Rotational Band 6 Physiotherapist

Job summary

The Therapies department at the NMUH is looking for a dynamic B6 Physiotherapist to join our rotational scheme to cover maternity leave. The post holder will be required to:

To accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of hospital-based patients and to organize this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and use of time. highly specialist physiotherapy assessments and develop treatment & management programmes for patients with acute and chronic conditions, maintaining records as an autonomous practitioner.

To participate in the education and training of staff grade Physiotherapists, Technicians, Assistants, Students and other Healthcare Professionals.

To deputise for the Team Leader Physiotherapist in their absence.

To participate in the 7-day service rota (team specific)

To participate in the emergency on call respiratory rota

To complete rotations in: Acute stroke and neurology, Admission avoidance, Critical Care/Respiratory, Medical (including oncology and acute medicine), Elderly Care, Orthopaedics/Surgical & Paediatrics

Main duties of the job

• To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work including the management of patients in your care. To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management, and support more junior staff to do likewise.
• Todeliver the physiotherapy element of a management programme, as either uni- or multidisciplinary intervention, sometimes providing some elements normally undertaken by nursing, occupational therapy, social work or speech and language therapy colleagues.
• To undertake the comprehensive assessment of patients with a complex presentation, using investigative and analytical skills, formulating individualised management and treatment plans using clinical reasoning skills, developing specialised programmes of care utilising a wide variety of treatment skills and opti
• To accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of hospital-based patients and to organize this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.

About us

The Acute Therapies team at the NMUH deliver high quality patient centred care and therapists work in an integrated manner to achieve the best possible outcome for their patients.

The post holder will be supervised and participate in any In-service training and will have objectives to achieve in each rotation as well as an anuual development review.

Rotations are 8 months and include: Orthopaedics, Critical Care/Respiratory, Paediatrics, Medical, Acute Stroke Unit & Neurological Outliers as well as the Admission Avoidance Team (AAT).