Rotational Physiotherapist

Are you a physiotherapy student due to graduate in the summer of 2023? If so, then this may be the post for you....

We are starting to recruit for next summer into our newly expanded band 5 rotational scheme across Colchester Hospital and North East Essex Community Services.

Rotational options include: acute medical wards, older peoples wards, general surgery, critical care, trauma and orthopaedics, inpatient stroke,early supported discharge for stroke, community respiratory,communityhospital rehab beds, paediatrics, Frailty Unit and MSK outpatients.

The posts are full time, 37.5 hours per week. Weekend working and participation in the respiratory on-call rota would also be expected oncecompetenciesare achieved.

Our therapy teams are well established and enthusiastic about delivering high quality services. We have regular In-Service training sessions, clinical supervision and opportunities to get involved with Quality Improvement projects. We run a Preceptorship Programme for all newly qualified Band 5 therapists. You will be fully supported by senior staff and the Physiotherapy Professional Leads.

To communicate effectively with patients and carers to maximise rehabilitation potential and to ensure understanding of the condition. Communication skills of persuasion, motivation, explanation, and gaining consent will be used with a wide variety of patients. Barriers to effective communication will regularly be evident e.g. loss of hearing, altered perception, expressive and receptive dysphasia, pain, and/or fear. Many patients will lack the capacity to consent to treatment.

To delegate to and supervise the work of Physiotherapy/therapy Assistants and Assistant practitioners.

To provide advice, teaching and instruction to relatives, carers and other professionals, to promote understanding of the aims of physiotherapy and to ensure a co-ordinated approach to patient care, liaising with senior physiotherapy staff.

One of the largest Trust’s in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients’ own homes. You will be joining a team of over 11,000 amazing colleagues providing care to 800,000 residents.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health & Wellbeing programme offer a range of services including mental health support. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.

Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.

To support our employees to achieve their career aspirations you may be eligible to obtain a qualification via an apprenticeship. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a skills review to facilitate this. For full details please see the attached Apprenticeship Handbook

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

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For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.