Job summary
Are you a qualified NHS Physiotherapist looking for your next career step? Want to enhance your experience across different patients and care settings and develop as a clinical leader in one of the UK's largest hospital Trusts?
We have a fantastic opportunity for a Specialist Physiotherapist to work on a yearly rotation between our Integrated Community Team - Therapy (ICTT) in the West of Sheffield, and our Acute Medicine Therapy Team based at the Northern General Hospital.
Your first rotation will be spent with the Acute Medicine Therapy team working alongside a team of other Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, and support staff, to deliver acute and ongoing care, including early assessment and prevention of deconditioning, urgent respiratory care and supporting plans for timely discharge. Covering a variety of different wards across the hospital, this is great chance to work with wide range of patients and develop your experience of different specialties, including Geriatric Medicine, Frailty, Parkinson's disease and palliative care.
Main duties of the job
Second rotation will be spent with the ICTT team out in the community, where you'll provide excellent physio care and support to patients with Respiratory, Musculoskeletal, Orthopaedic, and Neurological conditions. The service works closely with colleagues across health, social care and voluntary services, to provide integrated care which promotes quality of life, independence and meets the needs of patients with long-term conditions, while reducing demand on hospital services. With therapies mainly delivered in patients own homes, you'll be able to be able to spend part of your time working from home or hotdesking from the community base.
Throughout your time on both rotations, you'll have the guidance and supervision of our clinical specialists and wider team, to offer you support, help you manage your caseload and complex patients, and help develop your specific area of interest and skills to further your career.
We also offer excellent in-service training programs to support staff to continue with postgraduate training and developing clinical and leadership skills, including developing and delivering education, supervision, mentorship, and service developments. There's also the chance to get involved in service improvement and research projects, new innovations and the latest digital technologies, and more.
About us
We're looking for someone who enjoys working in a multidisciplinary team to deliver the best possible care for patients, has excellent communication skills, and ideally has post-registration experience within an acute or community setting. You'll also need access to a car due to community working.
We're also proud to be a friendly, caring, and supportive team, who help each other to manage caseloads, deliver the best for our patients, and enjoy catching up over a good fuddle, social lunch, and the odd bake-off.
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc in Physiotherapy or equivalent
- Current HCPC registration
Experience
Essential
- Post-registration NHS experience as a Physiotherapist.
- Post-registration knowledge and skill to manage a complex specialist caseload in the relevant clinical speciality applied for.
- Experience in emergency respiratory on call including weekend work (PT only)
- Experience and skills in teaching and development of staff and students
Desirable
- Service Improvement Project
Further Training
Essential
- Evidence of continuous personal & professional development
- Good post-registration theoretical and practical knowledge of therapy practice in chosen field
Desirable
- Evidence-Based Practice/Clinical Effectiveness course
- Fieldwork educators Course
Special skills/apptitudes
Essential
- Competency in Physiotherapy clinical reasoning, processes & practices
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and team working skills
- Able to maintain confidentiality
- Able to act on own initiative, organise and prioritise work and manage multiple tasks
- Able to maintain accurate written records & statistics utilising relevant IT
- Calm approach to changing work situations
- Able to teach and motivate others
Desirable
- Understanding of stress and ability to help others cope under pressure
Other Factors
Essential
- Flexible and reliable approach to working practices
- Positive, proactive attitude to patient care and teamwork
- Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc in Physiotherapy or equivalent
- Current HCPC registration
Experience
Essential
- Post-registration NHS experience as a Physiotherapist.
- Post-registration knowledge and skill to manage a complex specialist caseload in the relevant clinical speciality applied for.
- Experience in emergency respiratory on call including weekend work (PT only)
- Experience and skills in teaching and development of staff and students
Desirable
- Service Improvement Project
Further Training
Essential
- Evidence of continuous personal & professional development
- Good post-registration theoretical and practical knowledge of therapy practice in chosen field
Desirable
- Evidence-Based Practice/Clinical Effectiveness course
- Fieldwork educators Course
Special skills/apptitudes
Essential
- Competency in Physiotherapy clinical reasoning, processes & practices
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and team working skills
- Able to maintain confidentiality
- Able to act on own initiative, organise and prioritise work and manage multiple tasks
- Able to maintain accurate written records & statistics utilising relevant IT
- Calm approach to changing work situations
- Able to teach and motivate others
Desirable
- Understanding of stress and ability to help others cope under pressure
Other Factors
Essential
- Flexible and reliable approach to working practices
- Positive, proactive attitude to patient care and teamwork
- Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle
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).
