The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
Specialist Physiotherapist (rotational)
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Job Overview
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals Trust (SaTH) is delighted to offer the role of rotational Specialist Physiotherapist to advert; the post is ideally suited to a candidate seeking opportunity to grow specialist clinical knowledge as well as leadership expertise.
Our rotations are based at both The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and The Princess Royal Hospital in Telford. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to explore rotations within Trauma and Orthopaedics, acute Surgery including post amputation, Respiratory including Paediatrics, Acute Medicine, Cardiology and Frailty at a specialist level.
SaTH is in the process of undertaking a massive period of investment in our services and facilitates across both sites as part of the Hospital Transformation Plan. Within these plans we are hopeful to see additional specialist area’s added to the rotation wheel.
We are proud to offer therapy to patients across 7 days a week. As part of this position the successful applicant would be supported to join our weekend rota’s including acute Respiratory, Orthopaedics’ and general therapeutic progression.
Please note that as part of the rotational programme some rotations include an extended hours service. More details of this can be obtained at interview.
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Prior NHS experience is required in order to apply for this role.
Main duties of the job
Successful candidates will provide Physiotherapy to patients within an acute setting, maximising independence to prevent deconditioning.
Main Duties Include
- To assess, diagnose/interpret and manage own specialist caseload of complex patients as an autonomous practitioner in accordance with Professional Code of Conduct and Health and Care Professions Council Regulations.
- Engage in own learning to develop self and service
- Participate or lead on projects to develop services
- Provide learning opportunities for others including band 5's, assistant practitioners and students as well as celebrating learning and achievements with the wider therapy and MDT teams.
- Participation in our respiratory physiotherapy on-call rota
- The post holder will work in close co-operation with colleagues within all Care Groups to deliver a cohesive service that is user led ensuring a consistently high standard of patient care, optimal patient flow and safe timely intervention.
- To work closely with team leads, clinical leads and senior therapists to ensure a robust structure of training, supervision and appraisal is delivered to all members within the team.
- To act as a source of Specialist advice and support within the Therapy Centre and across the Trust and the wider health care system.
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Our Poppy’s Promise Commitment
We believe that compassionate care sits at the heart of everything we do. Every member of our team — clinical or non-clinical — plays a vital role in ensuring that patients, families, and colleagues are treated with dignity, empathy, and respect at all times.
We expect all staff to demonstrate compassion not only through their words, but through their actions: by listening attentively, communicating clearly and kindly, and recognising individual needs, feelings, and circumstances of those in our care.
Effective communication is central to safe and high-quality healthcare. We value colleagues who take the time to understand others, explain information in a meaningful way, and respond to concerns with patience and understanding.
By joining our team, you are committing to uphold these values — ensuring that every patient feels heard, respected, and valued, and that compassion is embedded in every interaction, every day.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.
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