The Royal Berkshire
Rotational Physiotherapist (Fixed Term to September 2027)
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Band 5 Rotational Physiotherapist
This is a fixed-term/secondment opportunity until September 2027
PLEASE NOTE: Sponsorship is not normally available for this vacancy - applicants must have the right-to-work in the UK for this role by their proposed start date.
We are pleased to offer this exciting opportunity to come and join our team at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading.
We offer 4 month rotations covering a diverse array of specialty areas: surgery and ICU, medicine, elderly care, musculoskeletal out-patients, orthopaedics, neuro-rehab, acute stroke, paediatrics and women's health.
A 24/7 on call respiratory service and weekend service is provided by the department, which you will be expected to take part in.
Each unit provides excellent support and all run regular in-service training programmes. We operate a buddy system to provide you with additional support. We have a well-developed performance review system in place with regular appraisals during rotations completed by senior staff.
The Trust is nationally recognised as delivering outstanding care and the Therapies service is fully focused on delivering the trusts ambition to continue to enhance this excellent work.
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Responsibilities
- To be responsible for the efficient, effective and safe management of patients referred to you.
- To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work.
- To have clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients, and prioritise that work efficiently.
- To manage clinical risk within own clinical caseload.
- To formulate and deliver an individual physiotherapy treatment programme.
- To have knowledge of a range of treatment skills.
- To ensure effective discharge planning within the team.
- To use theoretical and practical knowledge to advice, guide and teach assistants and students as required.
- To provide recommendations and advice to the MDT.
The post requires a flexible approach to working and requires the post holder to undertake weekend and evening commitments as required.
Location
Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
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About Us
The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.
Our Trust "CARE" values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
Our innovative Therapies Practice Education Team are an integral part of our staff's experience in their roles. Please follow this link to see more of what we do! https://youtu.be/dFeVzr_UqCw
Contact
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Sasha Wood
- Job title: Physiotherapy Professional Lead
- Email address: sasha.wood@royalberkshire.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 0118 322 8678
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