Rotational Physiotherapist

We are looking for an enthusiastic physiotherapist who has completed a variety of band 5 rotations and is ready to take on the responsibilities and challenges of a band 6 position. This post includes respiratory on-call and weekend responsibilities and some rotation specific extended hours/ rostered weekend working.

You will have opportunity to rotate every 9 months through a broad range of clinical areas including:

• Respiratory (critical care, surgery and cardiorespiratory)
• Lane-Fox REMEO Unit (satellite unit for Lane-Fox Weaning Unit at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital for long term, complex respiratory patients)
• Orthopaedics (Elective, trauma and day surgery)
• Care of the Elderly (Inpatient Wards and Intermediate Care Wards)
• Acute Medicine (General medicine, haematology/oncology and endocrinology)
• Front Door Services (Emergency department, acute medical unit, ambulatory care, Outpatient Frailty Unit)
• Neurology (Acute stroke unit including hyperacute care and an outlier service for neurological patients on other wards in the Trust)

Main duties of the job

You will also be involved in supervising students, band 5s and support staff and provide in-service training to more junior staff. All of our band 6s are encouraged to continue developing their own clinical and leadership skills through ongoing supervision and training (internal and external) and will be expected to take an active role in service development projects under guidance from their team leaders.

Job responsibilities

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application accurately reflects where you match them. For further information regarding the role please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

• Evidence of an excellent standard of written English appropriate to the role
• Evidence of knowledge and skills appropriate to the role
• Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
• Evidence of essential experience for role (a variety of Band 5 rotations)
• Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
• Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
• Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
• Evidence of CPD/research relevant to clinical speciality

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.

£37,338 to £44,962 a year plus high cost allowance