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Band 5 Physiotherapist | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 16 August 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £29,970 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 September 2024 |
| Location: | Westcliff on Sea, SS0 0RY |
| Company: | Southend University Hospital NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6461215/390-TO-SO-4014 |
Summary
Mid and South Essex as looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Band 5 physiotherapist to join our Early Rehabilitation and Nursing Team, based at Southend Hospital.
If successful, you will have responsibility for your own case load, working without direct supervision. You will be confident in all aspects of clinical duties and implementing individual treatment plans. Access to advice and support from senior staff will always be available if required.
This role is a community based role caring for patients who have undergone lower limb joint replacement surgery and also patients who have sustained fractures of the pelvis and hips.
This post would suit a newly qualified or qualifying physiotherapist who is seeking to commence their career in a friendly and supportive environment.
The band 5 physiotherapist will have responsibility for assessing and treating their own caseload of patients and maintaining the associated records. As an autonomous practitioner they will be responsible for a defined area of the service or a particular patient type, delegating as appropriate to support workers.
Regular supervision is provided by experienced band 6 and 7 therapists and takes the form of formal training and clinical reasoning sessions, peer review, caseload discussion and formal clinical supervision sessions. The structure of the therapy teams at Southend ensures that there is always access to advice and support from a senior therapist. The team is managed by a senior nurse who will support the day to day.
The band 5 physiotherapist role with in this team does not involve on calls or weekend. the role is Monday to Friday.
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.
We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook – if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.
We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress
For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description, but some of the responsibilities include
• To work within the MDT as an autonomous practitioner
• To manage a clinical caseload
• To provide physiotherapy specific assessment and intervention
• To facilitate safe discharge from the service
• To contribute to service development and support evidence based practice
• To prioritise and delegate in order to support the fast pace of the service
• To provide timely and accurate communication with the MDT
• To maintain accurate clinical records
This advert closes on Friday 30 Aug 2024