University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Specialist Frailty Physiotherapist
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Are you passionate about working with older people?
An opportunity has arisen for a senior physiotherapist to join our older persons’ therapy team. As the successful post holder you will be encouraged and supported to develop extended skills and advanced practice in frailty with our highly regarded, innovative and motivated Older Persons Services Team.
Our rotational post provides opportunities to work as part of the therapy team covering:
- Emergency Department (ED) & Same Day Emergency Care Unit (SDEC)
- Older Persons Assessment Unit (OPAU)
- Older Persons wards
- Older Persons complex care wards
- Day Hospital – offering specialist clinics and community outreach
This provides therapists with an opportunity to develop a full and rich understanding of our patient’s journey, from emergency admission to their transition home to outreach and bespoke community interventions.
Expectations of the post holder would include working holistically across professional boundaries, service development, supporting and supervising junior staff and opportunities to work alongside a range of experienced professionals both within the hospital and community.
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This Role Requires HCPC Registration And BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy
Interview: 5th October
To be successful in securing this post, you will have:
- Relevant experience working as a physiotherapist covering core rotations
- Experience working at a junior level within the NHS is essential
- Experience working on an on-call respiratory rota as participation is expected in this role
- Willing to participate in 7 day working on a rota basis
- Ability to drive, hold a clean drivers licence and have access to a car for work purposes
Previous applicants need not apply.
Base Location: Bournemouth Hospital
UHD are investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service-specific questions at interview.
If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.
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For UHD employees, this fixed-term post will be offered as a secondment in line with the Trust’s Secondment Policy. Please speak with your line manager before applying.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: UHD Older Persons Clinical Lead Therapists
Job title: Clinical Lead Therapists
Email address: uhd.rbhopstherapyclinicalleads@nhs.net
Telephone number: 0300 019 6191
Carla McCarthy - Clinical Led Physiotherapist
0300 019 6191 / carla.mccarthy2@nhs.net
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