Senior Physiotherapist

Job summary

Senior Physiotherapist Derby | Hospital | Permanent | Full Time Up to £41,500 per annum 37.5 hours per week

Main duties of the job

Deliver high quality, effective clinical care. Adhere to our values and beliefs at Nuffield Health, in which we encourage behaviour which is connected, aspirational, responsive and ethical. Deliver excellent clinical care that is evidence based, safe, effective, caring, well-led and responsive to our patient's needs. Ensure on-going monitoring of the standard of treatment provided. Be compliant with all professional, clinical and integrated governance standards and participate in clinical audit and other quality assurance processes.

About us

The Nuffield Health Derby Hospital is a modern, purpose-built hospital with 38 en-suite beds, three operating theatres, and together with a comprehensive range of outpatient services. The Radiology department is a small but busy department covering general radiographic procedures, theatre, ultrasound, MRI and CT. Set in beautiful grounds, we're about 3 miles from the city centre, within easy reach of all major roads and bus routes

Job description

Job responsibilities

Our Physiotherapy team at Nuffield Health Derby is seeking a Senior Physiotherapist to join the team on a 37.5 hour per week contract. Nuffield Health is Britain's largest not-for-profit healthcare organisation. As part of the team you will have clinical support available from your Regional Clinical Lead along with other Senior Physiotherapists, with leadership from the management team on site. The Benefits We believe in our people and to help you develop your skills and progress your career in Nuffield Health You will be supported by your regional clinical lead and line manager Have protected CPD time, access to a local in-service training program and other training opportunities organised by Nuffield Health. There will also been mentoring support within the department from Senior Physiotherapists and your Physiotherapy Manager to support with career development. As Nuffield Health continues to grow you can choose to develop your career within clinical roles or by moving into managerial positions. We encourage flexible working and flexibility with shift patterns across 7 days. Nuffield Health Private Healthcare Plan and Nuffield Health Gym Membership Helping you feel good. We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you. Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today. If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it's a good idea to apply right away to ensure you're considered for this role. It starts with you.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Have a BSc in Physiotherapy or equivalent, you'll be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP).
• Minimum of 3 years post-graduate experience in an NHS Hospital/Private Hospital, demonstrating extensive experience in both MSK Outpatients and Inpatient Orthopaedics.
• Demonstrate evidence of further professional training and continual professional development, reflecting your desire to develop as a practitioner.
• Be a confident communicator with the ability to engage effectively with the general public and other healthcare professionals.
• Be a competent and confident IT user with strong organisation skills to use our electronic documentation system.
• Have the ability to prioritise and deal with your varied workload in an effective and timely manner.
• Take part in our weekend rota treating post-operative ward patients.
• Share our values. We believe in putting people first and providing personalised, holistic healthcare. That makes you part of a much wider team, working to create a healthier future for each individual client.
• Work across both the Nuffield Derby Hospital and Nuffield Derby Fitness & Wellbeing Centre sites

Experience

Essential

• Predominantly based in outpatients, you will see a wide range of outpatient musculoskeletal conditions and post-operative cases, playing a key role in helping our patients achieve, maintain and recover to the level of health and wellbeing that they aspire to. You will also spend time on our ward guiding post-operative orthopaedic, breast and gynaecological type patients through to a safe discharge home.
• You will work within a multidisciplinary team including nurses, AHPS and consultants in order to optimise the health and recovery of our patients.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

Nuffield Health

Address

Rykneld Road

Derby

DE23 4SN

Employer's website

https://www.nuffieldhealthcareers.com (Opens in a new tab)