Senior Physiotherapist Community Therapy - Ashford, Kent, United Kingdom - East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

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Main area Physiotherapy Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time hours per week (Seven day rostered service) Job ref DCB
Site William Harvey Hospital Town Ashford Salary £35,392 - £42,618 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 03/05/2024 23:59

This exciting opportunity to become a part of the Therapy team on the new Critical care unit at the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford is not to be missed.

The Therapy team is led by highly skilled specialist Band 7 Physiotherapists supported by a clinical lead Physiotherapist and offers a unique experience working in our new state of the art Intensive care unit.

The team also includes dedicated Occupational therapists for the unit as a part of the MDT.

The post holder will be a part of the team which provides respiratory Physiotherapy to our most acutely unwell patients on the unit.

There is the opportunity to teach and support more junior staff and to learn and work alongside all members of the MDT involved with these patients.

The team provide a seven day service to the unit and participate in the Trust Respiratory Physiotherapy On-call rota. The post holder will also have the opportunity to deputize for the Team Leader on clinical and managerial issues within the team and to be actively involved with training within the Department

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Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country.

Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people.

Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'.

We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

18 months' Band 5 experience in a range of rotations
~ Band 5 rotational experience in Critical Care/ Acute Respiratory
~ Experience of participation in a respiratory physiotherapy on call service
~ Experience in similar role at Band 6 level
~ Knowledge of the role of Physiotherapy in Critical Care
Knowledge of the different roles within the MDT on Critical care
Knowledge of ventilator and Tracheostomy weaning in Critical care
Evidence of well developed respiratory physiotherapy assessment and treatment skills
Evidence of ability to supervise and teach Junior staff or students.
Able to apply clinical reasoning in the management of a Critical care patient
Able to demonstrate good leadership skills in absence of senior
Physiotherapy degree
Flexible and adaptable

Filmed in William Harvey and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother hospitals, the 'We are the NHS' campaign highlights the extraordinary work that staff across EKHUFT do every single day.

As one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a population of over one million people, EKHUFT was perfectly placed to demonstrate the care, cutting-edge treatments, research, innovations and life-saving operations that the campaign needed.

We're on an exciting journey of transformation. With a new Medical School at the centre of our community, a focus on research, clinical leadership and making our trust a rewarding and friendly place to work,
To find out more about east Kent visit our website at. The Trust fully supports the SAS Doctors Charter and is committed to their development through its CPD Framework.
We only accept online applications. If you have any difficulty with this please contact our Resourcing Team on who are happy to help.

We have a relocation policy for eligible candidates, parking available at Trust sites but we encourage other options, like car sharing or public transport.

The Trust is committed to supporting flexible working to fulfil our pledge as part of The Trust's People Strategy to help staff to achieve a healthy work/life balance.

The ability to converse easily and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for all customer facing roles.

Most positions require a Disclosure and Barring check and will be exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Posts working regularly or unsupervised with children or vulnerable adults require an enhanced check.
Applicants for eligible roles requiring Tier 2 sponsorship must meet UK Visas and Immigration eligibility criteria.
We operate a no-smoking policy on all our sites and grounds.
You can search for and apply for roles directly on our website.
If you are applying via NHS Jobs your application will be sent to our recruitment system TRAC.

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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