Band 6 - Physiotherapist, Elderly Care
Job overview
Join Our Physiotherapy Team – Make a Difference in Elderly Care!
Are you a skilled physiotherapist looking for a rewarding role in elderly care? Our Physiotherapy Service on the elderly wards is dedicated to providing exceptional patient care, from managing acutely ill patients to ensuring smooth and effective discharge planning.
In this role, you'll play a crucial part in rehabilitation, helping patients regain independence before discharge or transfer to Intermediate Care.
We’re looking for someone with strong clinical skills in respiratory care, rehabilitation, and falls management to enhance patient outcomes and quality of life.
The core working hours are 08.00am to 16:00pm.
If you're passionate about making a real impact in elderly care, apply today and become part of a dynamic team that truly makes a difference!
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will join a well-established Inpatient Therapy Team at Watford General Hospital, dedicated to delivering high-quality, evidence-based assessment and treatment to help patients reach their full potential.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to strengthen your clinical experience in Elderly Care by working alongside a Band 8a Care of the Elderly Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist and two Band 7 Physiotherapists.
You will play a key role in delivering patient care while also assisting in the supervision and appraisal of staff.
This position offers a supportive environment to further develop your clinical, leadership, and management skills.
Working for our organisation
With a new hospital planned for Watford and work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital, this is an exciting time to join us.
We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imagining models of care, working ever more closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.
Staff wellbeing and development are a priority at our Trust, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others.
At West Herts we offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work life balance and the ability to work flexibly.
www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk/flexibleworking
We kindly invite you to consider submitting an application.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The department delivers 7-day working and this post would be included in that rota (frequency of 1:6 weekends) with rest days in the following week, along with a requirement to be on the Respiratory on call evening rota.
Staff are supported through in-service training and competency programmes.
There are also opportunities for course funding both externally and internally, through the department’s links with the University of Hertfordshire.
Person specification
Education and qualifications:
Essential criteria- Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy or equivalent recognised by Health Care Professionals Council.
- Physiotherapy degree qualification or equivalent.
- Documented evidence of Continued Professional Development of expanded specialist skills.
- Attendance at post graduate courses in relevant fields.
Knowledge:
Essential criteria- Understanding of Physiotherapy structure in NHS.
- Standards – Health Care Professions Council/ Chartered Society of Physiotherapy/ Local.
- Policies and Procedures (local e.g. Health and Safety).
- Ability to search and review evidence base.
- Understanding of clinical governance and the implications for the service.
- Evidence of written projects/audit.
Experience:
Essential criteria- Clinical problem-solving ability.
- NHS experience.
- Skill in physiotherapeutic techniques.
- Highly developed physical skills, dexterity, coordination and sensory skills for assessment and manual treatment of patients.
- Willing to participate in emergency/on call duties.
- Ability to assess patient conditions establish a diagnosis and formulate a specialised treatment plan, from a range of modalities.
- Experience as a Physiotherapist in a paediatric role/rotation.
- Acute/Community.
- Respiratory on-call/emergency experience.