Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity at the Royal Free Hospital to recruit a Band 6 Physiotherapist to become a part of our Rapid in Emergency and Acute Medicine Therapy Team (REAM).
The successful candidate is required to be able to demonstrate the Trust Values and the responsibilities of the job description and person specification. The individual applying for this position should have experience and skills in transdisciplinary working, be flexible and be able to work in the fast paced areas of the Emergency Department and the Adult and Medical Assessment units.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking an enthusiastic and passionate Physiotherapist who is keen to develop their specialist clinical knowledge and management skills. The successful candidate should be forward thinking and pro-active with excellent organisational and clinical skills within the fast paced Emergency Department setting, to facilitate admission avoidance and safe discharges. Good communication skills and the ability to make autonomous decisions under pressure are also required. The successful applicant will be required to work 37.5 hours a week with an extended hour service covering 8am-6pm. The role may include weekend working and further extended hours in the future.
About us
The Therapies team at the Royal Free are truly inter-disciplinary with a strong emphasis on supportive supervision, an active learning environment and a focus on staff welfare and teamwork using the "What matters to you?" framework. We have a varied and comprehensive programme of therapy in-service training and our Therapies Education Team have recently expanded to further support access to ongoing education, courses and CPD. We are also well supported by our Therapies Research and Development Team and we currently are engaged in several formal external research projects, which includes opportunities for additional research training at Band 6 level.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person Specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- oDemonstrable ability to meet the trust values
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- oHCPC registration
- oDiploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
Desirable
- oMembership of special interest group
- oEvidence of attendance at relevant postgraduate courses
Experience
Essential
- oExperience in a broad acute rotational post, including the emergency department and acute medicine
- oExperience with complex discharge planning
Desirable
- oExperience of working at band 6 level
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- oAble to display transdisciplary working competencies across Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy
- oAble to make decisions in an emergency and work under pressure
- oAble to document information accurately
- oAble to demonstrate sound reasoning skills
- oEffective communication skills
- oAbility to participate in weekend, bank-holiday, extended hours and respiratory on call rota if required
- oAbility to carry out ward based respiratory assessment and treatment
- oAbility to identify deteriorating patient
- oEvidence of teaching and supervision skills, including students
- oProblem solving skills
- oComputer literate
- oInvolvement in audit, research and understanding of quality issues
Desirable
Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential
- oEvidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio
- oDemonstrate knowledge and understanding of current Physiotherapy practice in emergency and acute medicine
- oAwareness of Evidence Based practice
- oUnderstanding of legal responsibilities of the profession such as confidentiality, consent and documentation
- oUnderstanding of clinical governance and its implication for services, including experience of quality issues and audit
Desirable
- oEvidence of attendance at relevant postgraduate courses
- oKnowledge of current NHS, Emergency Medicine and local issues
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Free Hospital
Pond Street
Hampstead
NW3 2QG