Job overview

Do you have a passion for Cardio-respiratory Physiotherapy and are keen to work in a busy, high calibre environment to further advance your career and skills set?

We have permanent and fixed term opportunities available for experienced, dynamic and highly motivated physiotherapists to rotate on a 7 monthly rotational scheme, where you will rotate through our adult critical care specialities –John Farnham Intensive Care unit (large multi-speciality tertiary ITU), Neuroscience Critical Care Unit, (including Major Trauma, Neurosurgery and tertiary neurology patients), Acute Respiratory ward and our NIV Service/ Clinic. 

These opportunities are open to band 6 physiotherapists who are now ready to specialise further in their career. The team is friendly and dedicated towards the delivery of an excellent service for all our users, as well as constantly looking at better ways to provide a service. You will be strongly supported in learning new skills and gaining additional training in this regional trauma centre. 

You will be required to partake in our Emergency out of hour’s services which includes our weekend and on-call services

Main duties of the job

To provide a high standard physiotherapy service to patients on:

-      John Farnham ICU (Wards D3/D4)

-      Surgical Wards

-      Neuro Critical Care Unit (NCCU) and Neuro Wards

-      N3 Respiratory and K3 Cardiology Wards

-      N3 Acute NIV service and outpatient respiratory physiotherapy

-      Surgical wards  

To participate in the band 6 rotational scheme, working for 7 months in each of the above clinical areas. The option of rotating through paediatrics is negotiable, if wishing to choose this as a rotational speciality.

 This is a specialist rotational post, which will provide applicants with the opportunity to further develop their respiratory skills in both the acute setting and the clinic setting and the rehabilitation skills to the adult critical care and acute patient population.

 CUH is a tertiary provider for many specialities including respiratory, immunology, transplant services, oncology, hepato-biliary, major trauma, neurology and neuro-surgery. This rotational post will allow development of skills across many specialities and disciplines. There will be potential for involvement in clinics and exercise rehabilitation groups that exist across the rotations.

Working for our organisation

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.