Senior Physiotherapist

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Senior Physiotherapist

Nuffield Health Plymouth Hospital | Physiotherapy | Permanent | Full-time / part-time / job share hours considered
Up to £42,250 per annum depending on experience
37.5 hours per week

Due to further expansion of our services we have an exciting opportunity for an experienced, passionate and dedicated Senior Physiotherapist to join our established and highly regarded team here at Nuffield Health.

This is a great opportunity to be considered for a full- time post with us working cross any of our 3 sites within Plymouth: the Nuffield Health Plymouth Hospital, Devonshire FWB Gym and Plymouth FWB Gym. Although full time, consideration can be given to part time or job share for the right applicant. There will be a requirement to work on our rota for weekend inpatient orthopaedic work so willingness and an experience in inpatients is also desirable on application.

The successful candidate must have strong experience in the field of musculoskeletal Physiotherapy and experience working within the inpatient sector.

As a Senior Physiotherapist at Nuffield Health, you will be required to have a BSc in Physiotherapy or equivalent and registration with the Health and Care Professions Council. You also will be required to have excellent musculoskeletal skills and be committed to developing as a practitioner. You are required to be a confident communicator and be skilled at engaging with all kinds of people.

This is an exciting role for someone keen in the musculoskeletal field as there is a huge degree of variety that we have to offer over both Outpatient and Inpatient settings. We have private consultation rooms at all sites and a wealth of state of the heart gym facilities and swimming pools for the best possible opportunity to treat our patients from acute presentation through to end stage rehabilitation. A truly rewarding opportunity to be able to deliver and see these things through.

We are committed to our core values of the provision of the highest level of care, quality and sustainability. Our passion is people - as an employer and provider of healthcare nationwide and we strive to continue to create a supportive and dynamic workplace to continue your career as a specialist Physiotherapist.

People are at the heart of what we do. We pride ourselves in the highest governed quality of care provision with evidence base at the forefront. We will support and train our staff to the highest level to enable them to do their job to the best of their ability. We encourage and embrace innovation and prioritise the need for people to understand their own health and wellbeing and achieve the best possible outcomes.

As a Senior Physiotherapist, you will:

• Work across Inpatients and Outpatients and a range of musculoskeletal conditions and post-operative cases
• Undertakes a specialised musculoskeletal assessment and treatment of own workload of patients, who may have complex presentations, and from this assessment formulates an individual treatment plan and carries out this treatment as an autonomous practitioner
• To assist the Physiotherapy Manager and wider Leadership Team in planning, coordinating, delivering and evaluating the Physiotherapy Service provided to patients within the team
• Be part of our multidisciplinary team of nurses, AHPs and consultants, supported by a regional Clinical Lead
• Help our patients achieve, maintain and recover to their aspired level of health and wellbeing
• Deliver excellent clinical care that's safe, effective, caring, well-led and responsive to patients' needs
• Be compliant with all governance standards and participate in clinical audit and quality assurance processes
• Enjoy protected CPD time and access to programmes and events by the Nuffield Health Academy

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. You can access further professional development opportunities via the large number of apprenticeship programmes we offer. You will be fully supported in your role by your Physiotherapy Manager and Clinical Leads, locally and across the country. There will be regular appraisals and support in every aspect of your career to help you to develop and help to drive our vision for a healthier nation further forwards.

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, private healthcare and free gym membership are just some of what is offered - at Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you.

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Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today

We absolutely value our people and their wellbeing and realise the importance of a work life balance and we want to find the best possible applicants. With that in mind, this is a post with a huge degree of potential flexibility over days, condensed days, evenings, weekend work and overtime possibilities. Candidates are therefore encouraged to contact the Recruiting Manager to discuss anything you may wish to further by emailing [email protected] or calling 01752 761819

We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications.

It starts with you.