Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
Specialist Physiotherapist - Orthopaedics (Band 6)
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A very exciting opportunity has arisen for a specialist physiotherapist to work within the Orthopaedic therapy team at Airedale General Hospital.
The post holder will lead in the advanced assessment and treatment of a wide range of Orthopaedic patients within the speciality who may have complex presentations. The post holder will work across both Trauma and elective Orthopaedics. There will also be some community outreach work within this role as part of our discharge to assess models.
As a band 6 Physiotherapist, this post would provide you with the opportunity to consolidate and develop your knowledge and skills while gaining valuable experience in a variety of settings. The post would allow you to develop your clinical, leadership and managerial skills, plus be involved in innovative audit and service development projects within the team. The post would also provide opportunities to supervise and develop junior Physiotherapists and students in addition to therapy assistants.
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- To undertake a supporting role to the Team Leader; managing, planning, coordinating, delivering and evaluating the therapy services provided to trauma and elective Orthopaedic patients on the acute wards.
- To provides assessment, treatment and rehabilitation to facilitate safe and timely hospital discharges.
- To act as a source of expertise and provide an advisory service to other AGH therapists and members of the MDT in the management of Orthopaedics patients.
- To lead in the advanced assessment and treatment of patients within the speciality who may have complex and chronic presentations, and determine clinical diagnosis and any therapy treatment indicated, and to maintain records as an autonomous practitioner.
- To provide expert training and education for all grades of staff and other health professionals in the therapeutic management of orthopaedic patients.
- To deputise for the Team Leader when requested.
- Provide effective student training and development.
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We are always looking for enterprising and innovative approaches to the way we provide our services. We are a national centre for telemedicine and introduced telehealth to the UK offender healthcare sector and also provide the service to patients in their care homes. Community matters to us and we are supported by 400 dedicated volunteers and have strong links with Bradford University, Craven College and Leeds City College to ensure we inspire the workforce of the future.
We want to attract staff who embrace our ‘Right Care’ behaviours of compassion, a commitment to quality of care and working together for patients – we want to make these part of our DNA.
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Charlotte Watkinson
- Job title: Therapy Clinical Lead
- Email address: charlotte.watkinson2@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 01535 293151
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