Weston-super-Mare - Orthopaedic Practitioner | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Do you want to help to maintain and develop the service which provides long term surveillance of patients with a hip or knee replacement?
Do you want to work in a multidisciplinary team, taking responsibility for your workload but working in conjunction with the Orthopaedic Consultants, to develop a patient-centred service?
The Orthopaedic team at Weston General Hospital has an opportunity for you to join as a Band 6 Physiotherapist or Nurse in the Outpatient Department to continue developing the service that supports patients with a hip or knee replacement, working 15.0 hours per week. You will be working weekdays only at Weston with no weekend or Bank Holiday commitment.The team is multidisciplinary with other Nurses and Physiotherapists working in extended roles in the department.
You will be working alongside other team members and with supervision from our senior orthopaedic surgeon with responsibility for revision surgery. You will be required to access written and computerized information to set up clinics, order diagnostic tests, record results and liaise with the surgeon for review of the results.You will be responsible for conveying results to patients through telephone or face-to-face clinics, and completing the patient clinical notes. There is scope to develop your skills of x-ray image interpretation and patient assessment through continued professional development while in the role.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England.UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact.
Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.
UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them.
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For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
This advert closes on Tuesday 1 Oct 2024