Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Bank Physiotherapist to join our supportive and friendly cross site HHFT team. We are looking for motivated, driven individuals to join our team of Band 6 physiotherapists, to contribute to our ever- improving service.

We are able to combine our current Band 6 rotational posts at Winchester and Basingstoke so you can rotate across both sites. Within the acute teams at RHCH and BNHH we cover over 800 beds and provide Band 6 rotations in the following specialities:

1. Intensive Care, General Surgery
2. Women's Health and Cardiology 
3. General Medicine (Respiratory/ Gastro/ Endocrine)
4. Front Door (Acute Assessment Unit/ Emergency Department)
5. Elderly Care
6. Stroke
7. Orthopaedic

If a developmental Band 5 to Band 6 post would be more suitable, this can be discussion prior to, or at interview.

Main duties of the job

As a Bank Physiotherapist at HHFT you can expect to receive regular and robust supervision, to lead on service improvement projects, to supervise more junior staff and to provide clinical support and guidance to students from our partner Universities. Other responsibilities include participation in teaching for therapy staff and the wider MDT, with opportunities to facilitate simulation training; opportunities to work closely with specialist MDT’s and develop overall management and leadership skills.

Working for our organisation

We are a supportive and flexible team, with a constant focus on staff development opportunities, always keeping the patient at the centre of everything that we do. Our team is well established and has a wealth of clinical experience to support staff in their ongoing learning and development. We are supportive, encouraging, and caring. If you feel like you would like to join us, we would love to hear from you. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Further information about the trust and the role can be found on the job description and person specification. We welcome any informal visits for you to meet the team and see our work areas.

We are happy to discuss flexible working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.

Person specification

Qualifications/Training

Essential criteria

• BSc/MSc/ Grad diploma Physiotherapy or equivalent
• HCPC registration

Desirable criteria

• CSP Membership
• Additional post grad training

Experience/Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Evidence recent and continuous appropriate band 5 rotational experience
• Demonstrate effective management of own workload and autonomous practice
• Knowledge & experience within the NHS in a wide range of medical conditions and awareness of evidence based practice, including patient flow and discharges
• Evidence of undertaking relevant post graduate training/ CPD including reflective practice
• Experience in on-call service

Desirable criteria

• Previous appropriate Band 6 Experience
• Experience in community/ASD
• Evidence of researching HHFT as an employer and expressing wanting to work for the Trust
• Experience providing training to teams

Skills and Ability

Essential criteria

• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrate or show potential to lead a team in seniors absence

Desirable criteria

• Experience leading a mini team and co-ordinating daily staffing
• Experience organising rotas

Other specific requirements

Essential criteria

• Holding a current driving licence with insurance for business purposes or able to arrange equivalent alternative

Desirable criteria

• Willingness to work cross site, at short notice if needed
• Skills in service development

Our commitment to you:

We are committed to equality and diversity in both the provision of our services and how we recruit and manage our staff. Applications are encouraged from everyone with the necessary attributes for the job, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity.

Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.

The paperwork:

• HHFT is committed to putting the safety and care of our patients first – as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues. Therefore, we would recommend that you are vaccinated against COVID-19 and that you understand that we are treating COVID-19 positive patients within our services.
• Shortlisted candidates will be contacted at least 5 working days before the scheduled interview date. Applications will be submitted directly into our preferred third party recruitment system (Trac). All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs via email - please ensure to check your junk/spam folders.
• All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.
• In compliance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, all applicants must be able to communicate fluently in English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed as part of the selection process.
• This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. If you intend to apply you are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.
• We believe that using technology wisely reflects strong time management and a commitment to innovation. However, it's essential to personalise your recruitment application to showcase your unique skills and experiences. Over-reliance on generic, AI-generated content may result in rejection if multiple candidates submit applications with similar language or structure. In such cases, recruiting managers may reach out for further clarity where applications appear consistent with others, to better understand your individual strengths.

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