This is a rotational post working at both the Royal Stoke and County hospital sites. Supervision will be provided by Band 6/7 Physiotherapists and continuous professional development is supported through appraisal and internal and external training.
Therapy Services work within a 7-day shift system; therefore, the post holder will be required to work weekends, late shifts, bank holidays, and overnight on call.
Main duties of the job This is a rotational Band 5 Physiotherapy post between the Royal Stoke and County sites.
Examining, treating, and advising patients, their relatives, and carers under the guidance of a higher grade Therapist.
The Therapies Department comprises two multidisciplinary based teams, the Medical & Surgical Team and the Network Services Team, incorporating both Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy. These teams form part of the Trust Medical, Surgical, and Network Services Divisions. Each team is led by a Divisional Therapist, Mrs. Noeleen Hellis leads the Network Services Therapy Team, Mrs. Jane Teasdale leads the Medical & Surgical Therapy Team & Mrs. Clare Johnson for the County Hospital.
Administration, clerical, and secretarial support is provided to both sites and teams by an A & C team. All Staff must be courteous to patients, their carers, the general public, other staff, and contacts external to the Trust at all times.
Specialities within the two teams: Medical & Urgent Care Team: General Surgery Vascular Surgery Frail Elderly Medicine including Emergency portals (Including Outpatients) Oncology Renal Stroke Critical Care
Network Services Team: A & E and Fracture Clinic Outpatients Burns and Plastic Surgical Outpatients Elective Orthopaedics In Patients and Outpatients Obstetrics and Gynaecology Inpatients/Outpatients Neurology Neurosurgery Cardio-thoracic Paediatric Inpatient & Outpatients Trauma Inpatients & Outpatients
About us University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching, and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return, we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by our staff, patients, and carers, that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, we know that investing in, supporting, and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Job description Job responsibilities For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification Experience Essential Demonstrate evidence of placements within an NHS setting Demonstrate evidence in core specialities - Resp/Msk/Neuro
Desirable Acute Hospital Experience
Education & Qualifications Essential Degree/Diploma/Masters in Physiotherapy or nearing completion
Employer details Employer name University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
Address UHNM Royal Stoke Newcastle Road Stoke On Trent ST4 6QG
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