Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic physiotherapist to join the Royal Gwent Hospital Inpatient Physiotherapy team as a part time band 6 physiotherapist. This post is based on the community inpatient wards. The successful applicant will be a clinician who has breadth of experience in the inpatient settings and would like to develop their skills within the community wards setting. The work pattern will be fully confirmed at interview, but will require working on a Monday.
We are looking for a self-motivated and forward-thinking clinician who is a strong team player with the ability to demonstrate leadership qualities and excellent communication skills. Possessing a solid foundation in core clinical skills you will embrace innovation and be committed to following evidence based clinical practice.
The successful candidate will be responsible for a caseload of patients working alongside a Team Lead, Physiotherapists and Physiotherapy Technicians, and be part of the wider physiotherapy rehabilitation team.
Main duties of the job
You will need to be organised, flexible and show initiative where needed and be a team player.
Additional responsibilities will include:
- to contribute to the implementation of changes within the work area
- in conjunction with other senior staff, to clinically mentor and supervise band 5 physiotherapists and support workers
- to be involved with and lead student placements as a clinical educator
- to contribute to the delivery of the in service training programme
- to actively participate in audit
About us
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board strives to be a diverse and inclusive workplace where we can ALL be ourselves. We particularly encourage applications from people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, those who have a disability or impairment or are from the LGBTQ+ community and those who are underrepresented within the Health Board.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy
- Registered with Health and Care professionals Council
- Appropriate range of Post grad clinical education
Desirable
- MCSP
- Active participant in relevant interest group
- Completion of clinical educators or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Broad range of post grad clinical experience, including rotational experience
- Experience of participating in and delivering in-service training programmes
- Experience of supervising staff
- Experience of supervising students
- Undertaken a rotation in this speciality
Desirable
- Evidence of having worked in the UK as a HCPC registered physiotherapist
- Evidence of having worked unsupervised
- Experience of integrating user participation in service development
- Experience in service development
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- The ability to discuss the clinical reasoning process in the management of complex cases
- The ability to identify and act upon adverse clinical signs
- Awareness of relevant national and local guidelines
- Good communication skills both verbal and written when interacting with members of the team, other professionals patients and their families
- The ability to work effectively in a team environment
- evidence of initiative
- Good time management
- The ability to discuss the ethos of clinical governance and its relevance in physiotherapy practice
- The ability to demonstrate an understanding of the NHS and the challenges facing the physiotherapy service
- The ability to supervise staff who will be directly accountable to the post holder
- Commitment to participating in clinical and Organisational audit
- The ability to demonstrate critical appraisal skills
- Evidence of continuing professional development sufficient to meet HCPC requirements
Desirable
- appreciation of research principles and findings and the impact on clinical findings
- Evidence of teaching at an undergraduate and postgraduate level
- Experience of dealing with personnel issues
- IT literate
- The ability to speak Welsh or a willingness to learn
Other requiremnets
Essential
- The physical ability to perform and cope with all aspects of manual handling as demanded by the role
- Professional appearance
- The ability to adapt to changes in work routine
- Available for the respiratory on-call rota and other seven day working rotas where appropriate
- The ability to travel between sites within the health board or patients residences in a timely manner to meet the requirements of the post
- Clear reason for applying for this particular role
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy
- Registered with Health and Care professionals Council
- Appropriate range of Post grad clinical education
Desirable
- MCSP
- Active participant in relevant interest group
- Completion of clinical educators or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Broad range of post grad clinical experience, including rotational experience
- Experience of participating in and delivering in-service training programmes
- Experience of supervising staff
- Experience of supervising students
- Undertaken a rotation in this speciality
Desirable
- Evidence of having worked in the UK as a HCPC registered physiotherapist
- Evidence of having worked unsupervised
- Experience of integrating user participation in service development
- Experience in service development
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- The ability to discuss the clinical reasoning process in the management of complex cases
- The ability to identify and act upon adverse clinical signs
- Awareness of relevant national and local guidelines
- Good communication skills both verbal and written when interacting with members of the team, other professionals patients and their families
- The ability to work effectively in a team environment
- evidence of initiative
- Good time management
- The ability to discuss the ethos of clinical governance and its relevance in physiotherapy practice
- The ability to demonstrate an understanding of the NHS and the challenges facing the physiotherapy service
- The ability to supervise staff who will be directly accountable to the post holder
- Commitment to participating in clinical and Organisational audit
- The ability to demonstrate critical appraisal skills
- Evidence of continuing professional development sufficient to meet HCPC requirements
Desirable
- appreciation of research principles and findings and the impact on clinical findings
- Evidence of teaching at an undergraduate and postgraduate level
- Experience of dealing with personnel issues
- IT literate
- The ability to speak Welsh or a willingness to learn
Other requiremnets
Essential
- The physical ability to perform and cope with all aspects of manual handling as demanded by the role
- Professional appearance
- The ability to adapt to changes in work routine
- Available for the respiratory on-call rota and other seven day working rotas where appropriate
- The ability to travel between sites within the health board or patients residences in a timely manner to meet the requirements of the post
- Clear reason for applying for this particular role
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).
