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Senior Physiotherapist Nuffield Health North Staffs Hospital | Physiotherapy | Permanent | Full time Competitive salary, depending on experience 37.5 hours per week We offer flexible working, freedom to focus on patients, and everything you need to take your career further. With senior mentoring, academy training - and our partnership with the Manchester Metropolitan University partnership - you could progress to a clinical role or managerial position. Nuffield Health is looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Senior Physiotherapist to join the team at North Staffordshire Hospital and Stoke Fitness and Wellbeing Centre. You will see a wide range of musculoskeletal conditions from sports to workplace related injuries and will play a key role in helping our patients achieve, maintain and recover to the level of health and wellbeing that they aspire to. The role is based across both the hospital and gym sites - at the hospital you will work within a multidisciplinary team to provide inpatient elective orthopaedic care. At the fitness and wellbeing centre, you will manage a clinic of post-operative orthopaedic and general MSK outpatients. You can treat your patients utilising state of the art gym equipment and rehabilitation facilities. You'll work within an MDT which includes fitness professionals through to specialist Consultants. We believe in our people and to help you develop your skills and progress your career in Nuffield Health you will be supported by your regional clinical lead, have protected CPD time, access to a local in-service training program and training events organised by the Nuffield Health Academy including both clinical and leadership courses. About the Role:

You will need to deliver high quality, effective clinical care. We strongly adhere to our values and beliefs at Nuffield Health, encouraging behavior which is enterprising, passionate, independent and caring.

The role would suit individuals with a desire of making a positive impact across a large workforce, while looking to create & build client relationships within a corporate setting.

We encourage flexible working, which can include triage working from home and flexibility with shift patterns.

The Main Clinical Duties and Responsibilities:

Deliver excellent clinical care that is evidence based, Safe, Effective, Caring, Well-led and responsive to our patient's needs.

Ensure on-going monitoring of the standard of treatment provided.

Be compliant with all professional, clinical and integrated governance standards and participate in clinical audit and other quality assurance processes.

Your Qualifications, Experience, Skills and Values:

With a BSc in Physiotherapy or equivalent, you'll be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council. You will have evidence of further professional training and continual professional development, reflecting your desire to develop as a practitioner.

You'll be a confident communicator with the ability to engage effectively with the general public and other healthcare professionals. With a commitment to the use of evidence-based practice, you'll also be able to demonstrate excellent manual therapy skills.

We expect you to be a competent and confident IT user and to be well organised - you'll have the ability to prioritise and deal with your varied workload in an effective and timely manner.

It's equally important that you share our values. We believe in putting people first and providing personalised, holistic healthcare. That makes you part of a much wider team, working to create a healthier future for each individual client. Supporting your growth. We're committed to the professional development of all our clinical colleagues. Inside our Learning and Development Academy, you'll discover a range of internal CPD courses and online content to support your clinical and professional development. As a Nuffield Health Physiotherapist, you'll also enjoy opportunities to apply for funding support towards your relevant CPD activity and postgraduate study. Plus, you can access further professional development opportunities via the large number of apprenticeship programmes we offer. Helping you feel good. We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. With a cycle to work scheme, online GP, emotional wellbeing support and private healthcare - at Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you. Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today. If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it's a good idea to apply right away to ensure you're considered for this role. It starts with you.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• With a BSc in Physiotherapy or equivalent, you'll be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.

Experience

Essential

• Previous relevant experience.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Nuffield Health

Address

Clayton Road Newcastle-Under-Lyme Staffordshire ST5 4DB

Stoke-on-Trent

ST5 4DB