Senior Physiotherapist - Medicine

Please see Job description for full details of the post - key features listed below

Theoretical knowledge in Anatomy and Physiology, Movement, Biomechanics and Pathologies.

Theoretical knowledge of impact of chronic conditions on patients physical presentation.

Has specialised knowledge in frailty including practical skills in the management of conditions commonly seen with frailty syndromes.

Knowledge of a range of physiotherapy assessment skills

A wide range of postgraduate experience across core rotational areas at band five and six level

Experience in supervision /mentoring.

Experience in working with patients living with frailty

Experience of presenting information, written and oral in a clear and logical manner.

Understanding of clinical governance and its implications for services

To perform physiotherapeutic examination and assessment and treatment of patients with diverse medical presentations, physical and psychological conditions to provide a clinical diagnosis and to develop and deliver physiotherapy treatment plans.

To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous physiotherapy practioner

We are one of the largest NHS hospital trusts in the UK. More than 28,000 staff care for over 1.1 million people each year. We provide care 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

In addition to local hospital care, we provide a wide range of specialist services for people across the South West and from all over the country.

Our specialist services include major trauma, childrens services, neurosciences, burns and plastics, stroke and thrombectomy, cardiology, cancer care, haematology, ophthalmology, cardiothoracic care, nephrology, immunology, infectious diseases and HIV, sexual health, transplant services, and obstetric medicine.

We are also a research and teaching trust. We work closely with the Universities of Bristol, Bath and the West of England to support research, innovation and education, and to improve care for patients now and in the future.

Working with patients, communities and partners we want people and communities to help shape the care we provide.

We work with patients, carers, communities, staff, voluntary organisations, and health and care partners to understand what matters most. This helps us improve services, reduce health inequalities, and make better decisions about the future of care.

The physiotherapy teams have well established CPD programs and strong supervision and wellbeing support. The senior physiotherapists regularly contribute to service development and QI projects and support junior staff, students and support workers.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that theSouth Westhas to offer.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

Qualification

Essential: - Degree / diploma; - HCPC registered physiotherapist

Desirable: - post graduate education relevant to older people/frailty; - Member of CSP/clinical specialist interest group

Experience

Desirable: - Student educator or Mentor CPD/Training; - previous band six experience; - experience of audit, service development and research

Team and service development

Essential: - Evidence of service development/audit/research; - evidence of working within MDT

Desirable: - Evidence of leadership CPD/clinical experience

CPD

Essential: - evidence of relevant CPD to role and its application

Skills

Essential: - Communication - demonstrate ability to hold difficult conversations (pt, carer, MDT); - Demonstrates ability to manage complex stressful situations

Desirable: - conflict management