Senior First Contact Physiotherapist - Richmond, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom - South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Description

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a Band 6 Physiotherapist on a fixed term basis to cover maternity leave .

The post offers an exciting opportunity to be involved in the community rehabilitation team within the Hambleton and Richmondshire locality.

Due to review of the service, it is an exciting time to support with developing the service, developing skills in rehabilitation of patients in their own homes and supervising unqualified and junior staff.

To be successful in this role you will require sound core clinical rehabilitation skills to ensure effective service delivery of a wide range of conditions from all areas of physiotherapy.

Excellent communication skills is required to enhance and develop working relations across health and social care settings.

The role brings a number of exciting factors together including working in the beautiful rural area of North Yorkshire, excellent MDT working, education and engaging service users to learn from each other.

The post sits within the Community Therapy Team which is friendly and welcoming and warmly supports colleagues.

Continuing professional development is actively encouraged and regular support and supervision will be provided by the Therapy Lead.

Participation in service developments and clinical governance is also expected, for which there is good support throughout the Community Therapy Service to help you develop.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills.

You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role

After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7
To hold a Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy
Demonstrate analytical skills and judgment when dealing with the physiotherapy management of complex patients
Ability to work with indirect supervision in a variety of community settings
Able to travel independently in relation to this post throughout the localities
Disability and cultural awareness

Understanding of risk management and health and safety issues
Evidence of post-registration training at a higher level in specialist subject matter
Post graduate experience in a range of specialities
Experience working within a multidisciplinary service providing community rehabilitation
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Friary Hospital