This role involves working across adult surgical wards, ICU, and the paediatric unit, providing assessments and physiotherapy interventions for a variety of conditions, including respiratory issues. Candidates should have strong clinical and ward management skills to handle diverse caseloads, including patients from specialties like Colorectal and ENT. The position requires flexibility to collaborate with Occupational Therapy staff for safe patient discharges and includes participation in weekend and emergency on-call rotas.
Main duties of the job
For more detail about the main duties of this role, please see the job description section below. As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients to stay healthy when they need it most.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust as part of our dynamic inpatient Physiotherapy Service working on the Royal Devon & Exeter (Wonford) Hospital site. The Royal Devon has a passion for pursuing perfection across all areas of its services. We are a welcoming Trust, focused on valuing a person's differences and encouraging them to grow and flourish in their role in healthcare. The role comes with the added benefit of being in a modern city with a wide range of leisure activities and entertainment facilities.
We have an 18-month fixed term opportunity as part of a flexible team that will cover the adult surgical wards, ICU and the paediatric unit. The role will involve providing comprehensive assessment and appropriate physiotherapeutic interventions to patients with a range of conditions including acutely unwell respiratory patients. Post holders will be expected to have efficient ward management skills and comprehensive clinical skills to manage a clinical caseload in the paediatric ward and acute surgical ward setting including Colorectal, Urology, Plastics, ENT and Critical Care. The role will also include a clinical caseload of inpatient and outpatient respiratory paediatric patients.
The post holder will be expected to work flexibly to support their Occupational Therapy colleagues in ensuring safe and timely discharges. There will also be an opportunity to work with managers to develop the service in line with patient need and trust wide developments. This role carries a requirement to participate on the weekend, bank holiday and emergency on-call respiratory rotas.
Working Pattern:
Monday to Friday 8.15 to 16.30 (Weekends, bank holidays and on-calls on a rota basis)
Interview Date:
To be confirmed
For further information please contact:
Emma Clarke, Clinical Lead Physiotherapist, caoline.clarke1@nhs.net, 07407827932
This is a fixed term contract until June 2026. For current NHS employees, this post could be a secondment opportunity.
As an inclusive employer, the Royal Devon values diversity and is committed to creating a culture of inclusivity where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We believe in fostering a sense of belonging and actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities.
Benefits
We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team. This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we'll help you get there.
Looking after you is important to us.
We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family-friendly policies. If you're starting out in the NHS, you'll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays. You'll benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.
Salary is not the only financial benefit
You'll have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers.
You will also have access to other benefits including:
National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts. Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter. Car lease schemes. The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK). Cycle to work scheme.
These are just a few of the benefits available if the role is something you are interested in, we'd love to hear from you.
Person Specification
General Requirements
Essential
See job description text above, and (where applicable) you can download a copy of the full job description.
Desirable
See job description text above, and (where applicable) you can download a copy of the full job description.
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital Barrack Road Exeter Devon EX2 5DW
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
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Main duties of the job
For more detail about the main duties of this role, please see the job description section below. As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients to stay healthy when they need it most.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust as part of our dynamic inpatient Physiotherapy Service working on the Royal Devon & Exeter (Wonford) Hospital site. The Royal Devon has a passion for pursuing perfection across all areas of its services. We are a welcoming Trust, focused on valuing a person's differences and encouraging them to grow and flourish in their role in healthcare. The role comes with the added benefit of being in a modern city with a wide range of leisure activities and entertainment facilities.
We have an 18-month fixed term opportunity as part of a flexible team that will cover the adult surgical wards, ICU and the paediatric unit. The role will involve providing comprehensive assessment and appropriate physiotherapeutic interventions to patients with a range of conditions including acutely unwell respiratory patients. Post holders will be expected to have efficient ward management skills and comprehensive clinical skills to manage a clinical caseload in the paediatric ward and acute surgical ward setting including Colorectal, Urology, Plastics, ENT and Critical Care. The role will also include a clinical caseload of inpatient and outpatient respiratory paediatric patients.
The post holder will be expected to work flexibly to support their Occupational Therapy colleagues in ensuring safe and timely discharges. There will also be an opportunity to work with managers to develop the service in line with patient need and trust wide developments. This role carries a requirement to participate on the weekend, bank holiday and emergency on-call respiratory rotas.
Working Pattern:
Monday to Friday 8.15 to 16.30 (Weekends, bank holidays and on-calls on a rota basis)
Interview Date:
To be confirmed
For further information please contact:
Emma Clarke, Clinical Lead Physiotherapist, caoline.clarke1@nhs.net, 07407827932
This is a fixed term contract until June 2026. For current NHS employees, this post could be a secondment opportunity.
As an inclusive employer, the Royal Devon values diversity and is committed to creating a culture of inclusivity where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We believe in fostering a sense of belonging and actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities.
Benefits
We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team. This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we'll help you get there.
Looking after you is important to us.
We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family-friendly policies. If you're starting out in the NHS, you'll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays. You'll benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.
Salary is not the only financial benefit
You'll have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers.
You will also have access to other benefits including:
National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts. Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter. Car lease schemes. The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK). Cycle to work scheme.
These are just a few of the benefits available if the role is something you are interested in, we'd love to hear from you.
Person Specification
General Requirements
Essential
See job description text above, and (where applicable) you can download a copy of the full job description.
Desirable
See job description text above, and (where applicable) you can download a copy of the full job description.
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital Barrack Road Exeter Devon EX2 5DW
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
#J-18808-Ljbffr
