We are seeking experienced Physiotherapists to work within a multi-disciplinary Orthopaedic team, delivering therapy to patients on both the elective orthopaedic and trauma sites, at Warrington and Halton hospital.
You will be able to demonstrate clear evidence of orthopaedic knowledge and experience of working within this field. You will also be experienced in the supervision of less experienced qualified and unqualified staff.
The service is progressive, and you will have an opportunity to be involved in the service developments.
We regularly take part in auditing fractured NOF and elective total hip and knee surgical patients.
You will have the opportunity to work across both sites, treating patients post operatively on the ward, Pre operatively in joint school and post operatively in a review clinic.
Utilise specialist physiotherapy skills in the assessment and treatment
of your own caseload of patients to develop specialised programmes of care.
Work within the in-patient Orthopaedic team and providing specialist
therapy advice.
Supervise less experienced staff and students.
Taking part in national audits.
The Orthopaedic Therapy service is delivered over 7 days, and as such this post will be required to participate in our existing weekend and extended hours service.
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.
Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.
Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.
A CQC-rated ‘good’ organisation with ‘outstanding’ features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.
Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.

MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. To be involved in the daily management of workload allocation within the specialist area.
2. To play a key role in the coordination of activities with other agencies, such as discharge planning and case management.
3. To participate in the development of improvements to service delivery through participation in the evaluation of clinical practice through evidence-based projects, audit and outcome measures, and attendance at local and national meetings.
4. To be responsible for the day-to-day safe and competent use of equipment, which may be of high value, used by patients and staff in the area of work. To be continuously aware of financial consequences of actions.
5. To be involved in the development of policies and procedures relevant to the area of work, which may impact into other disciplines. To occasionally participate in working parties proposing policy changes across the trust or partner organisations.