Physiotherapist - Acute Rotation

at  Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Company Description
Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.
Job Description
Here at Portsmouth Hospital’s therapy department, we are looking for our next Band 6 Physiotherapist to invest in. We want to help nurture and support the growth of your clinical career within our acute inpatient rotation here at QAH. You will rotate every 9 months across critical care, paediatrics, surgery, medicine, acute stroke and urgent care, giving you the opportunity to manage a varied caseload and hone your clinical skills and decision making in these key specialities. In return, we will be able to offer robust in-service training alongside clinical experts, peers and therapy specific practice educators, including an on-call training programme led by respiratory specialists in our simulation suite.
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust will support you to develop your clinical and leadership skills, and with the growing partnership with Portsmouth University you will have opportunities to become involved in research.
All of this under the umbrella of compassionate leadership within the team and wider therapy service with flexible working opportunities.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Health Care Professions Council Registration
• BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy, or equivalent

EXPERIENCE

• 18 months – 2 years post qualification experience

• To provide a high standard physiotherapy service to patients in specialist area.
• To work as an accountable and autonomous practitioner, holding responsibility for own caseload.
• To work in conjunction with the Pathway and Team leads in planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating the Physiotherapy service within the speciality on a day to day basis.
• To take a role in the provision of support and clinical supervision of less experienced physiotherapy staff and undergraduate students.
• To deputise for the Team leaders as required.
• To keep accurate records of patient contact using written records and electronic data capture.
• To contribute to out of hours working as required.
• To maintain own competency to practise.
  All teams provide an essential 7-day service on a rota basis and you will be a part of the vital respiratory out of hours on-call rota. We have so much to be proud of here in Portsmouth and we warmly welcome you to get in contact with us for an informal chat to find out more or indeed come and visit us, it would be truly great to hear from you.
  For further information about this opportunity or if you wish to arrange an informal visit please contact our administrative team on 02392 286141 who will gladly put you in touch.
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