Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a band 7 community physiotherapist to work in Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
The successful applicant will join our friendly team at Hexham General Hospital and provide ongoing rehabilitation within the community for patients discharged from within the Northumbria trust. The successful applicant will be required to be flexible in supporting the in-patient teams based at Hexham and our off site unit at Haltwhistle.
The successful applicant may be required to participate in the seven-day working and Bank Holiday rota for inpatient services.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will provide leadership and day to day organisation for the Physiotherapy in-patient community services . They will work alongside our in-patient community teams at Wansbeck and the Short term support services within the community.
The post holder will provide expert assessments, diagnosis and treatment of patients with a range of conditions, but will have extensive experience in care of the older person. Applicants must provide evidence of continuous professional development and post graduate training. Experience in supervision, education, leadership and training of more junior staff and students is essential. Experience of research and audit is advantageous.
We have strong links with the wider care of the older persons team and the successful applicant must demonstrate excellent communication skills with Multidisciplinary teams and peers. Links with the wider team will be maintained with the post holder integrating into the trust wide care of the older persons services.
The successful applicant will be supported by the care of the older persons Physiotherapy manager for Northumberland. The post holder will be expected to work collaboratively with the senior leadership team in future service development.
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To assess, diagnose and treat an independent clinical caseload within the specialities.
To work as part of the physiotherapy team under the guidance and support of more experienced highly specialist senior physiotherapy staff.
To provide a high standard of physiotherapy care.
To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
Contribute to student education. Student educator status is desirable.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To assess, diagnose and treat an independent clinical caseload within the specialities.
To work as part of the physiotherapy team under the guidance and support of more experienced highly specialist senior physiotherapy staff.
To provide a high standard of physiotherapy care.
To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
Contribute to student education. Student educator status is desirable.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSC Honours degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent
- Member of the Health Professionals Council
- Student training qualification
Desirable
- Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
- Working towards Masters level or equivalent accredited courses within chosen speciality e.g. Action Research, McKenzie accredited practitioner, Injection Diploma, Continence Diploma, Accredited Respiratory Care Management.
- Leadership training e.g. LEO/ILM
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSC Honours degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent
- Member of the Health Professionals Council
- Student training qualification
Desirable
- Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
- Working towards Masters level or equivalent accredited courses within chosen speciality e.g. Action Research, McKenzie accredited practitioner, Injection Diploma, Continence Diploma, Accredited Respiratory Care Management.
- Leadership training e.g. LEO/ILM
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).
