Specialist Physiotherapist

Nwangliaft; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a full-time Band 6 Physiotherapist to join the Inpatient Critical Care and Surgery Therapy Team at Peterborough City Hospital. The role involves patient-focused care delivery, participation in service development, and requires HCPC registration and relevant experience in a critical care environment. The successful candidate will have the opportunity for clinical supervision and will support an On-Call service throughout the year.

Qualifications

• Must have HCPC registration and relevant experience.
• Experience of working on an On-Call rota is essential.

Responsibilities

• Enable Physiotherapy to provide Therapy skills within the inpatient service.
• Ensure safe, effective delivery of patient-focused care.
• Collaborate within Multidisciplinary Teams.
• Participate in service development projects.
• Act autonomously in patient assessment and treatment.
• Provide Clinical Supervision.
• Manage therapeutic care plans.

Skills

HCPC registration

Experience in Critical Care

Team collaboration

On-Call service experience

Clinical assessment and treatment

Education

Fully qualified Physiotherapist

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Inpatient Critical Care and Surgery Therapy Team at Peterborough City Hospital. We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 Physiotherapist to join our team in this full‑time role.

The Critical Care Team provides acute inpatient services to the Critical Care Unit, Surgical, Respiratory and Cardiac wards as well as a Respiratory Outpatient clinic and Pulmonary Rehabilitation service. The post, while static in the team, has internal rotations to experience the wide variety of clinical opportunities within the team.

Successful candidates need to be fully qualified and HCPC registered with relevant experience as well as drive and dedication. You should be forward‑thinking, dynamic, and have the desire to develop and improve the service further. This role includes supporting the provision of a 365‑day a year On‑Call service. Experience of working on an On‑Call rota is essential.

Interviews for this role will be conducted in person to assess relevant skills effectively.

Responsibilities

• To enable Physiotherapy to provide Therapy skills within the inpatient service.
• To ensure safe, efficient and effective delivery of patient‑focused care in line with identified evidence‑based practice, local and national standards.
• To work collaboratively within Multidisciplinary and Mult‑agency Teams.
• To participate in delegated projects for service development with the team.
• To act autonomously in the assessment and treatment of patients within the speciality who may have complex presentation.
• To demonstrate a flexible approach to working in support of the whole inpatient/outpatient team.
• To undertake weekend working as required within service developments.
• To be available to provide Clinical Supervision.
• This role entails 80% Clinical Contact and 20% Operational Management as appropriate within team requirements.
• To guide Band 5 and support staff in the management and delivery of therapeutic care plans.
• Priority will be given to colleagues identified as at risk through the Trust’s redeployment process.

Contact

For further details / informal visits, contact: Name: Cat Badham
Job title: Highly Specialist Physiotherapist- Team Lead
Email address: [e-mail]