Physiotherapist - Orthopaedics

at  North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust

This is an exciting new role for a 12 month fixed term opportunity for a Band 8a Extended Scope Practitioner (Physiotherapist) within the spinal team based at the University Hospital of North tees. The successful candidate will be seeing patients referred to the Consultant’s nit for assessment, clinical diagnosis and management of neuro-muscular skeletal disorders.
The post holder will ideally have experience in working within Orthopedics, including knowledge of a range of conditions and post op protocols.
We are looking for dedicated health care professionals who is flexible in their approach and possess the aptitude to adapt quickly to new situations. In return we will provide you with an induction support, and the opportunity to develop with the guidance of experienced Senior staff.
Our Team Vision is to inspire, empower and educate people to improve their independence and quality of life.
The successful candidate will work as part of the existing spinal team.
You will triage referrals alongside the Consultants and utilise advanced skills and knowledge to assess, diagnose and treat patients appropriately.
We are looking for a dedicated health care professional who is flexible in their approach and possesses the aptitude to adapt quickly to new situations.
At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust our main priority is, and always be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones.
We want our organization to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.
We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development. Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognize staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition – a note of thanks, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards.
We actively encourage staff involvement with staff networking events and staff survey
“Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool”
The successful candidate will work within a multidisciplinary team providing advanced level care to patients and to evaluate the effectiveness of the ESP role within the sponal team via audits.
We are looking for a dedicated health care professional who is flexible in their approach and possesses the aptitude to adapt quickly to new situations.

Please refer the Job description for details