About this role
Job summary
Job Title: Physiotherapist - 91879
Grade: Band 6
Trust: Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Location: St Marks Hospital, Maidenhead SL6 6DU
Ward/Dept: Assessment and Rehabilitation Centre
Hours: 37.75 hours
Shift Pattern: Mon Fri 8:00-16:00/09:00-17:00
Pay Rates Day: £25.01
Why might this job interest you?
Are you an experienced Physiotherapist looking for a Community role? We have a new and exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Physiotherapist to join the team based in Maidenhead so if interested please contact us asap!
Main duties of the job
- Responsible for the advanced physiotherapeutic assessment of patients, provide a diagnosis and develop and deliver an individualised treatment programme.
- Work in the Rehabilitation team in a flexible way to meet the needs of the service across the East of Berkshire, to provide care to patients where the need is greatest.
- Undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations / multi pathologies; use advanced clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques to provide an accurate diagnosis of their condition.
- Formulate and deliver an individual physiotherapy treatment programmed based on a sound knowledge of evidence-based practice and treatment options using clinical assessment, reasoning skills and knowledge of treatment skills. Able to delegate this treatment program to unqualified therapy support workers, for them to continue to manage the patients rehabilitation safely and effectively.
- Assess patient understanding of treatment proposals, gain valid informed consent and have capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.
About us
Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.
Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges
Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave
Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for a more detailed breakdown of the duties and responsibilities of this role.
Person Specification
Travel
Essential
- Driving Licence & car driver essential as this is a Community post.
Experience
Essential
- Neuro experience advantageous.
- NHS experience Highly Desirable especially within the Community.
Qualifications
Essential
- Physiotherapy Qualification.
- HCPC registration mandatory.
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
NHS Professionals Limited
Address
St. Marks Hospital
112 St. Marks Road
MAIDENHEAD
Berkshire
SL6 6DU
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)