Have you had good experience across a range of specialties at Band 5 level and want new challenges? Are you looking for a change of scene to widen your experience? Would you like to develop your leadership and teaching skills alongside growth of your clinical ability? We are looking for an enthusiastic therapist with strong clinical and team working skills, who has a positive and resilient outlook who is able to embrace the challenges and opportunities of working in a large acute trust.
The Therapies Team at UHNM are looking for a Senior Physiotherapist to work within respiratory rotations. This is a rotational experience in Critical Care, Surgical Wards & SSCU, Medicine including NIV, Emergency Therapy Team which includes Accident & Emergency and Acute Assessment Unit, Frail Elderly, Palliative and Cystic Fibrosis.
Applicants will need to have on-call competencies and be experienced in working in a variety of respiratory areas within an NHS setting.
Main duties of the job The post offers the opportunity to work in an exciting University Hospital. The hospital is a regional centre for Cystic Fibrosis, Non-Invasive Ventilation, Neurosurgery and Cardiothoracic Surgery. The University Hospital of North Midlands has a large Critical Care Unit and is a regional trauma centre.
This experience will give the post holder an excellent opportunity to develop their leadership and management skills as well as building clinical expertise that will enhance and broaden their clinical skills. Supervision will be provided by the Band 7 Therapists and Principal Therapists and continuous development is supported through appraisal, internal training and external learning.
The University Hospital of North Midlands is located on 2 hospital sites and the post works within a 7 day shift system which will include weekend, late shift, Bank Holiday and on call working.
About us The UHNM NHS Trust covers Royal Stoke Hospital in Stoke on Trent and County Hospital in Stafford. Royal Stoke is a large acute teaching hospital, with a Turnover of £360 million. Located in Stoke on Trent and Stafford, UHNM is close to the M6, within commuting distance of culturally diverse major conurbations, such as Manchester and Birmingham and surrounded by rural pleasures, including the Peak District National Park. Each year Royal Stoke cares for over 600,000 people providing emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care. It is a leading teaching hospital in partnership with Keele University and has a patient-centred clinical research facility providing state-of-the-art facilities.
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff is really important to us. We offer a range of options for our staff to help maintain a good work-life balance including full time, part time hours and bank hours. We are also committed to offering flexible working wherever we can and where relevant to the role and the service, agile working. You can select your preferences upon application.
Job description Job responsibilities For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
For more details on the post, please contact Jane Teasdale (see contact details).
Person Specification Qualifications or Equivalent Essential Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy Evidence of CPD Registered with HCPC Desirable CPD relevant to speciality area Experience Essential Minimum of 18 months graduate experience as a physiotherapist Desirable Experience gained within an acute setting Experience relevant to speciality area Skills & Knowledge Essential Motivated to self-develop Desirable Clinical Educator Employer details Employer name University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
Address Royal Stoke
Newcastle Road
Stoke On Trent
ST4 6QG
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