Specialist Physiotherapist

Yorkhospitals; Scarborough; On-site; GBP 30,000 - GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Scarborough is seeking an enthusiastic Senior Physiotherapist to join their Acute and General Medicine Therapy Team. This role involves providing high-quality assessment, treatment, and management for patients in the new Enhanced Care Unit. Candidates should demonstrate strong leadership, be able to manage a daily caseload, and participate in service improvement initiatives. Generous benefits include NHS pension, up to 33 days holiday, and support programs for staff.

Benefits

Access to the NHS Pension Scheme

27 days holiday rising to 33 days

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and driven individual with strong leadership skills.
• Experience in providing assessment and treatment advice.
• Ability to manage a daily caseload effectively.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the delivery of therapy services across the Medical caseload.
• Provide specialist advice to therapy staff and the multidisciplinary team.
• Participate in and provide clinical and management supervision.

Skills

Leadership skills

Client-centred approaches

Service improvement

Tools

Trust electronic patient record system

Job description

Overview

Do you want to join an initiative team as they take the next steps towards the new 47 million pound Urgent and Emergency care facility on the East Coast, opened 2025? The Acute and General Medicine Therapy Team are looking for an enthusiastic, passionate and driven Physiotherapist to join the team. The individual must be able to demonstrate strong leadership skills to support developing the service to provide high quality, timely therapy assessment and interventions. As a senior Physiotherapist you will provide assessment, treatment and management advice for patients covering the new Enhanced Care Unit (ECU) and the general medical wards including prioritising/managing the daily caseload within the team, assessing and delivering therapy interventions, ensuring the highest professional standards of care are maintained, demonstrating adherence to the Trust Values and operating as a leader in the team, service and organisation.

Please note - if you would like your application to be considered for secondment, you must secure agreement from your line manager before applying.

Responsibilities

• To be a team member contributing to the delivery of therapy services across the Medical caseload, alongside the senior leadership team.
• To provide specialist advice to therapy staff and other members of the multidisciplinary team and wider team.
• To use client-centred approaches to patient care.
• To participate in and provide clinical and management supervision.
• To contribute to multi-disciplinary team working.
• To contribute to and lead on service improvement and quality initiatives.
• To use the Trust electronic patient record system.
• To abide by all Trust policies and procedures.
• To be able to respond flexibly and creatively to challenges.

Additional information

Trust Information Pack: https://yorkhospitals.pagetiger.com/hdjgxd

Benefits

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Contact

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Charlotte Boynton Job title: AHP Team Manager Email: [e-mail] Telephone: [phone]