Band 5 Rotational Physiotherapist (Visa Sponsorship Available)

£29k - £40k per annum

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

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Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust believes in fairness, equity and above all values diversity in all aspects of its work, as a provider of health services and as an employer of people. We provide visa sponsorship to applicants who require a visa to work in the UK, providing the role you’ve been recruited to meets the requirements set by the Home Office.

From 4 April 2024 overseas workers requiring a general Skilled Worker Visa (such as data analysts, IT and finance professionals, etc) but sponsored by an NHS organisation will need to meet the new salary threshold of £38,700. In addition, applications to the Health and Care Visa route for those occupations paid by NHS bands that are on the immigration salary list will need to meet the national pay scale for their role or the new minimum salary threshold of £23,200 (whichever is higher). We advise that you check that the role you wish to apply for meets the requirement for sponsorship before applying.

Job overview

Would you like to be part of an exciting new integrated service? Are you an eager and enthusiastic clinician looking for a new challenge? Then we have the perfect opportunity for you.

The Musculoskeletal Service Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin brings together partner organisations across the county, including Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust, Shrewsbury & Telford Hospitals and the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, to provide quality care to patients with musculoskeletal concerns within the population of Shropshire. This post would be suitable for a dynamic individual who is enthusiastic and motivated to continue their professional development.

Employed by Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust, the post holder will also have future opportunities to undertake 6-month rotations within Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust (SCHT) and across The Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin ICS. This includes Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt (RJAH) and Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT). This will allow exposure to a variety of settings, increasing your skills and knowledge base and allowing you to explore where your career could take you.

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received; we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.

Main duties of the job

1. To work within the out-patient departments, in-patient and community teams with therapy colleagues and the wider MDT in meeting the needs of people who require physiotherapy assessment and treatment to provide a high standard of physiotherapy care.
2. To be able to delegate to assistant therapy staff and assist in the supervision of student physiotherapists.
3. To develop robust clinical and professional skills with structured support systems, clinical supervision and mentorship from more senior physiotherapy staff, demonstrating an ongoing commitment to their own professional development.
4. To provide a high standard of physiotherapy care and work as a clinically autonomous practitioner, being responsible for the assessment and management of patients, using and developing investigative and clinical reasoning skills.

Working for our organisation

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification attached for further information on the role.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy.
• Registered with HCPC.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development including attendance at recent postgraduate courses relevant to musculoskeletal physiotherapy.

Experience

• Recent NHS or equivalent experience.
• Completed broad range of clinical placements / junior band 5 rotations including core areas; respiratory, orthopaedics, musculoskeletal and neurology (or clinical placement experience).
• Experience of audit, current policy and outcome measures.
• Evidence of special interest in musculoskeletal physiotherapy.
• Experience of working as part of a physiotherapy team.
• Experience of assistance in student supervision.

Knowledge and Skills

• Remains updated with professional practice and new research.
• Understand the legal responsibilities of the profession.
• Able to present information, written and verbal, in a clear and logical manner.
• Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate.
• Ability to work with multi/interdisciplinary teams and set team goals.
• Understanding of Clinical Governance and the implications for physiotherapy.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Contact Information:

Name: Beverley Williams

Job title: Interim Clinical Service Manager (Outpatients)

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