Job summary
Come and work on our popular and varied Band 5 Physiotherapy rotations. This is an excellent opportunity to develop skills and knowledge, in a supportive environment.
The 6 month rotations are in the following clinical specialties, based over our 3 hospital sites and community setting.
- Outpatients/MSK including the gym, pool and Rheumatology
- Regional spinal injury unit
- Regional burns unit
- Hands and plastics
- Trauma / Orthopaedics / Amputees
- Paedatrics
- Neurology including acute stroke ward and neuro rehab
- Elderly complex care wards
- Respiratory including ICU and Non-invasive ventilation
- Surgery/Haematolgy and cardiology
- Community therapy, MY Therapy Team
- A & E / acute assessment and frailty assessment areas
In-patients services work across 7 days and a flexible approach is required to meet the challenges in each speciality. You would be assigned an experienced clinical practitioner for regular supervision and support as well as working within experienced and well established teams. We offer preceptorship support throughout your first year of practice.
The successful candidates will be expected to be part of the evening on-call respiratory service rota and ideally must be able to drive and have access to a vehicle.
Candidates must be able to start work in Spring 2025 as there is an expectations of an immediate start date. The post may close to applications prior to the advertised closing date if too many applications are received.
Expected date of face to face interviews 4th/5th February 2025.
Main duties of the job
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To work as part of a team providing a high
standard of physiotherapy care across all sites to the local populations Mid
Yorkshire Hospitals serve and regionally within our specialist centres.
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To participate in the rotational scheme which
involves working across general out-patients, hands/plastics, orthopaedics,
medical and surgical wards, specialist rehabilitation units, paediatrics, MY
therapy, critical care, stroke and neurology, respiratory services, spinal
injuries, burns and care of the elderly.
About us
We provide care and support to over million people in
Wakefield and Kirklees in their homes, community settings and across our three
hospital sites at Pontefract, Dewsbury and Pinderfields (Wakefield).
Always striving for excellence, we are at the forefront of
innovation and research, and we invest in teaching and the development of our
workforce.
We live by our values of caring, improving, being respectful
and maintaining high standards. We listen and learn because we aim to make Mid
Yorkshire the best place to work and receive care.
We value diversity and welcome talent and enthusiasm
irrespective of age, disability, neurodivergence, sex, gender identity and
gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation,
or other personal circumstances including providing unpaid carers support to
someone with a health and care need. As ethnic minority groups, members of the
LGBTQ+ community, and people with a disability/neurodivergence are currently
under-represented across the organisation, we encourage applications from
members of these groups. We have policies and procedures to ensure all
applicants are treated fairly and consistently.
We are proud of our staff networks - who offer valuable
guidance and feedback from those with lived experience.
We have a clear vision and you could be part of this! If you
share our values and you want to make a difference to the lives of our patients
and their families and carers, we would love to hear from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To perform physiotherapeutic assessment of
patients with diverse presentations and some complex physical and psychological
conditions, to provide a diagnosis and develop and deliver an individualised
treatment programme.
-
To hold responsibility for own caseload and be
responsible for a defined area of the service or a particular patient type,
working without direct supervision.
Supervision takes the form of regular formal training, clinical
reasoning sessions and case discussions.
Access to advice and support from senior physiotherapists is available
as required, clinical work is routinely evaluated in the first year.
-
To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as
an autonomous practitioner.
-
To supervise assistants and technical instructors.
-
To write departmental and implement Trust
wide/departmental policies, procedures and guidelines. Or partake in feedback
(depends on grade and role).
-
Maintain a professional appearance in line with
the Trust dress code.
-
Uphold the Trusts values and behaviours
(available on the Trust web site) and behave in a manner fitting with the
responsible position of the post holder, maintaining the public confidence.
-
Maintain professional and courteous working
relationships with staff and respect the equality and diversity of each and
every person he/she comes into contact with in the course of his/her business.
-
Uphold the privacy and dignity of the patient
and respect the equality of patients at all time.
-
Be professionally and legally accountable for
all aspects of own work, including the management of patients in your care.
-
Undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients
including those with diverse or complex presentations/multi pathologies; using
investigative and analytical skills with manual assessment techniques to
provide an accurate diagnosis of their condition.
-
Formulate and deliver an individual
physiotherapy treatment programme based on a graduate level of theory and
treatment options using clinical assessment, clinical reasoning skills and
knowledge of treatment skills and relate them to assessment findings in both
simple and complex cases.
-
Be able to select and apply a broad range of
modalities efficiently and effectively and be able to justify the selection of
modality of treatment as an autonomous practitioner.
-
Be aware of own level of clinical experience and
recognise when to access support from senior physiotherapists.
-
Take delegated responsibility from the more
senior physiotherapists for managing patients with particular conditions.
-
Formulate accurate prognoses and recommend best
course of intervention, developing comprehensive discharge plans.
-
Assess patient understanding of treatment
proposals, gain valid informed consent and have the capacity to work within a
legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.
-
Use a range of verbal and non-verbal
communication tools to communicate effectively with patients to progress
rehabilitation and treatment programmes.
This will include patients with different cultural or language or who
have difficulties in understanding or communicating. E.g. patients may be dysphasic, depressed,
deaf, blind or who may be unable to accept diagnosis.
-
Demonstrate highly developed dexterity,
co-ordination and palpatory senses, for the assessment and manual treatment of
patients.
-
Evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter
treatment programmes if required.
-
Provide specialist physiotherapy advice to
patients and carers.
-
Manage clinical risk within own patient case
load.
-
Represent the physiotherapy service and /or
individual patients at the multi-disciplinary team meetings
-
Be an active member of the respiratory emergency
evening on-call rota and weekend working rotas.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To perform physiotherapeutic assessment of
patients with diverse presentations and some complex physical and psychological
conditions, to provide a diagnosis and develop and deliver an individualised
treatment programme.
-
To hold responsibility for own caseload and be
responsible for a defined area of the service or a particular patient type,
working without direct supervision.
Supervision takes the form of regular formal training, clinical
reasoning sessions and case discussions.
Access to advice and support from senior physiotherapists is available
as required, clinical work is routinely evaluated in the first year.
-
To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as
an autonomous practitioner.
-
To supervise assistants and technical instructors.
-
To write departmental and implement Trust
wide/departmental policies, procedures and guidelines. Or partake in feedback
(depends on grade and role).
-
Maintain a professional appearance in line with
the Trust dress code.
-
Uphold the Trusts values and behaviours
(available on the Trust web site) and behave in a manner fitting with the
responsible position of the post holder, maintaining the public confidence.
-
Maintain professional and courteous working
relationships with staff and respect the equality and diversity of each and
every person he/she comes into contact with in the course of his/her business.
-
Uphold the privacy and dignity of the patient
and respect the equality of patients at all time.
-
Be professionally and legally accountable for
all aspects of own work, including the management of patients in your care.
-
Undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients
including those with diverse or complex presentations/multi pathologies; using
investigative and analytical skills with manual assessment techniques to
provide an accurate diagnosis of their condition.
-
Formulate and deliver an individual
physiotherapy treatment programme based on a graduate level of theory and
treatment options using clinical assessment, clinical reasoning skills and
knowledge of treatment skills and relate them to assessment findings in both
simple and complex cases.
-
Be able to select and apply a broad range of
modalities efficiently and effectively and be able to justify the selection of
modality of treatment as an autonomous practitioner.
-
Be aware of own level of clinical experience and
recognise when to access support from senior physiotherapists.
-
Take delegated responsibility from the more
senior physiotherapists for managing patients with particular conditions.
-
Formulate accurate prognoses and recommend best
course of intervention, developing comprehensive discharge plans.
-
Assess patient understanding of treatment
proposals, gain valid informed consent and have the capacity to work within a
legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.
-
Use a range of verbal and non-verbal
communication tools to communicate effectively with patients to progress
rehabilitation and treatment programmes.
This will include patients with different cultural or language or who
have difficulties in understanding or communicating. E.g. patients may be dysphasic, depressed,
deaf, blind or who may be unable to accept diagnosis.
-
Demonstrate highly developed dexterity,
co-ordination and palpatory senses, for the assessment and manual treatment of
patients.
-
Evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter
treatment programmes if required.
-
Provide specialist physiotherapy advice to
patients and carers.
-
Manage clinical risk within own patient case
load.
-
Represent the physiotherapy service and /or
individual patients at the multi-disciplinary team meetings
-
Be an active member of the respiratory emergency
evening on-call rota and weekend working rotas.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Physiotherapy and HCPC Registered
Desirable
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to use and develop appropriate patient handling skills
- Ability to cope under pressure
- Committed to team and personal development
- Flexible to change and adaptable to work in a fast paced environment
- Reliable
Desirable
- Car driver and access to a vehicle for work purposes
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with the general public in a healthcare setting/ voluntary sector
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Previous experience working within the healthcare setting and the NHS.
- Previous on-call experience desirable
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Ability to work independently and within in a team
- Good communication skills both verbal, written and non-verbal
- Ability to pass on knowledge
- Ability to present information, written and verbally in a clear and logical manner
- Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate workload
- Excellent clinical reasoning skills with the ability to formulate problem list/goals and patient centred treatment plans.
- Good problem-solving skills
- Good time management and evidence of using initiative
- Understanding of clinical governance and its implications for services,
- Ability to comprehend and work within HCPC and the Trusts policies including data protection, equal opportunities, health & safety, risk management
- Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes
- Awareness of own limitations.
- Good IT skills
Training
Essential
- Broad range of clinical experience across a variety of clinical areas through student placements/ or previous Band 5 posts
Desirable
- Evidence of post graduate learning/experience
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Physiotherapy and HCPC Registered
Desirable
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to use and develop appropriate patient handling skills
- Ability to cope under pressure
- Committed to team and personal development
- Flexible to change and adaptable to work in a fast paced environment
- Reliable
Desirable
- Car driver and access to a vehicle for work purposes
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with the general public in a healthcare setting/ voluntary sector
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Previous experience working within the healthcare setting and the NHS.
- Previous on-call experience desirable
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Ability to work independently and within in a team
- Good communication skills both verbal, written and non-verbal
- Ability to pass on knowledge
- Ability to present information, written and verbally in a clear and logical manner
- Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate workload
- Excellent clinical reasoning skills with the ability to formulate problem list/goals and patient centred treatment plans.
- Good problem-solving skills
- Good time management and evidence of using initiative
- Understanding of clinical governance and its implications for services,
- Ability to comprehend and work within HCPC and the Trusts policies including data protection, equal opportunities, health & safety, risk management
- Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes
- Awareness of own limitations.
- Good IT skills
Training
Essential
- Broad range of clinical experience across a variety of clinical areas through student placements/ or previous Band 5 posts
Desirable
- Evidence of post graduate learning/experience
Additional information
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).
