Job overview

The Physiotherapy Department can offer you a friendly and social atmosphere with a forward-thinking and progressive attitude to the changing face of the NHS. If you join our department, you will benefit from a well-established and robust appraisal scheme, in-service training, encouragement with CPD, excellent senior and peer support and preceptorship program. Clinical specialists enhance the clinical leadership within the department, encouraging evidence-based practice and research/audit. If you are interested in joining our team to progress or start your career, we would be happy to hear from you.

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust is a large acute Trust and Major Trauma Centre, successful candidates will have the enviable opportunity to gain both basic Band 5 experience across all core areas as well as more specialist opportunities in the tertiary specialities that we host.  We offer rotations across a wide variety of specialities, such as cardiothoracics, respiratory, intensive care, acute stroke, stroke rehab, neurosurgery, critical care rehab, surgical, medical, care of elderly, orthopaedics, paediatrics, trauma, emergency care, out-patients and community.

Experience working in a healthcare setting, ideally within the NHS, is highly desirable and familiarity with NHS systems and processes is advantageous.

Main duties of the job

To perform a physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions; to provide a clinical diagnosis, develop and deliver an individualised treatment programme, under the supervision of a senior Physiotherapist.

To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner and ensure competence is gained and retained in all areas in which you practice.

To hold responsibility for own caseload, working with supervision. Supervision takes the form of a more senior physiotherapist supervising the post holder (usually daily but at least weekly) by direct observation of practice, regular formal and informal training, clinical reasoning sessions, peer review and case conferences.

Access to advice and support from senior physiotherapists is always available; regular checks will be made to ensure workload is managed; clinical work and case notes are routinely evaluated.

***Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.***

Working for our organisation

We are a people business – where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment team on 01752 432100. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.