Rotational Physiotherapist
4 hours ago
Burnley
You will be expected to work as an autonomous practitioner in the assessment and management of patients, liaise with colleagues and other professionals and have effective time management skills. The successful candidate should demonstrate clear clinical reasoning and be able to explain their decisions and actions. You must demonstrate evidence of recent learning and examples of continued professional and clinical development. You should demonstrate the six key elements of Care, Compassion, Courage, Competence, Communicating effectively and Commitment as well as delivering the Trust, Divisional and Departmental objectives. The post holder will take part in out of hours on-call rota, for which post graduate training and a buddy system will be provided. This post will be subject to 7 day working between extended hours from 08.00 until 20.00. It is essential you are a car driver with access to a vehicle for work purposes and ensure you clearly indicate this within your application., To be responsible for the assessment, treatment and management of patients within an assigned area of the physiotherapy service across ELHT. DUTIES + Work as an autonomous practitioner in the assessment and management of patients. + Maintain adequate records of assessment, treatment and progress of their patients. + Organise their clinical caseload in an effective and efficient manner within defined area of the service or a particular patient type with available and ongoing support from a Senior Physiotherapist. + Communicate effectively and work collaboratively with medical, nursing, therapy, social services staff, and others to ensure the delivery of a coordinated multi-disciplinary and multi-agency approach and facilitate and maintain good working relationships. + Contribute towards the physiotherapy service objectives in providing quality patient care and maintaining physiotherapy standards. + Maintain and develop clinical and professional knowledge and skills in line with HCPC standards and in line with the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. + Take an active part in the in-service training programme, keep up to date with core mandatory training, maintain a portfolio of CPD and to participate in the preceptorship programme and facilitate physiotherapy teaching commitments where appropriate. + Facilitate the education of Physiotherapy students. + Participate in research activities e.g. journal clubs, evidence based practice and clinical audit as required. + Ensure that up to date written and electronic records, activity data are maintained in accordance with professional standards and organisational guidance. + Supervise assistants and technical instructors working with the team. + Assist with the induction of new staff. + Participate as an autonomous practitioner in the emergency 'On Call' rota/Weekend Working across services where required. + Participate in the staff appraisal scheme and personal development plans. + Pro-actively participate in the development of the Clinical Governance + framework within physiotherapy linking National and Trust guidelines to team objectives and personal practice. EFFORT + Carry out assessments and treatments of medical and neurological conditions with frequent moderate physical effort. + Deal sensitively with patients who have high levels of anxiety and aggression caused by pain, dementia or limited mobility and with patients who are having difficulty accepting their disabilities resulting in extremely low motivation and compliance. + The job involves frequent daily exposure to unpleasant working conditions on a regular (daily) basis e.g. bodily fluids including sputum, vomit, urine, fleas and lice and occasional exposure to verbal and physical aggression. COMMUNICATION + With guidance and support from Senior Physiotherapists, communicate complex or sensitive information, in an appropriate manner to clients, relatives, carers and multi-agency professionals in a language understandable to them. + Use of a range of techniques to overcome barriers to communication. + Deal with challenging situations including verbal aggression/distress from patients, carers and relatives. Able to deal sensitively with complaints following procedures, directing them to an appropriate person within the team, if required. + Promote and educate others regarding the role of Physiotherapy and the importance of health and well-being. + Have basic IT skills including use of Internet, E-mail and any special programmes used within the service. PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES + Aware of and fulfil your responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work Act, and organisational policies and procedures relevant to health and safety. + Responsible for own workload management with guidance from senior team members. + Understand the need to act in the best interest of patients at all times. + Understand the need to respect, and so far as possible uphold the rights, dignity, values and autonomy of every patient. + Understand your role in the diagnostic and therapeutic process, and in maintaining health and well-being. + Assess the capacity of the patient/service user in order to gain valid informed consent for intervention and work within the organisation's policy with those who lack capacity. + Practice in a non-discriminatory manner. + Exercise a professional duty of care. + Work within the limits of your competency seeking advice from senior staff when necessary. + Work to standards of professional practice and evidence based care pathways as appropriate We are seeking to appoint exceptionally motivated band 5 Rotational Physiotherapist to join our friendly and dynamic teams on our Rotational scheme at ELHT NHS Trust. You will join our speciality Physiotherapy teams and rotate every 4 months across the service, with experience including Acute Medicine, CCU / ICU surgery, Orthopaedics, Community, Hospital in patients and Integrated Community Teams, MSK, Rheumatology, Stroke, Neurology and Paediatrics. The rotations are designed so that there is enough time to develop and gain clinical experience within each clinical service area. Excellent communication skills and the ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team are essential. We are also seeking candidates with a flexible approach and the ability to respond to the demands of rapidly changing clinical environments. It is essential you are a car driver with access to a vehicle for work purposes. Please Note: We are expecting high numbers of applications for this role. Should we receive sufficient number before the specified closing date, the advert may close before the closing date. We would need the successful candidate to be able to start in post as early as October 2025 At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work., East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) is a large integrated health care organisation providing high quality acute healthcare for the people of East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen. Our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 700,000 patients a year from the most serious of emergencies to planned operations and procedures. We employ over 8,000 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work and achievements. This vacancy would ideally suit a newly / recently qualified Physiotherapist who is looking to work in an NHS Trust which offers high levels of rotational opportunities and mentoring, support on an ongoing basis. We have an extensive preceptorship programme to support new starters in their 1st year of practice or those returning to practice. The Rotational areas offer extensive in-service training and development opportunities., It is important you are made aware of the following as regards your application to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust + Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay-scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band. + This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment. + Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application. + Please note that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post. Therefore only applicants, who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application, will be short-listed. Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS) If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in in the Safeguarding vulnerable Groups Act (2006) any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained. The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed. The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £55.38 and for a Standard Disclosure will be £27.38. This cost is not applicable for a Volunteer post ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a 'Zero Tolerance' policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. In addition, our aim is to help protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first-class service to the recruitment of people into positions of trust. We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or social background. We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under-representation of BAME employees. Appointments will be made on merit. #J-18808-Ljbffr