Senior Physiotherapist

Senior Physiotherapist Overview

This position offers an exciting opportunity to join the service as a Rotational Band 6 Physiotherapist, where you will provide a high-quality, patient-centered physiotherapy service across various acute and community clinical areas. The role involves rotating through different services, including Emergency Care, Frailty, Cardiology, Community, Critical Care/Surgery, Elderly, Medicine, Respiratory, Stroke, and Orthopaedics, allowing you to gain extensive experience in assessing and managing patients with diverse conditions.

As part of your responsibilities, you will be expected to demonstrate effective clinical reasoning, work autonomously within your scope of practice, and contribute to service delivery across the care pathway. You will also support ongoing service development through reflective practice, audits, clinical supervision, and quality improvement initiatives. This role provides excellent opportunities for further development in clinical, teaching, leadership, and supervision skills.

You will collaborate closely with members of the multidisciplinary team and assist in the support and supervision of junior staff during your rotations. Given the community aspect of this role, you must hold a full UK driving license and have access to a car for work purposes. Additionally, you will participate in a 7-day service rota, which includes shifts between 08:00 and 20:00, with regular weekend and bank holiday commitments.

Main Duties

• Act as an experienced autonomous practitioner, providing specialized physiotherapy assessment and treatment programs for patients.
• Independently manage a caseload using evidence-based and patient-centered principles.
• Deliver care in both acute and community settings.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide a holistic patient-centered approach.
• Liaise regularly with MDT members to ensure integrated service delivery.
• Facilitate prompt patient discharge and handover to community services.
• Provide leadership for junior staff as agreed with senior staff.
• Support the band 7 physiotherapist in service planning and delivery.
• Supervise registered and unregistered staff and physiotherapy students.
• Engage in continuing professional development and maintain accurate records.
• Participate in the twilight and 7-day working rota as required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Hold a degree or equivalent diploma in Physiotherapy.
• Be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

Experience

• Experience in managing acutely unwell patients within the specialty.
• Post-registration NHS experience across various clinical specialties.
• Ability to organize and prioritize a complex patient caseload.

Skills and Knowledge

• Hold a full UK driving license and have access to a car for work purposes.
• Possess expert manual therapeutic skills and handling techniques.
• Maintain and develop knowledge of evidence-based practice.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, requiring a Disclosure submission to check for any previous criminal convictions. Applications from job seekers requiring Skilled Worker sponsorship are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

Degree Requirement: Bachelor’s

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