Job summary
As part of the multi-disciplinary acute inpatient team, you'll treat patients with a range of clinical conditions and will deliver personalised assessment & treatment programmes. It is essential that you enjoy working as part of a multi-professional team and can adapt to a changing priorities through your working day.
You will participate in the weekend and on-call rotas.
Main duties of the job
To provide a comprehensive assessment and treatment for patients with acute or long-term respiratory illness on medical/surgical wards and ICU. Assessment will involve specialist skills including: auscultation, palpation, CXR and ABG interpretation. Treatment will involve specialist skills e.g. manual techniques, positioning, cough assist, suction.
To assess patients admitted to the acute medical/surgical wards and plan a treatment programme with the aim of enabling the patient to achieve a safe level of mobility/function for discharge home or to an alternative rehabilitation facility.
About us
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.
Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- oBSc or MSc (pre-reg) Physiotherapy or equivalent
- oRelevant post graduate courses
Experience
Essential
- oHCPC Registered
- o>2 years post graduate experience in an NHS healthcare environment including at least 3 different clinical areas
- oExperience of working in an acute inpatient enviroment
- Experience in participating in an out of hours on-call respiratory service
Desirable
- Supervision of other physiotherapists or therapy assistants
- Experience of student supervision/training
- Evidence of involvement in Service Improvement or Clinical Audit
Communication
Essential
- Evidence of working as an MDT team
- Experience of complex discharge planning
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- oBSc or MSc (pre-reg) Physiotherapy or equivalent
- oRelevant post graduate courses
Experience
Essential
- oHCPC Registered
- o>2 years post graduate experience in an NHS healthcare environment including at least 3 different clinical areas
- oExperience of working in an acute inpatient enviroment
- Experience in participating in an out of hours on-call respiratory service
Desirable
- Supervision of other physiotherapists or therapy assistants
- Experience of student supervision/training
- Evidence of involvement in Service Improvement or Clinical Audit
Communication
Essential
- Evidence of working as an MDT team
- Experience of complex discharge planning
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).
