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Rotational Physiotherapist

  • Job
    Full-time
    Entry Level
  • Healthcare

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  • You must have HPC Registration, a Physiotherapy degree/diploma, strong reporting skills, core clinical placements (including respiratory), and flexibility for rotations and on-call duties.
  • You will assess and treat patients, develop individualized treatment plans, document progress, provide education, manage caseloads, and collaborate with the MDT while maintaining professional standards.

Requirements

  • HPC Registration
  • Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy
  • Able to give clear, concise and effective verbal and written reports.
  • Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance and understand need for CPD
  • Be able to work under pressure and able to give example
  • Demonstrate adequate number of core clinical placements have been achieved during physiotherapy course and must include respiratory placement
  • Competency demonstrated in these placements.
  • Willingness to work flexibly and participate in rotation scheme, 7 day working and respiratory on call.
  • Mentions Frimley
  • Mentions Values - Excellence / Together / Future

Responsibilities

  • To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work, including the management of patients in your care.
  • To undertake the comprehensive assessment of patients, including those with diverse presentation/multi pathologies, using clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques to provide an accurate diagnosis of their condition.
  • To formulate and deliver an individual physiotherapy treatment programme based on sound knowledge of evidence based practice and treatment options using clinical assessment, reasoning skills and knowledge of treatment skills including manual physiotherapy techniques, patient education, exercise classes, electrotherapy techniques and other alternative options.
  • To formulate soundly reasoned prognoses and recommend best course of intervention, developing negotiated goals leading to comprehensive discharge plans.
  • To take delegated responsibility from the Senior physiotherapist for managing patients with particular conditions and be responsible for providing physiotherapy assessment and treatment plans for patients with these conditions within each rotation.
  • To provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching and instruction to patients, relatives, carers and other professionals, to promote understanding of the aims of physiotherapy and to ensure a consistent approach to patient care.
  • To assess patient understanding of treatment proposals, gain informed consent and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.
  • To evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment programmes.
  • To assess and manage clinical risk within own patient caseload.
  • To be responsible for maintaining accurate and comprehensive patient treatment records in line with professional and Trust standards of practice.
  • To represent physiotherapy service and/or individual patients at the multidisciplinary team meetings.
  • To be involved in the teaching, planning and clinical supervision of physiotherapy technical instructors and physiotherapy assistants.
  • When working on the emergency on-call duty rota (approximately 1 evening in every 4 weeks) undertake the assessment and treatment of acutely ill patients with respiratory problems, who may have a complex presentation and maintain associated records as an autonomous practitioner. Provide advice to the multi-disciplinary team regarding patients respiratory and chest function/condition. This service is provided out of hours and may mean call outs during the night.
  • To work as part of the physiotherapy team providing weekend service as required in each of the clinical areas. This is approximately 1 Sat or Sun in 4 weeks.
  • To use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patients to progress rehabilitation and treatment programmes, and to ensure an understanding of their condition/problem so that patients are supported in self management of their condition. The communication skills of persuasion, motivation, explanation and gaining informed consent will be used with a wide variety of patients.
  • To use communication skills to address language /cultural diversity issues.
  • To communicate patient related information effectively, to ensure collaborative working with the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) members.
  • To assess patient understanding of treatment proposals, gain informed consent and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.
  • To maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation in line with legal and departmental requirements and communicate assessment and treatment results to the appropriate disciplines in the form of reports and letters.
  • To participate in the appraisal process as an appraisee.
  • To ensure that your own practice and that of staff under your supervision meet the required professional standards of physiotherapy practice.
  • To be responsible for organising and planning own caseload to meet service and patient priorities, readjusting plans as situations change/arise.
  • To be responsible for the supervision and co-ordination of physiotherapy technical instructors and assistants on a daily basis.
  • To comply with the organisational and departmental policies and procedures and to be involved in the reviewing and updating as appropriate.
  • To be responsible for the safe and competent use of gym, hydrotherapy and electrotherapy equipment by patients.
  • To maintain own clinical professional development (CPD) by keeping abreast of any new research and developments and incorporating them as necessary into your clinical practice.
  • To maintain and develop current knowledge of evidence-based practice in the areas in each rotation, developing specialist knowledge of particular conditions and patient types.
  • To take a role in the in-service training programme by attendance at, participating in and delivering in-service training, mentoring, individual training sessions, external courses, reflective practice and peer review.
  • Undertake the measurement and evaluation of your work and current practices through the use of evidence based projects, audit, research and outcome measures, with more senior physiotherapists.
  • To undertake as directed the collection of data for use in service audit and research projects.

FAQs

What is the duration of the rotational program for physiotherapists?

The rotational program spans four months across various specialities.

What specialities will I rotate through as a physiotherapist?

You will rotate through Medicine, Surgery/ITU, Orthopaedics, MSK OP (Hydro/Gym/Main Department/Hands), Stroke, and Paediatrics.

Will I receive training and support during my rotations?

Yes, you will receive regular support, supervision, and training throughout your rotations.

Is there an opportunity for professional development at Frimley Trust?

Yes, Frimley Trust offers a Multi-professional Preceptorship program and various professional and clinical skills training opportunities.

Do I need to attend a face-to-face interview?

Yes, attendance at a face-to-face interview is required for this position.

Is visa sponsorship available for this position?

No, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

What are the main responsibilities of the rotational physiotherapist?

Responsibilities include patient assessment and treatment, communication with patients, record-keeping, and participation in multidimensional team meetings.

Are there expectations for weekend working?

Yes, you may be required to work on weekends as part of the service in each clinical area, approximately once every four weeks.

What qualifications are required for this position?

You must have HPC registration and a degree or diploma in Physiotherapy.

Is there a need for previous experience in the NHS?

Prior experience in the NHS as a student or assistant is desirable but not essential.

What are the core values of Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust?

The core values are Excellence, Together, and Future.

Will I be involved in teaching and mentoring?

Yes, you will participate in the teaching, planning, and clinical supervision of junior staff and assistants.

How does Frimley Trust ensure a healthy work-life balance for staff?

Frimley Trust strives to accommodate flexible work patterns to meet the needs of staff while ensuring quality patient care.

What facilities can I expect at Frimley Trust?

Frimley Trust has recently invested in state-of-the-art facilities, including a new £100 million hospital at Heatherwood and a major new Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park.

Will I need to maintain my professional development?

Yes, you are expected to maintain your clinical professional development by staying updated with research and evidence-based practices.

Our vision is to be a leader in health and wellbeing, delivering exceptional services for our communities.

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Mission & Purpose

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. As well as a performing, well led and ambitious Foundation Trust, we have exciting times ahead of us. The Trust’s vision is to lead in delivering exceptional health and well being services to our communities. Turning our vision into reality, we are continuing to make significant invest in our infrastructure and facilities, striving for excellence and empowering our people to deliver excellence. Providing a supportive, dynamic MDT working environment, allowing our teams to deliver high quality patient care and achieving work life balance, whilst encouraging continuous professional development. We are proud of the ambitions laid out in our strategy, Our Future FHFT, including our vision to be a leader in Health & Wellbeing, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. Services are delivered from three main hospital sites: Frimley Park Hospital (Camberley) Heatherwood Hospital (Ascot) Wexham Park Hospital (Slough) Additionally, the Trust delivers outpatient and diagnostic services from Aldershot, Farnham, Fleet, Windsor, Maidenhead and Bracknell bringing a range of services closer to these communities. We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties. We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June 2022 and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment. Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients.