Advanced Physiotherapist in 317 Trustwide in317 Trustwide PUBLISHED MON 11 NOV 2024 Jump to job information section

The Foot and Ankle Orthopaedic team are an MDT comprising consultant surgeons, specialist nursing, podiatry, and physiotherapy colleagues.

The Physiotherapy team comprises a Clinical Specialist, and Specialist Physiotherapist who work as autonomous practitioners as well as alongside the clinical specialist podiatrist. There is also the opportunity to work with physiotherapy colleagues across the wider MSK teams, as well as with the specialist nurse to assess for pre-admission.

There will be a comprehensive training package to support the new post holder, and monthly training sessions for all. The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a regional centre for complex foot and ankle surgery, which provides the opportunity to work with highly specialist clinicians.

• Interview Date Thursday 12 December 2024
• 22 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy

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This fixed term role will focus on the gait assessment part of the advanced physiotherapists role, using computerized technology, functional assessment, and advice and exercise prescription, as well as working closely with colleagues to further the research agenda of the department. The post holder will have an attention for detail and bring skills of movement assessment into their patient management. Should there be opportunity to extend the role in the future, a wider remit could be explored in line with existing advanced physiotherapists, such as support for pre and post-operative clinics.

About us

• To provide a high standard of physiotherapy care to a highly complex patient group in specialty.
• To provide outpatient physiotherapy support for these patients in clinics and on the day units as applicable to role.
• To provide an advisory service to patients, their families, physiotherapists, consultants, nursing staff and other health care professionals in tertiary and secondary care, both locally and regionally.
• To develop and provide specialist education and training to nursing, medical and physiotherapy staff and other members of the MDT in order to optimise each patients outcome.
• To contribute to research within specialist area, and lead service and quality improvement.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.