Senior Physiotherapist

Senior Physiotherapist - Band 6
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic physiotherapist to join our orthopaedic team.

The successful candidate will support the assessment and management of elective orthopaedic patients, providing both pre- and post-operative care as part of an established multidisciplinary team.

With the opening of the Cancer and Surgery Innovation Centre (CASIC), this post will be based primarily within the new facility, delivering high-quality rehabilitation to orthopaedic patients. The role will contribute to our extended-day service model (08:00-20:00) and seven-day service provision, supporting timely patient recovery and discharge. There will also be opportunities to gain experience across the wider orthopaedic service, including trauma and orthogeriatric patient caseloads.

You should have:

• Excellent communication and teamworking skills
• Experience working within an acute NHS setting
• Completion of core junior rotations, including medicine/elderly care, surgery and orthopaedics
• HCPC and CSP registration

Main duties of the job
To provide physiotherapy to relevant patients within clinical specialty area, in a range of settings including inpatients, outpatients and patient homes.

We actively support continuing professional development through regular clinical supervision and a comprehensive in-service training programme. You will be well supported by an experienced physiotherapy team and have opportunities to develop senior clinical and leadership skills through supervision, audit, quality improvement and service development.

The physiotherapy department is committed to delivering high-quality patient care across seven days. The successful candidate will also participate in the emergency respiratory on-call rota.

About us
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5,000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing programme alongside a strong commitment to developing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family ensures you feel valued from your initial interview and throughout your time with us.

We are clinically led and provide joined-up care by bridging hospital and community services, alongside delivering regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford, with community sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh, and services delivered in patients' homes across Guildford and Waverley.

We work in partnership with Ashford & St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust through a collaborative Group Model, supporting joined-up services, workforce flexibility and development opportunities.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated us as Outstanding. We are proud of our achievements and continue to invest in our people and infrastructure.

To learn more about life at Royal Surrey, please watch our short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo

Adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

Salary: £41,957 to £50,387 a year (per annum) includes high cost area supplements (HCAS)
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 384-JH-EMF21576.B6

Qualifications

• Essential: HCPC registration; BSc Physiotherapy
• Desirable: Member of CSP; Member of Specific interest group; Post graduate qualifications in orthopaedic Physiotherapy or post surgical rehabilitation

Knowledge

• Essential: Previous Acute NHS experience at Band 5 level; Achieved core skills in all core Band 5 rotations, including respiratory; Evidence to support knowledge base in orthopaedic and post operative management; Previous Senior Experience in orthopaedics and/or surgery
• Desirable: Previous Senior Experience in orthopaedics and/or surgery

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).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, Guildford, GU2 7XX, United Kingdom. Apply through our website.

Contact: Jess Williams, Inpatient Superintendent, 01483464819