Job summary
This is an exciting time to be working at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, one of the biggest NHS Trusts in the UK, delivering care to more than 1.6 million people a year through our three main hospitals: Barnet, Chase Farm and Royal Free.
We have a unique and exciting opportunity for you to develop your skills from a band 5 to a band 6 Physiotherapist role within our welcoming, knowledgeable, and innovative team. Our department, which places clinical excellence, staff welfare and celebrating diversity at the heart of its decision-making is offering two band 5-6 development posts.
Main duties of the job
You will be supported by the whole, well-established MSK team, and in particular, Band 6 and 7 Staff. We have developed a robust In-Service training programme which will support your training, as well as a comprehensive portfolio to guide your learning. This will involve a variety of e-learning, peer and 1:1 supervision, independent learning and observed patient sessions. We also offer band 5 Preceptorship training, and the education team are soon to launch a preceptorship programme for experienced band 5s. The Band 5 to band 6 Development programme may take between 6 and 18 months to complete depending on prior knowledge, skill, and experience.
We work closely with Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioners in a range of specialties, the Orthopaedic and Rheumatology teams, as well as the Hand therapy and Pelvic health teams. We deliver a variety of group sessions, and we have our own aquatic therapy pool. We are lucky to be supported by a dedicated therapies education team and an AHP research and development team.
About us
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top
Therapy Services has a high profile within the Trust, being firmly committed to quality improvement, audit, service evaluation and improvement. We undertake yearly presentations of our achievements for the year; undertaking PDSA and QI projects to ensure we are delivering the most effective, safe and high quality service.
For more information please follow linkhttps://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person Specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- oDemonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- oDegree in Physiotherapy
- oHCPC Registration
Desirable
- oMembership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP)
Experience
Essential
- oCore student placements in a clinical service area
- oProblem solving approach to clinical interventions
- oAwareness/experience of setting & maintaining clinical standards & clinical audit
- oAwareness / understanding of role of physiotherapy within current evolving health environment
Desirable
- oEvidence of presentation of own research/project work
- oCore student placements in a clinical service area oProblem solving approach to clinical interventions oAwareness/experience of setting & maintaining clinical standards & clinical audit oAwareness / understanding of role of physiotherapy within current evolving health environment oEvidence of presentation of own research/project work oPrevious experience working in a Healthcare setting
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- oEvidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio
- oDemonstable knowledge and understanding of current physiotherapy skills, practice and theory
- oEffective clinical reasoning skills & ability to reflect on own practice
- oAble to prioritise workload and competing demands on time. To be flexible to the needs of the service'
- oTo be proactive in service development, liaising closely with the MDT in order to promote clinical excellence
- oAble to comply with Trust manual handling guidelines in the context of work-related duties. This will include patient handling and handling of inanimate objects as per Trust guidelines
- oUnderstanding of legal responsibilities of the profession such as confidentiality, consent and documentation
- oCompetent IT skills - word processing, email, internet, Excel
- oAble to document information accurately
- oEffective communication skills
- oGood problem solving skills
Person Specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- oDemonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- oDegree in Physiotherapy
- oHCPC Registration
Desirable
- oMembership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP)
Experience
Essential
- oCore student placements in a clinical service area
- oProblem solving approach to clinical interventions
- oAwareness/experience of setting & maintaining clinical standards & clinical audit
- oAwareness / understanding of role of physiotherapy within current evolving health environment
Desirable
- oEvidence of presentation of own research/project work
- oCore student placements in a clinical service area oProblem solving approach to clinical interventions oAwareness/experience of setting & maintaining clinical standards & clinical audit oAwareness / understanding of role of physiotherapy within current evolving health environment oEvidence of presentation of own research/project work oPrevious experience working in a Healthcare setting
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- oEvidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio
- oDemonstable knowledge and understanding of current physiotherapy skills, practice and theory
- oEffective clinical reasoning skills & ability to reflect on own practice
- oAble to prioritise workload and competing demands on time. To be flexible to the needs of the service'
- oTo be proactive in service development, liaising closely with the MDT in order to promote clinical excellence
- oAble to comply with Trust manual handling guidelines in the context of work-related duties. This will include patient handling and handling of inanimate objects as per Trust guidelines
- oUnderstanding of legal responsibilities of the profession such as confidentiality, consent and documentation
- oCompetent IT skills - word processing, email, internet, Excel
- oAble to document information accurately
- oEffective communication skills
- oGood problem solving skills
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
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).
