Job summary
We are excited to offer an opportunity for a dynamic and
skilled Band 6 Physiotherapist to join our team at the
Yorkshire Regional Spinal Injuries Centre. Our centre provides lifelong care for individuals with
spinal cord injuries across the Yorkshire and Humber region, offering a
stimulating environment to work within acute rehabilitation. This is a
fantastic opportunity to enhance skills and contribute to high-quality
care.
As a core member of a well-established multidisciplinary
team, you will work alongside medical staff, nursing teams, OT's, Psychologists, and other professionals. The role involves supporting patients and their
families throughout their hospital journey, and you will be expected to
demonstrate excellent interpersonal communication, organisational, and
team-working skills.
In addition to providing outstanding patient care, this role
offers opportunities for professional development, including research and
service development initiatives. You will be supported in growing your
expertise in the assessment and management of spinal cord injury patients in an
acute rehabilitation setting.
We offer a supportive and stimulating environment to help
you grow professionally and further your career in spinal cord injury
rehabilitation.
Join us at the Spinal Injuries Centre and
be part of a team dedicated to making a real difference to the lives of spinal
cord injury patients.
To speak to the team or arrange an informal visit to the unit call us on 01924 542051
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities:
Provide high-quality physiotherapy input for individuals
with spinal cord injuries in an acute rehabilitation setting.
Work collaboratively within an MDT to deliver person-centred
care.
Support patients and families throughout the rehabilitation
process.
Contribute to service development and research initiatives.
About us
We are an acute trust caring for over half a million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.
We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.
If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
Application guidance: We understand that more applicants are using AI technology to help with their applications. While these tools can be useful, they cannot fully capture your skills, knowledge, and experience. Its important that you personalise your application. Relying solely on AI is not recommended, as it may reduce your chances of success. Our screening process is thorough, so if you have used AI, please make sure to disclose this on your application form.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Patient assessment
- The ability to interview & examine a patient
incorporating subjective & objective elements in order to identify problems
to be treated and/or goals of treatment.
Clinical reasoning
- The ability to analyse clinical findings by applying
appropriate theory & principles & synthesising them with the assessment
findings in order to justify the treatment approach
- Apply a high level of theory & advanced principles
relating them to assessment findings in complex cases
- Know limitations
- Can analyse most complex problems
Identify problems /
goal setting
- Be able to define a patients problems & set
prioritised mutually agreed timely goals.
- Apply a high level of theory & advanced principles
relating them to assessment findings in complex cases.
- Can assess complex patients.
- Takes a holistic view using a breadth of clinical
knowledge
- Apply advanced testing
Application of treatment modalities
- Safe & effectively apply physiotherapeutic
skills to achieve specific outcomes
- Select & apply a broad range of modalities efficiently & effectively justify selection of modality
- Contribute to discharge planning in the multidisciplinary
team
- Achieve discharge without guidance for the majority of
patients.
Progress management plan an achieve discharge
- The ability to progress the management plan towards
achieving the agreed goals & ultimately discharge the patient from
Physiotherapy.
- Use reflective practice to improve patient care.
- Able to progress treatment with most patients.
- Contribute to discharge planning in the multidisciplinary
team
- Achieve discharge without guidance for the majority of
patients.
- Able to give advice to others
- Know when to seek advice
Patient clinical records
- The recording of all clinical contact in a manner
consistent with recognised professional standards.
- Keep accurate records in accordance with local standards & national, legal requirements.
- Records show evidence of clinical reasoning
- Instruct others in recording
- Monitor juniors record
Please ensure you read through the job description that is attached in the supporting information section for a comprehensive list of duties.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Patient assessment
- The ability to interview & examine a patient
incorporating subjective & objective elements in order to identify problems
to be treated and/or goals of treatment.
Clinical reasoning
- The ability to analyse clinical findings by applying
appropriate theory & principles & synthesising them with the assessment
findings in order to justify the treatment approach
- Apply a high level of theory & advanced principles
relating them to assessment findings in complex cases
- Know limitations
- Can analyse most complex problems
Identify problems /
goal setting
- Be able to define a patients problems & set
prioritised mutually agreed timely goals.
- Apply a high level of theory & advanced principles
relating them to assessment findings in complex cases.
- Can assess complex patients.
- Takes a holistic view using a breadth of clinical
knowledge
- Apply advanced testing
Application of treatment modalities
- Safe & effectively apply physiotherapeutic
skills to achieve specific outcomes
- Select & apply a broad range of modalities efficiently & effectively justify selection of modality
- Contribute to discharge planning in the multidisciplinary
team
- Achieve discharge without guidance for the majority of
patients.
Progress management plan an achieve discharge
- The ability to progress the management plan towards
achieving the agreed goals & ultimately discharge the patient from
Physiotherapy.
- Use reflective practice to improve patient care.
- Able to progress treatment with most patients.
- Contribute to discharge planning in the multidisciplinary
team
- Achieve discharge without guidance for the majority of
patients.
- Able to give advice to others
- Know when to seek advice
Patient clinical records
- The recording of all clinical contact in a manner
consistent with recognised professional standards.
- Keep accurate records in accordance with local standards & national, legal requirements.
- Records show evidence of clinical reasoning
- Instruct others in recording
- Monitor juniors record
Please ensure you read through the job description that is attached in the supporting information section for a comprehensive list of duties.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Comprehensive experience providing a broad range of experience in core and specialist rotation
- Experience of developing rehabilitation programmes
- Experience of working as part of a physiotherapy team and multidisciplinary team.
- Evidence of experience in managing respiratory conditions
- Contributed to Supervision of student and staff
Desirable
- Experience working with Patients following spinal cord injuries and / or neurology
- Involvement in audit, research and an understanding quality issues
- Recent evidence of respiratory On-call experience
- Experience of being lead clinical educator of students
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Essential
- Knowledge of spinal cord injuries and treatment methods.
- Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate.
- Remain updated with professional practice and new research.
- Ability to present information, written and orally in a clear and logical manner.
- Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes
- Understanding of clinical governance and its implications for services, including experience of quality issues and audit.
- Ability to comprehend and work within the Trusts policies including data protection, equal opportunities, health and safety, risk management and meet the differing needs of the patients.
Desirable
- Competent IT skills
- Evidence of participation in research.
- Clinical governance group membership.
- Experience of using electronic patient records
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Physiotherapy
- Registered with the HCPC
- Evidence of CPD maintained, including attendance at recent and relevant postgraduate courses.
Desirable
- Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
- Involvement in CSP special clinical interest groups.
- Clinical educator course
Personal and physical attributes
Essential
- Ability to use and develop appropriate patient handling skills.
- Ability to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities.
- Ability to cope working in a stressful environment and with emotional or aggressive patients and carers.
- Ability to work as a team member.
- Flexible
- Empathetic
- Reliable
- Problem solving skills
- Good verbal/non verbal communication skills
- Professional attitude and appearance
- Ability to travel to fulfil on-call commitments
- Ability to work shift patterns and fulfil 7 days rota
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Comprehensive experience providing a broad range of experience in core and specialist rotation
- Experience of developing rehabilitation programmes
- Experience of working as part of a physiotherapy team and multidisciplinary team.
- Evidence of experience in managing respiratory conditions
- Contributed to Supervision of student and staff
Desirable
- Experience working with Patients following spinal cord injuries and / or neurology
- Involvement in audit, research and an understanding quality issues
- Recent evidence of respiratory On-call experience
- Experience of being lead clinical educator of students
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Essential
- Knowledge of spinal cord injuries and treatment methods.
- Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate.
- Remain updated with professional practice and new research.
- Ability to present information, written and orally in a clear and logical manner.
- Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes
- Understanding of clinical governance and its implications for services, including experience of quality issues and audit.
- Ability to comprehend and work within the Trusts policies including data protection, equal opportunities, health and safety, risk management and meet the differing needs of the patients.
Desirable
- Competent IT skills
- Evidence of participation in research.
- Clinical governance group membership.
- Experience of using electronic patient records
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Physiotherapy
- Registered with the HCPC
- Evidence of CPD maintained, including attendance at recent and relevant postgraduate courses.
Desirable
- Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
- Involvement in CSP special clinical interest groups.
- Clinical educator course
Personal and physical attributes
Essential
- Ability to use and develop appropriate patient handling skills.
- Ability to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities.
- Ability to cope working in a stressful environment and with emotional or aggressive patients and carers.
- Ability to work as a team member.
- Flexible
- Empathetic
- Reliable
- Problem solving skills
- Good verbal/non verbal communication skills
- Professional attitude and appearance
- Ability to travel to fulfil on-call commitments
- Ability to work shift patterns and fulfil 7 days rota
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).
Employer details
Employer name
The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust
Address
Regional Spinal Injuries Centre - Gate 4
Pinderfields Hospital, Aberford Road
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF1 4DG
Employer's website
https://www.midyorks.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
