Burns & Plastics Specialist Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist

Job summary

We are excited to be recruiting to 2 fixed term / secondment Band 6 specialist therapist posts (1 x 1.0 and 1 x 0.6 FTE) within Burns & Plastic Surgery inpatient therapy. Successful applicants will be part of the MDT assessing and treating adults and children who have sustained burn injuries or plastic surgery reconstruction. Caseload can include amputees, hand trauma, complex limb reconstruction, necrotising fascitis and abdominal reconstruction. We will consider both Physiotherapist and Occupational Therapist candidates, dependent on experience.

Main duties of the job

To work as an effective multidisciplinary team member in the assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of inpatient and outpatient Burns & Plastic Surgery patients and outlying Orthopaedic, Medical and General Surgical patients on Odstock Ward.

To be involved with the teaching and development of the MDT, including clinical supervision of other staff and appraisals

To be an excellent communicator with patients, families and all members of the MDT

To use advanced clinical reasoning and evidence based practice as an autonomous practitioner

To work as part of the weekend therapy rota, approximately 1 Saturday in 4, with a weekday as time in lieu. Also to be part of the Bank Holiday rota.

Please see attached the Job descriptions and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

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