Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Junior Physiotherapist

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for applicants interested in developing their career in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy here at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The is offered as a 12-month, fixed-term, part-time contract, specifically supporting the hands therapy service.

The role would ideally suit an applicant currently working at Band 5 level with previous NHS Musculoskeletal experience. The role is in musculoskeletal outpatients as part of our North Tyneside Musculoskeletal Service team. Clients will be referred by GP, self referral or via our orthopaedic consultant team.

CPD is actively encouraged within our teams and training is supervised by Senior Physiotherapy clinicians supporting staff to achieve their individual learning outcomes supported by a robust appraisal system.

This post is based at North Tyneside General Hospital but staff may be required to work across the Trust. There are no on-call / weekend commitments associated with the current role.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

To assess and treat an independent physiotherapy caseload.
To work as part of the physiotherapy team under the supervision of senior physiotherapy staff.
To assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate therapy programmes for an individual clinical caseload.
To liaise with senior staff on a regular basis to ensure appropriate management of patients.
With guidance from senior physiotherapists, maintain a high level of evidence-based practice through continual review of current research, thus enhancing standards of patient 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 promoteownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within team / departments and across organisational boundaries.

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.

Date posted

13 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-6888687LW

Job locations

North Tyneside General Hospital

Rake Lane

North Shields

NE29 8NH

Job description

Job responsibilities

To identify patients capacity to consent to treatment and apply the departments consent protocol.
To actively participate in the planning and organisation of the discharge process.
To contribute to the supervision of technical instructors and physiotherapy assistants.
To maintain a high standard of clinical record keeping in accordance with CSP guidelines and trust wide physiotherapy standards for documentation.
To attend departmental meetings as appropriate.
To attend relevant post graduate lectures and in-service training to consolidate undergraduate knowledge and increase skills appropriate to each rotation.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To identify patients capacity to consent to treatment and apply the departments consent protocol.
To actively participate in the planning and organisation of the discharge process.
To contribute to the supervision of technical instructors and physiotherapy assistants.
To maintain a high standard of clinical record keeping in accordance with CSP guidelines and trust wide physiotherapy standards for documentation.
To attend departmental meetings as appropriate.
To attend relevant post graduate lectures and in-service training to consolidate undergraduate knowledge and increase skills appropriate to each rotation.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

BSC Honours degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent.
Member of the Health Professionals Council.
Evidence of continued professional development through self-directed learning and in-service training record.

Desirable

Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
Post-registration experience in core areas e.g. orthopaedics, neurology, respiratory
Post-graduate experience in Musculoskeletal Physitherapy

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

BSC Honours degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent.
Member of the Health Professionals Council.
Evidence of continued professional development through self-directed learning and in-service training record.

Desirable

Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
Post-registration experience in core areas e.g. orthopaedics, neurology, respiratory
Post-graduate experience in Musculoskeletal Physitherapy

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

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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

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

North Tyneside General Hospital

Rake Lane

North Shields

NE29 8NH

Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

North Tyneside General Hospital

Rake Lane

North Shields

NE29 8NH

Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)