Junior Physiotherapist

• To maintain a high standard of clinical record keeping in accordance with CSP guidelines and trust wide physiotherapy standards for documentation.
• To attend ward rounds or departmental meetings as appropriate.
• To attend relevant post graduate lectures and in-service training to consolidate undergraduate knowledge and increase skills appropriate to each rotation.
• To become competent in the provision of the emergency management of respiratory care.
• To participate in the emergency evening, extended working day, weekend and bank holiday rotas for respiratory care (including critical care and incorporating non-invasive ventilation).
• To participate in the seven-day working and Bank Holiday rota for inpatient services.
• The Band 5rotational scheme operates throughout the trust and involves working in a wide range of clinical teams including Musculo-skeletal, Orthopaedics, General Medicine, Elderly care, Neurology, Rehabilitation, Surgery, Intensive Care, Paediatrics, Pelvic Health and Front of House.
• Rotations are set at six monthly intervals to provide broad range of post graduate experience.
• Band 5 staff are accountable to a Team Leader and ultimately Trust-wide Physiotherapy Lead.

• To assess and treat an independent physiotherapy caseload.
• To work as part of the physiotherapy team under the supervision of senior physiotherapy staff.
• The rotational element of the role consolidates undergraduate skills and knowledge across a range of therapeutic modalities.
• To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within team / departments and across organisational boundaries.

Essential

• BSC Honours degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent.
• Registered Physiotherapist with the Health Professionals Council.
• Evidence of continued professional development through self-directed learning and in-service training record.

Essential

• It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role.