Rotational Physiotherapist

Band 5 Nurse and Band 2 Healthcare Support Worker recruitment is centralised, meaning when you apply you will be considered for a number of roles across the Trust. If you have any questions please email: nursing.careers@ouh.nhs.uk.

Main area Rotational Physiotherapist Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours 37.5 hours per week (Full time, 37.5 hours, weekend, extended hours and overnight oncall working) Job ref 321-MRC-7045426-B5-PUB

Site John Radcliffe Hospital Town Headington, Oxford Salary £29,970 - £36,483 pa Salary period Yearly Closing 18/04/2025 23:59 Interview date 30/04/2025

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join a rotational scheme with an excellent reputation, a broad range of experiences within a forward-thinking progressive Therapies department with supervision from expert clinicians, clinical academics and clinical leaders.

The rotation scheme offers a structured career progression pathway and includes rotations in the following areas:

1. Neurorehabilitation – acute, a tertiary rehab centre, hyperacute stroke ward and early supported discharge after stroke
2. In-patient and out-patient trauma within the Major Trauma Centre
3. Intensive care – general, surgical, cardiothoracic and neurosurgical
4. Acute medicine, frailty intervention in ED
5. Acute general and vascular surgery
6. Womens and mens health, MSK outpatients
7. Oncology and Haematology

Main duties of the job

JOB PURPOSE

To act as an autonomous practitioner, providing physiotherapeutic interventions of the highest standard, in alignment with national and professional guidelines, working across a range of disciplines and settings, including (but not limited to):

1. Trauma orthopaedics and plastics
2. Respiratory medicine
3. Intensive care
4. Acute medical, surgical and vascular
5. Neurosciences and stroke
6. Neurorehabilitation
7. Women’s and Men’s Health
8. Oncology, Haematology and Macmillan therapy team

JOB SUMMARY

1. To assess and treat own caseload of patients, and maintain associated records as an autonomous practitioner with support from senior staff
2. To communicate with the relevant members of the multidisciplinary team, other health professionals, patients and carers with regard to the delivery of patient focused care
3. To participate in departmental continuous professional development, departmental education and training, audit and evidence-based projects
4. To undertake all necessary verbal and written documentation required for patient care
5. To actively participate in appraisal and supervision processes
6. To be responsible for the maintenance and development of own Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
7. To assist in the supervision of physiotherapy assistants and students
8. To participate in extended hour working over a seven day period, including overnight emergency on call and weekend working

Person specification

• HCPC registered Physiotherapist
• Experience (via placement or employment) in majority of core areas of Physiotherapy
• Able to demonstrate credible application of clinical knowledge and skills relevant to working as a Physiotherapist in an acute NHS trust
• Ability to present written information in a clear and logical manner
• Credible evidence of the ability to prioritise, delegate and organise work
• Credible experience of working within a MDT
• Recognises own learning needs and evidence of self managing learning
• Demonstrates an understanding of clinical governance relevant to the job role