About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Inpatient Critical Care and Surgery Therapy Team at Peterborough City Hospital. We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 Physiotherapist to join our team in this part-time role.
The Critical Care Team provides acute inpatient services to Critical Care Unit, Surgical, Respiratory and Cardiac wards as well as Respiratory Outpatient clinics. The post whilst static in the team has internal rotations to experience the wide variety of clinical opportunities within the team.
Successful candidates need to be fully qualified and HCPC registered with relevant experience as well as drive and dedication. You should be forward thinking, dynamic, and have the desire to develop and improve the service further. This role includes supporting the provision of a 365 day a year On Call service. Experience of working on an On Call rota is essential.
Interviews for this role will be conducted in person to assess relevant skills effectively
Main duties of the job
To enable Physiotherapy to provide Therapy Skills within the inpatient
service
To ensure safe, efficient and effective delivery of patient focussed care in
line with identified evidence based practice, local and national standards
To work collaboratively within Multidisciplinary and Multi-agency Teams
To participate in delegated projects for service development with the
team
To act autonomously in the assessment and treatment of patients within
the speciality who may have a complex presentation
To demonstrate a flexible approach to working in support of the whole
inpatient/patient team
To undertake weekend working as required within service developments
To be available to provide Clinical Supervision
This role entails 80% Clinical Contact and 20% Operational Management as
appropriate within team requirements
To guide Band 5 and support staff in the management and delivery of
therapeutic care plans
About us
Priority will be given to colleagues identified as at risk through the Trust's redeployment process.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see attached the person specification and job description for more details regarding this role.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Completion of preceptorship programme
Knowledge Essential
Experience in use of basic IT system for data recording
Other requirements Essential
Completion of student educator course
Qualifcations Essential
Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy HCPC Registered
Experience Essential
Wide variety of experience in core rotations as a Band 5 Physiotherapist or equivalent including respiratory care NHS Acute Hospital Experience
Knowledge Essential
Clinical knowledge in clinical conditions associated with specialist area/sound level in theoretical knowledge of inpatient areas
Skills Essential
Able to work as a team member and independently Ability to present information in logical concise manner
Aptitudes Essential
Strong belief in CPD and Reflective Practice
Other requirements Essential
Weekend working , either as part of front of house or on-call
Qualifications Desirable
CSP member
Knowledge Essential
Basic knowledge of the multi-disciplinary team
Skills Essential
Good Clinical Reasoning skills
Aptitudes Essential
Ability to manage own time and pressure Ability to demonstrate personal and clinical effectiveness to achieve optimum patient care
Other requirements Essential
Independently mobile to access all work sites within job role i.e. Manual car driver Awareness and respect for colleagues, patients and relatives cultural, religious and emotional needs and beliefs Able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trusts Values and Behaviours Be prepared to work across sites as and when required Professional appearance & behaviour
Desirable
Value added contribution to the team - may take on additional roles e.g. Health & Safety representative
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship 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).
Employer details Employer name North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Address Peterborough City Hospital
Bretton Gate
Peterborough
PE3 9GZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)