About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated, enthusiastic physiotherapist to join our Band 6 rotation scheme on a fixed term 12 month contract to cover for maternity leave.
You should have:o Excellent communication and team working skillso Completed core junior rotations including ITU, Medicine / Elderly care, neurology and orthopaedics.o HPC and CSP registration
You must have previous NHS experience for this role.
We actively encourage continuing professional development through clinical supervision and a comprehensive in-service training programme. You will be well supported by an experienced team of lead respiratory physiotherapists including a clinical specialist physiotherapist and a consultant respiratory physiotherapist. You will have the opportunity to develop your senior skills with supervision of juniors and students and involvement in audit and service development.
Main duties of the job
To provide physiotherapy to relevant patients within respiratory, in a range of settings including inpatients, outpatients and patient homes.
The successful candidate will complete rotations including the following areas:o Acute respiratory medicine including the physiotherapy-led non-invasive ventilation serviceo Critical care and surgery including head and neck (maxilla-facial and ENT), abdominal (including oesophagogastric, pancreaticohepatic and colorectal surgery), breast and gynae-oncology surgeryo Cardiac rehabilitation, Pulmonary rehabilitation and respiratory out-patientso Medical rehabilitation including facilitating early supported discharge within A&E and MAU
The physiotherapy department is committed to providing excellent patient care across seven days. You will also contribute to the emergency respiratory on-call rota.
About us
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
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Job description Job responsibilities
To assess and treat patients in Respiratory teams. To support the team in the organisation and provision of an efficient, high quality and coordinated physiotherapy service for patients on relevant clinical area. To undertake a defined clinical caseload. To ensure that patient and service standards and priorities are met.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
HCPC registration BSc Physiotherapy
Desirable
Member of CSP Member of Specific interest group Post graduate qualifications in Respiratory
Knowledge Essential
Previous Acute NHS experience at Band 5 level Achieved core skills in all core Junior rotations, including respiratory. Evidence to support knowledge base in Respiratory.
Desirable
Previous Senior Experience in Respiratory/Surgery/ICU Experience with line management of junior/non registered staff i.e. Supervision sessions, goal setting, appraisals
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 Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
Address Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
Guildford
GU2 7XX
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.royalsurrey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)