General Physiotherapist - London, United Kingdom - Bupa

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    Job Description:

    General Physiotherapist (Band 6 equivalent)

    Salary: Competitive Salary with fantastic benefits

    Permanent

    Cromwell Hospital, Kensington SW5 0TU - 5 mins walk from Earls Court underground, or 7 mins walk from Gloucester Road underground

    Full time – 37.5 hrs per week over a 7-day period; to include weekends and a shift pattern

    We make health happen

    At Bupa, you'll have the freedom to develop new lines of care, with the flexibility and development opportunities to push your career further.

    Overview:

    The Cromwell Hospital is a major private hospital in West London providing Outpatient and Inpatient services.

    This is an exciting new role for a general Physiotherapist to participate in and contribute to delivering an agile, high-quality Physiotherapy service to a wide variety of inpatients and outpatients. Referrals are received from the neurology, oncology, cardio-respiratory, intensive care, rehabilitation, orthopaedic and surgical teams or via various outpatient routes. You will participate in the respiratory on-call rota and will have an opportunity to cover additional shifts over weekends.

    You'll help us make health happen by:

  • Providing assessment, treatment, and discharge planning to a caseload of patients with a variety of clinical presentations. Your intervention will be both client-centred and evidence-based.
  • Establishing and maintaining efficient communication within the multi-disciplinary team (both internal and external) to ensure a holistic and complete duty of care. This includes verbal, non-verbal or written communication, both in expression and active listening, to facilitate accurate comprehension of information.
  • Assisting colleagues in other specialities as your caseload and competence allows. You will have an opportunity to grow and further develop in your profession through exposure to a varied patient caseload.
  • Supporting Bupa's vision, mission statement and values.
  • Establishing and maintaining efficient communication within the multi-disciplinary team (both internal and external) to ensure a holistic and complete duty of care. This includes verbal, non-verbal or written communication, both in expression and active listening, to facilitate accurate comprehension of information.
  • Acting as a resource of specialist advice for patients, clients and colleagues within the scope of your experience and knowledge.
  • Participating in hospital and departmental processes that support and encourage professional and personal development of yourself and your colleagues.
  • Practising as an autonomous and accountable professional using reflective practise and clinical reasoning in undertaking specialist assessment in order to provide an individualised treatment programme for each patient.
  • Providing appropriate information, education and support for your client group and their carers.
  • Obtaining informed, valid consent on an ongoing basis which endeavours to keep patients involved in their own health care plan.
  • Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:

  • Degree in Physiotherapy
  • HCPC Registration
  • DBS clearance
  • Proven experience as a qualified Physiotherapist in an acute hospital setting
  • Evidence of a broad range of clinical experience as a student and a band 5 physiotherapist to include AICU, surgery, respiratory, rehabilitation, neurology, and orthopaedics
  • Sound clinical reasoning skills
  • Knowledge of health and safety issues in a therapy setting
  • Benefits

    Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

    Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

  • Equivalent to 25 days holiday per year, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
  • Enhanced pension and life insurance
  • Support with travel costs via a season ticket loan or cycle2work
  • Discounted access to online gym sessions
  • Annual performance-based bonus
  • Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
  • Option to join dental insurance scheme at a discounted rate
  • Access to our Digital GP platform on you mobile
  • Emotional wellbeing support
  • Access to family mental health line
  • Financial wellbeing channels
  • Support for carers
  • Why Bupa?

    We're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.