Senior Physiotherapist - Elective Orthopaedic Centre (EOC)

Job summary
Would you like to be part of our friendly Orthopaedic Therapy Team at Kent & Canterbury Hospital working in the GIRFT accredited Elective Orthopaedic Centre? You will have the opportunity to progress both your clinical and leadership skills, working within a team that covers Day Surgery and the elective ward reviewing patients that have come in for a variety of orthopaedic surgeries post pre and post operatively.

B6 Physiotherapists work closely with all users of our services and their families, friends and carers who all play an invaluable contribution in how our users experience our services. They are expected to be kind and responsive but professional and informative and contribute to the quality of the services provided across the health economy.

PLEASE NOTE - WE CANNOT OFFER VISA SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE AS THIS IS A PART TIME VACANCY AND WILL NOT MEET THE SALARY THRESHOLD. If you hold a Graduate/Post Study work visa, you will only be able to work this role fixed term until the expiry date of your visa.

Main duties of the job
Assessment, diagnosis, treatment and discharge planning for patients. To be an integral part in the treatment and rehabilitation of patients in this clinical area.

The development of integrated care programmes and discharge plan with the patient.

Line management (including clinical supervision) of staff (e.g. Band 5, therapy assistants and students)

Provide professional advice and leadership

To actively work as a member of the multi-professional team to provide high quality therapy intervention to patients.

Manage a caseload of patients on a daily basis including patients with complex needs and multi pathology.

Clinicians working at this level will be expected to evaluate their outcomes, review non-responding cases either with their peers or clinical specialists and refer on as appropriate using documented clinical reasoning.

About us
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Job responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in Documents to download.

If you have any further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.

Qualifications and training
Essential

• BS Physiotherapist
• HCPC Registration

Desirable

• Member of CSP
• Evidence of further training within specialist area

Skills and experience
Essential

• 18 months post graduate experience in relevant clinical area
• Proven record of providing high quality intervention for orthopaedic patients
• Highly developed clinical skills in relevant area
• Knowledge of up to date clinical / evidenced based practice
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organisational skills
• Excellent time management
• Up to date therapeutic moving & handling skills
• Basic IT knowledge
• Ability to prioritise care delivery in a professional manner, taking into account Trust policies and procedures

Desirable

• Competent presentation skills
• On Call Respiratory Competent
• Clinical Audit

Governance
Essential

• Awareness of professional issues and recent developments in the NHS and Primary Care including Clinical Governance, NICE and CQC
• Able to support the implementation of local and national agendas for health under the guidance of the team lead / service

Personal/professional attributes
Essential

• Effective and strong team player
• Ability to motivate and organise others to ensure best practice
• Ability to work under pressure
• Flexible and adaptable
• Ability to organise and manage own work
• Ability to cope with change and use initiative

Desirable

• Positive, can-do attitude

Other requirements
Essential

• Able to travel around East Kent, and between Trust hospital sites with own transport
• To be aware of and adhere to the Trust's Vision, Mission and Values

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