Rotational Physiotherapist - Band 5

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Job Overview

Junior Physiotherapist Southmead Hospital, Bristol

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our physiotherapy service as a band 5 Rotational Physiotherapist . Based at Southmead Hospital you will be responsible for an acute physiotherapy case-load in a busy and dynamic environment working in experienced and supportive teams.

Our large rotational scheme (6 monthly rotations) includes areas such as complex care, neuroscience, ICU, Orthopaedics, respiratory medicine, vascular and surgery, burns and plastics and MSK out-patients.

You will have a mentor to support you during your rotations and have access to competency based training and CPD .

To understand more about Physiotherapy at NBT, watch our video.

Main duties of the job

THE ROLE: your responsibilities will include:

• Providing a high standard of physiotherapy service in each of the acute rotational clinical areas.
• Working effectively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team, physiotherapy colleagues and outside agencies to provide information about physiotherapy treatment and contributing to patient Flow.
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers to progress treatment programmes, provide reassurance and facilitate discharge.
  
  

YOU: The successful Junior Physiotherapist will have good experience in:

• A wide range of acute placements at undergraduate level
• Post-Graduate experience
• Respiratory experience
• Organising and prioritising own workload and delegating responsibilities as appropriate
• Working in multi-disciplinary teams
• The successful applicant will be required to participate in weekend working.
• Commitment to quality improvement and service development
  
  

Please note we expect a high response to this role, thus we may close the applications early .

Working for our organisation

North Bristol NHS Trust is one of the largest healthcare trusts in the South West of England. We provide hospital and community healthcare to people living in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. We do this across a range of settings, including within our award-winning Brunel building, designed and built for a better patient and staff experience.

• We care for people with a wide range of health conditions through a range of services. These range from routine check-ups to specialist neurosurgery, orthopaedics, plastics and burns.
• We deliver more than 6,000 beautiful babies a year in our maternity units, birth centres and at home.
• Our hard-working Emergency Department is a regional trauma centre. Here, we care for people with wide range of illnesses and injuries. For example, strokes and broken arms through to people who have been in a serious car crash.
• We don’t just treat patients. We support the future of healthcare with world-leading research and by training the doctors and nurses of the future.
  
  

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

• To be an autonomous Physiotherapy Practitioner providing a high standard of service in each of rotational clinical areas e.g., Trauma and Elective Orthopaedic inpatients, ITU, surgery, stroke, respiratory medicine, general medical, elderly care and neurosciences some musculoskeletal outpatients. Access to advice/support from a senior physiotherapist is available at all times.
• To participate in the rotational scheme, which involves working across a range of ward settings and outpatient departments.
• To provide advice and information to Health Care Professionals, patients and carers.
  
  

Person specification

Qualification

Essential criteria

• Degree / diploma
• HCPC
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Post-graduate Courses
• Clinical Educators course
• Member of CSP
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of a variety of rotations
• Experience of working as a member of the MDT
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working in an NHS environment
• Experience of participating in audit and evidence based practice
• Research experience
• Experience of managing limited resources and high workloads
• Evidence of actively participating in IST and MDT groups
  
  

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

• Self motivated
• demonstrates professional independence
• available for oncall, weekend duties and altered working patterns where clinically appropriate
  
  

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

Essential criteria

• Clinical Reasoning and identify and act on adverse signs
• Comprehensive Ax and analysis
• Communicate Complex information
• Experience of treating complex patients
• Teamwork
• Supervision of staff and students
• Service development including audit
• IT skills
• Time Management skills
• Knowledge of guidelines and standards
• Awareness of clinical governance and implication for physio
  
  

If you apply for this vacancy and have not received a communication from North Bristol NHS Trust within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.

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North Bristol NHS Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The successful applicant(s) will normally commence at the minimum of the scale unless they have previous NHS service at the same band. Progression through the scale is by annual increments.

At North Bristol Trust (NBT), we know diverse and inclusive environments lead to happier and healthier teams and improved patient care and outcomes. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented in NBT’s workforce at Band 8a and above. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and LGBTQIA+ people.

Please note that stringent pre-employment checks are undertaken on all successful applicants prior to commencement in post.