Specialist Physiotherapist

The Acute Surgical and General Medicine Therapy Team are looking for an enthusiastic, passionate and driven Physiotherapist to join the team. The individual must be able to demonstrate strong leadership skills to support developing the service to provide high quality, timely therapy assessment and interventions. Please note this is a rotational post between both the Acute Surgical and General Medicine therapy team., As a senior Physiotherapist you will provide assessment, treatment and management advice for patients covering the Critical Care unit and surgical wards including prioritising/managing the daily caseload within the team, assessing and delivering therapy interventions, ensuring the highest professional standards of care are maintained, demonstrating adherence to the Trust Values and operating as a leader in the team, service and organisation. There will also be an opportunity to cover the outpatient Amputee clinic.,

• To be a team member contributing to the delivery of therapy services across the Surgical and Medical caseload, alongside the senior leadership team.
• To provide specialist advice to therapy staff and other members of the multidisciplinary team and wider team.
• To use client-centred approaches to patient care.
• To participate in and provide clinical and management supervision.
• To contribute to multi-disciplinary team working.
• To contribute to and lead on service improvement and quality initiatives.
• To use the Trust electronic patient record system.
• To abide by all Trust policies and procedures.
• To be able to respond flexibly and creatively to challenges.
  
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  We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.