Jobs
>
Ipswich

    Senior Community Physiotherapist - Ipswich, United Kingdom - East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

    Default job background
    Full time
    Description

    Job overview

    At Ipswich Hospital we are seeking a Senior Theatre Practitioner for our East Theatres team on a permanent or fixed term basis.

    East Theatres offers surgery for adult and paediatric patients undergoing orthopaedic elective and trauma procedures. We comprise of 4 operating theatres, 2 for joint replacements and 2 for spinal surgery.

    If you are keen to develop your skills as a skilled practitioner, work in a progressive and innovative department and would like to help us drive change, we want to hear from you

    You will need to be a Registered Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner.

    Internal applicants currently employed by ESNEFT will be offered on a secondment basis only.

    In 2024 elective orthopaedic surgical services will transfer to our brand new state-of-the-art specialist centre for elective orthopaedics at Colchester Hospital.

    This role will be subject to a formal staff consultation process during 2023. Opportunities will exist for you within the organisation if you choose not to move to the new centre.

    More information can be found at .

    Main duties of the job

    As a senior theatre practitioner, you will be key member of the multi-disciplinary team. You will be responsible for ensuring the provision of high standards of perioperative clinical practice and individualised patient care by demonstrating an advanced standard of clinical skills underpinned by theory. You will manage both elective Orthopaedics and Trauma and act up in the absence of the Clinical Lead, therefore you will have strong leadership skills and act as a role model.

    In this role, you will assist the clinical lead in improving service provision within the suite, through auditing, benchmarking and risk management. You will also promote the development of the perioperative role, identifying, implementing and evaluating new ways of working and delivery of patient care and clinically effective guidelines.

    This post also involves teaching, coaching and mentoring students, junior and support staff and therefore you will hold a relevant mentorship qualification.

    Working for our organisation

    We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes. We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff. We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

    Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

    We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients. If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you. Find out about living and working here -

    Detailed job description and main responsibilities

    For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

    Person specification

    Qualifications

    Essential criteria

  • Registered Nurse Adult/ODP
  • Experience in mentoring staff
  • Valid ALS provider certificate, or willing to undertake
  • Desirable criteria

  • Post registration course in, Post Anaesthetic Recovery or Critical Care/High dependency care.
  • Degree or equivalent experience
  • A recognised leadership/management qualification
  • Experience

    Essential criteria

  • Proven significant experience, CCU/ Recovery course within critical care/post-operative Recovery environment.
  • Evidence of team building, leadership and first line management
  • Experience in successful change management
  • Ability to assess and manage risks
  • Experience of teaching and responding to learners' individual needs
  • Desirable criteria

  • Evidence of undertaking research and audit
  • Evidence of promotion of acute or High Dependency nursing
  • Knowledge

    Essential criteria

  • Evidence of expert clinical practice in acute and/or critical care nursing using evidence-based practice to inform and support patient care
  • Ability to analyse and interpret clinical data and be pro-active in the management of acutely ill, deteriorating, and complex post-operative patients.
  • Understand current issues and practices within the POCU setting
  • Skills

    Essential criteria

  • Understand current issues and practices within the POCU setting
  • Able to meet the physical demands of the post
  • IT literate
  • Ability to motivate and encourage others
  • Ability to prioritise workload under pressure
  • Knowledge of patient assessment and initial management
  • Desirable criteria

  • Awareness of the clinical management of patients in a Post-operative Care Unit setting
  • Advanced computer skills (Microsoft packages, electronic rota, management and programming, web-based learning platforms


  • East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom

    Do you have a passion for ensuring effective, quality care and support for adults in care homes, ensuring they avoid unnecessary admissions to hospital and receive the right care in the right place? Do you have experience of working in either a health or social care setting? This ...


  • Care4health LTD Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom

    Care4Health is working with a Community Hospital to provide a B6 Physiotherapist within their inpatient services. · Previous experience working with the elderly in a rehab setting is required alongside assessing for discharge back home. · This role doesn't require you to be a car ...


  • Breakthrough in Education Ipswich, United Kingdom

    An opportunity has just become available to work in a PMLD school local to the Ipswich area. The class is in the early years sector, and caters to the needs of the students with small class sizes, and special provisions. This allows for you to engage the students in one to one ed ...


  • Breakthrough in Education Ipswich, United Kingdom

    We are currently for Graduates in the Ipswich area to work as Teaching Assistants in a SEND school. This is a great opportunity if you are a graduate and considering a career within education, you may be considering becoming a Teacher, Speech and Language Therapist, Education Psy ...


  • East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Ipswich, United Kingdom

    An exciting opportunity has arisen within the South Rural Integrated Neighbourhood Team (INT) on a permanent basis at 30hours per week. We are looking for an experienced administrator who is passionate, committed, innovative, enthusiastic, and highly motivated to delivering high ...


  • East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Ipswich, United Kingdom

    We have exciting opportunities for enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join our Integrated Occupational and Physiotherapy teams. There is one post available with part time hours (30 hours/week) based in Older People's Services and one full time (37.5 hours/week) rotational ...


  • West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust Ipswich, United Kingdom

    We are looking for a committed and enthusiastic consultant community paediatrician to join the team of paediatric staff providing integrated Community Services to children and young people across Suffolk. · Interviews will be held on Thursday the 25th of July 2024 · This role is ...


  • Ann Mason Care Capel Saint Mary, United Kingdom

    **Rehab Care Assistant** · Ann Mason Care have an exciting opportunity for full and part-time dual role rehabilitation care assistant. We are looking for motivated individuals who can give encouragement and support to our clients with reablement care plans. Our assistant therapis ...


  • Ann Mason Care Manningtree, United Kingdom

    **Rehab Care Assistant** · Ann Mason Care have an exciting opportunity for full and part-time dual role rehabilitation care assistant. We are looking for motivated individuals who can give encouragement and support to our clients with reablement care plans. Our assistant therapis ...

  • Caretech

    Physiotherapist

    1 week ago


    Caretech Bungay, United Kingdom

    We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and experienced Physiotherapist to join our Multi-Disciplinary team to deliver a person-centred therapy service to adults with physical deficits following an acquired brain injury or from a cerebrovascularaccident. We are seekin ...


  • KT Healthcare Colchester, United Kingdom

    **About KT Healthcare** · KT Healthcare is a national neuro rehabilitation therapy company that provides comprehensive assessment, rehabilitation and therapy for adults and children with brain injury. We have a team of Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Phys ...


  • West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust Bury St. Edmunds, United Kingdom

    Please see the full Job Description and Person Specification attached for further details. Children and Family Services contracts are commissioned by two Clinical Commissioning Groups for the east and west of the County respectively. Integrated Community Paediatric Services provi ...

  • Reactive Healthcare

    Disability Assessor

    1 week ago


    Reactive Healthcare Colchester, United Kingdom

    **Disability Assessor** · **Help your community - Work from Home or No late evenings or Weekends** · **Starting Salary - £35,000 Full time** · **Alongside the above - a monthly 10% quality performance bonus** · We are currently recruiting healthcare professionals, across the UK w ...

  • Black Fox Solutions

    Pip Assessor

    4 days ago


    Black Fox Solutions Colchester, United Kingdom

    **Colchester: £35,000 - £38,000 + £3600 performance bonus (£900 every three months).** · **23 days plus 8 bank holidays with the opportunity to buy extra leave.** · We are currently seeking a · **Benefits**: · - Mobile Phone and laptop provided. · - Registration is paid for and m ...


  • Kids Therapy Works Colchester, United Kingdom

    We are seeking an enthusiastic and outgoing Children's Physiotherapist and Occupational Therapist Assistant to enhance our family-led provision, working within our young and dynamic multi-disciplinary team. Based at our clinic in Copford, the role will include visits at home and ...

  • East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

    Therapy Assistant

    3 days ago


    East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Colchester, United Kingdom

    We are looking for experienced, enthusiastic individual to join our Prosthetic Rehab team within the Integrated Therapy Team in Colchester. · This is a small team consists of Physiotherapists and prosthetists providing prosthetic rehab for patients in North East Essex and East Su ...

  • Primary Care Careers

    Receptionist

    1 week ago


    Primary Care Careers Braintree, United Kingdom

    **About the Role**: · Blyth's Meadow Surgery has an opportunity for 2 receptionists to join our team on a part-time basis for 20 hours a week. · There is more to our receptionist roles than answering the phone and making appointments. In this essential front-line role at the prac ...


  • East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Colchester, United Kingdom

    An exciting opportunity to join one of the most forward thinking, innovative and proactive therapy teams in the East of England has arisen · We have a vacancy in our therapy department for an enthusiastic therapy assistant. · The post is 22.5 hours per week - Wednesday, Thursday ...

  • Everpool

    Nurse Assessor

    1 week ago


    Everpool Bury St. Edmunds, United Kingdom

    PIP Disability Assessor · £37,333 - £43,266 · Hybrid working · After a new challenge? A new opportunity? · We are currently looking for qualified Nurses (RGN, RMN, RNLD), Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, and Paramedics to join an established multi-professional team. · Y ...


  • Primary Care Careers Colchester, United Kingdom

    **About the Role**: · Headway Essex, a charity providing advice, support and rehabilitation services for adults with acquired brain injury, is looking for an enthusiastic, dedicated and compassionate healthcare professional to head-up our service delivery team. The role is offere ...