Senior Physiotherapist

Senior Physiotherapist

Exeter Hospital | Physiotherapy | Permanent contract | Full time and Part Time hours available

Up to £45,400 per annum pro rata, depending on experience

37.5 hours per week

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Our Physiotherapy team at Exeter Hospital currently have an opportunity for a Senior Physiotherapist. This role will cover both musculoskeletal outpatients as well as inpatients on the ward (Orthopaedics & General Surgery).

As part of the team you will have clinical support available from your Regional clinical lead along with a team of experienced Physiotherapists and leadership from the management team on site. You will have a CPD budget to encourage you to continue your learning and striving for clinical excellence.

This role is on a permanent basis and we have up to 37.5 hours per week available. Both full time and part time applications will be considered.

The Role

The role will be a mixture of musculoskeletal outpatients and inpatient work primarily covering orthopaedics and some general surgery. The hours available are flexible, will mainly be based in outpatients but will need to include working on the inpatient ward on Fridays.

You will see a wide range of musculoskeletal conditions and post-operative cases, playing a key role in helping our patients achieve, maintain and recover to the level of health and wellbeing that they aspire to.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team including nurses, AHPS and consultants in order to optimise the health and recovery of our patients.

The hospital is brilliantly placed to support and mentor the successful candidate for this role, alongside our academy training programmes

As a Senior Physiotherapist you will

• Deliver high quality clinical care.
• Adhere to our values and beliefs at Nuffield Health
• Deliver excellent clinical care that is evidence based, Safe, Effective, Caring, well-led and responsive to our patient’s needs.
• Ensure on-going monitoring of the standard of treatment provided
• Be compliant with all professional, clinical and integrated governance standards and participate in clinical audit and other quality assurance processes
• Be expected to work in both an inpatient ward and outpatient clinic setting, with participation on the weekend ward rota

To succeed as a Senior Physiotherapist you will

• Have a BSc in Physiotherapy or equivalent and you’ll be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP).
• Have a minimum of 2 years post-graduate experience
• Have post-graduate experience of working in both musculoskeletal outpatients and having worked on an inpatient ward
• Have a high level of musculoskeletal and orthopaedic knowledge.
• Understand and have experience of both the Public NHS and Private healthcare service
• Demonstrate evidence of further professional training and continual professional development, reflecting your desire to develop as a practitioner.
• Be a confident communicator with the ability to engage effectively with patients, the general public and other healthcare professionals.
• Be able to auscultate a chest.
• Be a competent and confident IT user with strong organisation skills.
• Have the ability to prioritise and deal with a varied workload in an effective and timely manner.
• Be expected to work on the wards as part of our team weekend rota

It’s equally important that you share our values. We believe in putting people first and providing personalised, holistic healthcare. That makes you part of a much wider team, working to create a healthier future for each individual client.

Helping you feel good.

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That’s why we’ve developed a benefits package with you in mind. From Holiday in line with the Working Time Directive, Access to our Pension Scheme and discounted gym membership at £35.00 a month.

We believe in our people and to help you develop your skills and progress your career in Nuffield Health you will:

• Be supported by your regional clinical lead and clinical line manager
• Have protected CPD time, access to a local in-service training program and training events organised by the Nuffield Health Academy including both clinical and leadership courses
• Have mentoring support within the department from Senior Physiotherapists and support with career development

As Nuffield Health continues to grow you can choose to develop your career within clinical roles or by moving into managerial positions. We support and encourage post-graduate education and have formed a partnership with Manchester Metropolitan University which will offer fantastic learning and research opportunities in the future.