Rotational Physiotherapist INTERNAL

Job Overview

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD

An opportunity has arisen to work as a Band 6 Physiotherapist based in BCUHB Central IHC

• All core rotations are covered in both acute and community hospital settings - these include MSK, Adult Medicine (including COTE), Neuro, Community, T&O, Respiratory and Oncology.
• The Band 6's will join a large supportive innovative team.
• Some rotations offer the opportunity to work in the community hospitals in the Conwy and Denbighshire areas.

The physiotherapy service in BCUHB offers a whole career pathway to Band 8A as a clinical advanced practitioner. Service improvement and development is encouraged and all staff have access to regular supervision, mentoring and training.

This is an opportunity to work in large established and supportive team in a beautiful part of the UK.

• The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job

• To carry out physiotherapy assessments and treatments; developing individualised therapeutic treatment programmes for a specialised caseload in the relevant clinical area. Patients may include those with physical and psychological problems in area of speciality; some of whom may have a level of complexity. Team leader; clinical specialist or advanced practitioners are available for clinical and managerial support.
• To ensure a high standard of care for each patient working with patients, families or carers, multi-agency teams and disciplines involved.
• To communicate with these patients, carers, agencies and other disciplines in an appropriate manner, often with sensitive information, diagnoses or outcomes.
• To supervise, teach and appraise peers, physiotherapists, physiotherapy assistants, technical instructors, students and other members of the multidisciplinary or multiagency teams.
• To train and supervise patients, families or carers and staff from other disciplines or agencies to carry out programmes of care devised by the therapist.
• To deputise and support the Clinical Team Leader as required in the daily management of the designated team.