Senior Physiotherapist

Job summary

Senior Physiotherapist - Band 6 An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic physiotherapist to join our orthopaedic team.

The successful candidate will support the assessment and management of elective orthopaedic patients, providing both pre- and post-operative care as part of an established multidisciplinary team.

With the opening of the Cancer and Surgery Innovation Centre (CASIC), this post will be based primarily within the new facility, delivering high-quality rehabilitation to orthopaedic patients. The role will contribute to our extended-day service model (08:00-20:00) and seven-day service provision, supporting timely patient recovery and discharge. There will also be opportunities to gain experience across the wider orthopaedic service, including trauma and orthogeriatric patient caseloads.

You should have:o Excellent communication and teamworking skillso Experience working within an acute NHS settingo Completion of core junior rotations, including medicine/elderly care, surgery and orthopaedicso HCPC and CSP registration

Main duties of the job

To provide physiotherapy to relevant patients within clinical specialty area, in a range of settings including inpatients, outpatients and patient homes.

We actively support continuing professional development through regular clinical supervision and a comprehensive in-service training programme. You will be well supported by an experienced physiotherapy team and have opportunities to develop senior clinical and leadership skills through supervision, audit, quality improvement and service development.

The physiotherapy department is committed to delivering high-quality patient care across seven days. The successful candidate will also participate in the emergency respiratory on-call rota

About us

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5,000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing programme alongside a strong commitment to developing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family ensures you feel valued from your initial interview and throughout your time with us.

We are clinically led and provide joined-up care by bridging hospital and community services, alongside delivering regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford, with community sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh, and services delivered in patients' homes across Guildford and Waverley.

We work in partnership with Ashford & St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust through a collaborative Group Model, supporting joined-up services, workforce flexibility and development opportunities.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated us as Outstanding. We are proud of our achievements and continue to invest in our people and infrastructure.

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