Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Physiotherapist to work at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NSECH). The successful applicant will be rostered to work, Monday to Friday (3.75 hours per day), working into the Emergency Department and acute wards at NSECH.

There will be a weekend working requirement attached to this post, at 1 day every 6 weeks + one Bank Holiday per year. There will also be a requirement to participate in the respiratory on-call service at Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care hospital.

It is an desirable 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.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Main duties of the job
As a minimum, applicants must be able to demonstrate experience at Band 5 Physiotherapist or higher in the core areas of practice: Orthopaedics/MSK, Neurology/Elderly care, and Respiratory.

The successful applicant must also demonstrate excellent communication skills with both the multidisciplinary team and peers. There must be evidence of continued professional development demonstrating experience to support applications.

About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.

Job responsibilities

• To assess, diagnose and treat an independent clinical caseload within the acute setting.
• To work as part of the physiotherapy team under the guidance and support of more experienced highly specialist senior physiotherapy staff.
• To provide a high standard of physiotherapy care.
• Contribute to student education.
• To support the day-to-day leadership and organisation of the team.
• 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 teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

Qualifications / Professional Registration
Essential

• BSC Honours degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent experience and/or qualification
• Registered Physiotherapist with the Health and Care Professions Council
• Evidence of continued professional development through self directed learning, in-service training record and attendance at relevant short post graduate courses

Desirable

• Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
• Clinical Educator qualification provided by University

Experience and knowledge
Essential

• Candidates should have completed their post graduate core rotations.
• Evidence of developing neuro-muscular handling skills

Desirable

• Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
• Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods

Other requirements
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

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).