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Job summary

Main area
Inpatient Rehabilitation
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
21 hours per week (Part Time)
Job ref
040-AHP127-0825
Employer
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Gwent Hospital
Town
Newport
Salary
£39,263 - £47,280 pro rata, per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
04/09/2025 23:59

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Static Physiotherapist in Inpatient Rehabilitation

Band 6

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments OR SUPPORT needed. If you need any documents in a larger font or a different format (such as braille) please either contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or alternatively contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on 01495 745805 option 3 OR EMAIL [email protected]

If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.

The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2025/2026 and will be implemented in August 2025 with arrears backdated to 1st April 2025 where applicable. 

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process

 

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic physiotherapist to join the Royal Gwent Hospital Inpatient Physiotherapy team as a part time band 6 physiotherapist. This post is based on the community inpatient wards. The successful applicant will be a clinician who has breadth of experience in the inpatient settings and would like to develop their skills within the community wards setting. The work pattern will be fully confirmed at interview, but will require working on a Monday.

We are looking for a self-motivated and forward-thinking clinician who is a strong team player with the ability to demonstrate leadership qualities and excellent communication skills. Possessing a solid foundation in core clinical skills you will embrace innovation and be committed to following evidence based clinical practice.

The successful candidate will be responsible for a caseload of patients working alongside a Team Lead, Physiotherapists and Physiotherapy Technicians, and be part of the wider physiotherapy rehabilitation team.

 

Main duties of the job

You will need to be organised, flexible and show initiative where needed and be a team player.

Additional responsibilities will include:

  • to contribute to the implementation of changes within the work area
  • in conjunction with other senior staff, to clinically mentor and supervise band 5 physiotherapists and support workers
  • to be involved with and lead student placements as a clinical educator
  • to contribute to the delivery of the in service training programme
  • to actively participate in audit

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board strives to be a diverse and inclusive workplace where we can ALL be ourselves. We particularly encourage applications from people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, those who have a disability or impairment or are from the LGBTQ+ community and those who are underrepresented within the Health Board.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac

Person specification

Education/Qualifications/Training

Essential criteria
  • Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy
  • Registered with Health and Care professionals Council
  • Appropriate range of Post grad clinical education
Desirable criteria
  • MCSP
  • Active participant in relevant interest group
  • Completion of clinical educators or equivalent

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Broad range of post grad clinical experience, including rotational experience
  • Experience of participating in and delivering in-service training programmes
  • Experience of supervising staff
  • Experience of supervising students
  • Undertaken a rotation in this speciality
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of having worked in the UK as a HCPC registered physiotherapist
  • Evidence of having worked unsupervised
  • Experience of integrating user participation in service development
  • Experience in service development

Skills and knowledge

Essential criteria
  • The ability to discuss the clinical reasoning process in the management of complex cases
  • The ability to identify and act upon adverse clinical signs
  • Awareness of relevant national and local guidelines
  • Good communication skills both verbal and written when interacting with members of the team, other professionals patients and their families
  • The ability to work effectively in a team environment
  • evidence of initiative
  • Good time management
  • The ability to discuss the ethos of clinical governance and its relevance in physiotherapy practice
  • The ability to demonstrate an understanding of the NHS and the challenges facing the physiotherapy service
  • The ability to supervise staff who will be directly accountable to the post holder
  • Commitment to participating in clinical and Organisational audit
  • The ability to demonstrate critical appraisal skills
  • Evidence of continuing professional development sufficient to meet HCPC requirements
Desirable criteria
  • appreciation of research principles and findings and the impact on clinical findings
  • Evidence of teaching at an undergraduate and postgraduate level
  • Experience of dealing with personnel issues
  • IT literate
  • The ability to speak Welsh or a willingness to learn

Other requiremnets

Essential criteria
  • The physical ability to perform and cope with all aspects of manual handling as demanded by the role
  • Professional appearance
  • The ability to adapt to changes in work routine
  • Available for the respiratory on-call rota and other seven day working rotas where appropriate
  • The ability to travel between sites within the health board or patients residences in a timely manner to meet the requirements of the post
  • Clear reason for applying for this particular role

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Heather Garrard
Job title
Physiotherapy Operational Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01633 238345
Additional information

Jessica Jones (Physiotherapy Team Leader)

[email protected]

 

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