About this role
Job summary
Band 6 Experienced Physiotherapist - Trauma & Orthopaedics
**This is a fixed-term/secondment opportunity for 12 months**
We are excited to welcome an experienced and enthusiastic physiotherapist to undertake a secondment into our Orthopaedic Physiotherapy team.
The successful applicant will work onsite at the Royal Berkshire Hospital covering both elective and trauma orthopaedics, as well as day surgery.
We operate Monday-Friday 8:00-16:00, with an evening service that is rostered within the team. There is also a weekend orthopaedic service you will be expected to contribute to.
Main duties of the job
To be an experienced Physiotherapist delivering patient centered, caring therapy for Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Hospital (RBFT). To be professionally responsible for all aspects of your own work, including the therapeutic management of patients in your care, with support from your supervisor. To use your physiotherapy knowledge and skills to provide specialist support and advice to the multi-disciplinary team and to manage own caseload of patients as an autonomous practitioner. To deliver a high quality, effective and efficient physiotherapy service in the Therapy team. To be a member of the Therapy Department team, contributing to service development in Therapies and the Trust.
About us
The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest District General Hospitals in the country.
The hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2006. It was the first Foundation Trust in the South Central Strategic Health Authority.
The Trust has a successful track record of delivering high quality acute medical and surgical services for 500,000 patients across West Berkshire, an area extending from Newbury in the west to Henley-on-Thames in the east, and including Wokingham and parts of Hampshire to the south and parts of Oxfordshire to the north. The Trust is Reading's biggest employer.
Our innovative Therapies Practice Education Team are an integral part of our staff's experience in their roles. Please follow this link to see more of what we do!https://youtu.be/dFeVzr_UqCw
The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.
Our "CARE" values:Compassionate,Aspirational,Resourceful,Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the job role.
Person Specification
Knowledge, skills and experience Essential
NHS experience across all core clinical areas Experience of working within Orthopaedics Understanding of current evidence base Experience of supervising and developing other staff and students Experience of teaching and presenting to other staff
Desirable
Experience of working in Orthopaedics for 1 year
Education Essential
HCPC Registered Degree or other recognised qualification in Physiotherapy
Desirable
Additional Courses in relevant field Involvement in research/service development
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.
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 Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Address Royal Berkshire Hospital
Craven Road
Reading
RG1 5AN
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)