Job summary
Are you a band 5 or 6 looking to gain further experience in the acute setting? We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Physiotherapist to join our friendly, innovative and dynamic Therapies team at Kettering General Hospital on either a fixed term contract until 01/10/27 or on a secondment until the same date.
The Therapy team holds a high profile within the wider trust and is at the forefront of many service development strategies, continually developing and introducing new, pioneering prospects for the service.
We have a range of Band 6 rotations within the Therapies Team across:
- Orthopaedics- Elective, Trauma and Fracture Clinic
- A&E, Frailty and Urgent Care
- Medicine - Endocrinology, Haematology, Care of the Elderly
- Respiratory - Critical Care, Acute Respiratory Wards and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Main duties of the job
Please apply for the following post if you are:
- Arecently qualified Band 5, who will be interested in an accelerated Band 5 to 6 Development Programme - this is a supported programme focusing on developing your leadership skills and, practice development training while consolidating your clinical experience. You will have regular supervision to facilitate your personal and professional development from band 5 to band 6.
- Anexisting Band 6 looking for the next step in your career or to gain some more experience to consolidate and develop your existing clinical and leadership skills further.
All band 6 therapists have the opportunity to attend Trust leadership programmes. All posts are supported with regular supervision, in-service training and appraisals.
This is a 7 day service with participation in an overnight emergency on call rota (adults, children and young people
About us
Please submit your application as soon as possible, as we reserve the right to close adverts once sufficient applications have been received.We recognise that AI tools can support application writing; however, candidates are asked to keep their use to a minimum. Responses should reflect your own experience, skills and knowledge, as over-reliance on AI-generated content may result in generic answers that do not accurately represent your abilities.University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) brings together Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As a group, we are committed to improving services for our communities through collaboration, modernising care delivery and striving for excellence. Working together enables us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities, and there may be a requirement to work across sites depending on service needs.Our Excellence Values are Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Integrity and Courage. UHN welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and hold the Gold Award under the Employer Recognition Scheme. Candidates who identify as members of the Armed Forces community and meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and personal specification for a detailed overview of the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to HCPC Registered Physiotherapist level or equivalent level of education, training or experience
- Evidence of Post graduate CPD, including attendance at recent relevant post graduate learning events
Desirable
- Member of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- Up to date with professional practice and research
- Education of other MDT members.
- Understanding of legal responsibilities.
- Up to date with professional practice and research
- Understanding of clinical governance and its implication for services including quality and audit.
- Experience of deputising for Senior staff.
- Relevant experience working within the NHS environment.
- Ability to work across 7 day service
Desirable
- Knowledge of community-based therapy services and services that external partners offer
Skills
Essential
- Good clinical knowledge base of physiotherapy within the acute setting and Respiratory conditions.
- Good knowledge of the role of Physiotherapy in Effective Discharge planning from the Acute setting
- Able to present information written and orally in a clear and logical manner.
- Able to demonstrate good organisational and delegation skills.
- Proven flexible working practices.Be able to cope with demands of a busy department including prioritisation.
Desirable
- Able to assist others in learning.
- Able to motivate others and take the lead as necessary.
- Ability to organise training.
- Evidence of participation in research / audit.
Other
Essential
- Good communicator.
- Team worker.
- Able to carry out moderate to intense physical activity throughout the working day.
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
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
University Hospitals of Northamptonshire
Rothwell Road
Kettering
NN16 8UZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.kgh.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)
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