Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for applicants interested in developing their career in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy here at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The is offered as a 9-month, fixed term, full-time contract running until March 31st 2027.
Based in the Joint Musculoskeletal Assessment and Pain Service (JMAPs) team delivering care throughout Northumberland. The role may require the applicant to work across the region. The successful candidate will support delivery of care to patients having been referred from a variety of sources including primary care, ED, WIC, and specialist care services such as orthopaedics.
CPD is actively encouraged within our teams and training is supervised by Senior Physiotherapy clinicians supporting staff to achieve their individual learning outcomes supported by a robust appraisal system.
There are no on-call / weekend commitments associated with the current role.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
Please ensure you have prior approval from your current line manager, that a secondment agreement can be facilitated within your current department before applying.
Main duties of the job
- The junior rotational scheme operates throughout the trust and involves working in a wide range of clinical teams including musculo-skeletal, orthopaedics, general medicine, elderly care, neurology, rehabilitation, surgery and ITU, paediatrics, women's health and front of house.
- Rotations are set at six monthly intervals to provide broad range of post graduate experience.
- Junior staff are accountable to a Team Leader and ultimately site clinical manager.
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way!
Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To assess and treat an independent physiotherapy caseload.
- To work as part of the physiotherapy team under the supervision of senior physiotherapy staff.
- The rotational element of the role consolidates under graduate skills and knowledge across a range of therapeutic modalities.
- To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within team / departments and across organisational boundaries.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSC Honours degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent.
- Registered Physiotherapist with the Health Professionals Council.
- Evidence of continued professional development through self-directed learning and in-service training record.
Desirable
- Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
Experience
Desirable
- Pre-registration experience in core areas e.g. orthopaedics, neurology, respiratory
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Wansbeck General Hospital
Woodhorn Way
Ashington
NE63 9JJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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