU/Respiratory, Community Respiratory, Paediatrics (including MSK clinics), Neurology/Stroke, Orthopaedics and Early Intervention. Weekend working, evening clinics and emergency on-call working are integral to these rotations. Some of the rotations require seven-day rostering so you will need to be flexible to support this. Venues for delivering our services include outreach clinics, inpatient wards, patients' homes and community bases.
Main duties of the job
To provide a high standard of physiotherapy assessment and treatment of patients in a variety of inpatient, outpatient and community settings.
To autonomously manage a sometimes complex clinical case load and undertake professional duties as a qualified senior physiotherapist, seeking advice where appropriate
To maintain an active professional development portfolio and to continue with on-going post-graduate learning.
To effectively communicate complex information in both clinical and non-clinical settings
To assist in the development of junior staff
About us
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job Description for more information
Clinical
- To work as an autonomous clinical practitioner in inpatient, outpatient and community settings, seeking advice and support from senior colleagues where necessary. To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for the management of patients in your care
- To apply comprehensive assessment skills and knowledge to diagnose and treat a variety of presentations, incorporating both analytical reasoning and manual assessment skills. To ensure safe and effective treatment by choosing appropriate therapies
- To communicate effectively with patients, carers and relatives to maximise rehabilitation potential and to ensure understanding of conditions. This requires a variety of communication skills including education, motivation and empathy. To adapt your approach in order to overcome barriers to effective communication, i.e. dysphasia, dementia, deafness, pain and fear
- To employ professional judgement to establish a level of consent or work with in departmental policy to treat patients lacking the capacity to provide consent.
- To liaise with the multidisciplinary team (doctors, allied health professionals and nursing staff, both internally and externally) regarding patient prognosis, treatment progression and discharge planning therefore ensuring a co-ordinated and holistic approach to patient care.
- To apply clinical reasoning skills to make daily decisions regarding the appropriateness of diagnostic and therapeutic management and prioritisation of caseload within the scope of practice.
- To formulate treatment programmes and rehabilitation goals in conjunction with patients from the initial assessment, using core knowledge, clinical reasoning and health coaching skills.
- To be competent in employing manual treatment techniques in a safe and reasoned manner such as when working in specialist areas such as ITU with acutely ill patients requiring invasive and accurate treatment
- To maintain accurate and comprehensive electronic patient records in accordance with professional guidelines, Trust and departmental standards. To communicate assessment and treatment results to appropriate disciplines whilst abiding by the protocol on confidentiality.
- To be responsible for organising and planning a daily caseload to maximise service provision; this includes delegating tasks to assistant practitioners and rehabilitation assistants and supervising this delegated work, either directly or indirectly.
- To be an active participant in the physiotherapy out of hours on call rota. This will involve being the sole practitioner to treat patients requiring emergency respiratory physiotherapy. To be confident and competent in treating critically ill patients (for example, those on ITU, HDU etc).
- To participate in 7 day working, rotations within the community, extended weekday working hours, on-call duties and weekend working rotas depending upon the allocated rotation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job Description for more information
Clinical
- To work as an autonomous clinical practitioner in inpatient, outpatient and community settings, seeking advice and support from senior colleagues where necessary. To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for the management of patients in your care
- To apply comprehensive assessment skills and knowledge to diagnose and treat a variety of presentations, incorporating both analytical reasoning and manual assessment skills. To ensure safe and effective treatment by choosing appropriate therapies
- To communicate effectively with patients, carers and relatives to maximise rehabilitation potential and to ensure understanding of conditions. This requires a variety of communication skills including education, motivation and empathy. To adapt your approach in order to overcome barriers to effective communication, i.e. dysphasia, dementia, deafness, pain and fear
- To employ professional judgement to establish a level of consent or work with in departmental policy to treat patients lacking the capacity to provide consent.
- To liaise with the multidisciplinary team (doctors, allied health professionals and nursing staff, both internally and externally) regarding patient prognosis, treatment progression and discharge planning therefore ensuring a co-ordinated and holistic approach to patient care.
- To apply clinical reasoning skills to make daily decisions regarding the appropriateness of diagnostic and therapeutic management and prioritisation of caseload within the scope of practice.
- To formulate treatment programmes and rehabilitation goals in conjunction with patients from the initial assessment, using core knowledge, clinical reasoning and health coaching skills.
- To be competent in employing manual treatment techniques in a safe and reasoned manner such as when working in specialist areas such as ITU with acutely ill patients requiring invasive and accurate treatment
- To maintain accurate and comprehensive electronic patient records in accordance with professional guidelines, Trust and departmental standards. To communicate assessment and treatment results to appropriate disciplines whilst abiding by the protocol on confidentiality.
- To be responsible for organising and planning a daily caseload to maximise service provision; this includes delegating tasks to assistant practitioners and rehabilitation assistants and supervising this delegated work, either directly or indirectly.
- To be an active participant in the physiotherapy out of hours on call rota. This will involve being the sole practitioner to treat patients requiring emergency respiratory physiotherapy. To be confident and competent in treating critically ill patients (for example, those on ITU, HDU etc).
- To participate in 7 day working, rotations within the community, extended weekday working hours, on-call duties and weekend working rotas depending upon the allocated rotation.
Person Specification
Education & Qualification
Essential
- oDegree in physiotherapy
- oHCPC registration
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- oExperience through clinical placements as a student physiotherapist.
Desirable
- oExperience in the core areas of: Respiratory, Orthopaedics, Outpatients, Medicine/Elderly, Neurology
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- oGood interpersonal skills
- oGood written and verbal skills
Desirable
- oPresentation skills
- oCompetent IT skills
- oCritical appraisal
Personal Qualities
Essential
- oAble to work within a multi-disciplinary team (MDT)
- oCommitted to personal development
- oMotivation, drive, ambitious and confidence
- oFlexible approach to working hours/duties
- Empathy
- oProblem solving skills
Desirable
- oAbility to pass on knowledge and skills to others
- oAble to maintain judgement under pressure.
- oPragmatic
Other Requirements
Desirable
- oAbility to travel to all rural locations to carry out post
Person Specification
Education & Qualification
Essential
- oDegree in physiotherapy
- oHCPC registration
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- oExperience through clinical placements as a student physiotherapist.
Desirable
- oExperience in the core areas of: Respiratory, Orthopaedics, Outpatients, Medicine/Elderly, Neurology
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- oGood interpersonal skills
- oGood written and verbal skills
Desirable
- oPresentation skills
- oCompetent IT skills
- oCritical appraisal
Personal Qualities
Essential
- oAble to work within a multi-disciplinary team (MDT)
- oCommitted to personal development
- oMotivation, drive, ambitious and confidence
- oFlexible approach to working hours/duties
- Empathy
- oProblem solving skills
Desirable
- oAbility to pass on knowledge and skills to others
- oAble to maintain judgement under pressure.
- oPragmatic
Other Requirements
Desirable
- oAbility to travel to all rural locations to carry out post
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).
