Specialist Physiotherapist (Rotational) West Network

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

Registered Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals returning to practice, moving into new roles or changing clinical environments, may access an agreed preceptorship period.

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Important Information

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

For candidates applying using a Hotmail account or have strict firewall settings please ensure the following:

• Junk Mail is checked regularly

Disclosure and Barring Service:

On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.

The changes mean that:

• youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
• the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.

If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.

Nacro Tel: 0300 123 1999, or email: helpline@nacro.org.uk

Unlock Tel: 01634 247350, email advice@unlock.org.uk or complete the online form on the Unlock website

The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Please note the cost of the DBS check has increased from 2nd December 2024

Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £5.90 = £27.40. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.

Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £5.90 = £55.40. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.

As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.

A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Flexible working Scheme

Excellent opportunities for development

Competitive NHS Pension scheme

Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies

EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

These schemes are subject to availability

Other Requirements

Essential

• Evidence of an active part in training for personal and professional development
• Able to undertake on-call duties and community rotations
• Ability to travel across sites, independently
• Patient focused
• Organised
• Flexible
• Reliable
• Friendly and approachable
• Self-awareness

Desirable

• Evidence of actively taking part in training of others

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Good Knowledge of Evidence Based Clinical Practice
• Good Knowledge of Continuing Evidence of Professional Development/Lifelong Learning
• Professional code of conduct
• Complaints procedure
• Equality issues
• Confidentiality
• NHS discharge policy
• Key NHS drivers for change and implications for physiotherapy services
• Portfolio of evidence of post-graduate learning e.g. ALERT, neurology, cardio-respiratory etc.
• Consolidation and development of undergraduate training through attendance at in service training and other CPD opportunities
• Working independently on call
• Delegation and caseload prioritisation
• Supervising e.g. students, newly qualified staff or technical instructors
• Working to full band 5 outline
• Involvement in service development through clinical audit, use of outcome measures etc.
• Deputising for colleagues
• Rotations in a broad range of core areas, e.g. cardio-respiratory, ITU, elderly rehabilitation, acute medicine, orthopaedics, MSK, neurology and community rehabilitation

Desirable

• Equality legislation and best practice.
• Responsibility for an area of work, e.g. health & safety, in-service training
• Work within a community setting

Qualifications

Essential

• CSP recognised Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
• HPC registered
• Member of The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

Desirable

• Clinical supervision / mentoring certificate or equivalent.

Skills and Aptitudes

Essential

• Able to work as a member of a team, using initiative appropriately.
• Able to prioritise and manage competing demands, appropriately delegating work.
• Able to make sound decisions based on clinical reasoning skills, without continued recourse to colleagues.
• Developing leadership skills.
• Able to communicate complex information.
• Able to motivate others.
• Able to give feedback to students.
• Ability to demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care

Desirable

• Presentation skills.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).