Senior Rotational Physiotherapist

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; Derby; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

We have an exciting new post as a Band 6 senior Physiotherapist to rotate within acute medicine as part of the specialist medicine therapy team.

The successful candidate will be required to provide a high standard physiotherapy service as part of the acute medicine rotation.

This post will involve working across specialist medicine wards including renal medicine, cardiology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, hepatology and general medicine. This will include working on our high dependency units on medicine and respiratory wards as required. This post will receive direct support from a band 7 Physiotherapist.

If you are a motivated and enthusiastic individual with a desire for acute medicine and a passion to deliver a high quality physiotherapy service then we would love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

1. To perform advanced physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions, to provide a diagnosis and develop and deliver an individualised treatment programme for patients.
2. To hold responsibility for own caseload and be responsible for patients presenting with medical and respiratory conditions.
3. To liaise with other physiotherapy colleagues to provide a prioritised service during pressured times, cross cover across all wards dependent on workload and staffing.
4. Lead, support and provide guidance, clinical education and training to band 5 and assistant members of staff within the team, assessing and evaluating competence and contributing to performance assessment and appraisal.
5. Supervise, educate and assess the performance of physiotherapy students.
6. To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team to provide advice and deliver a holistic patient centred approach to care in line with current national guidance.
7. To support the band 7 Physiotherapists in specialist medicine to develop and evaluate the service provided to the acute medicine wards and make any necessary changes.
8. Assist and support therapy leads within the service in the improvement and transformation of therapy.
9. Maintain competence to actively participate in the provision of the 24-hour emergency on call respiratory physiotherapy service.

Closing date of applications: 30 April 2025

Interview date: 14 May 2025

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In Return We Will Offer

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development.
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes.

Key Facts

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Tom Hinchliffe
Job title: Clinical Lead Physiotherapist for Acute Medicine
Email address: [e-mail]
Telephone number: 01332 788791

Emily Stranney
Lead Physiotherapist
Email: [e-mail]