Senior Physiotherapist inBasingstoke inBasingstoke PUBLISHED
FRI 1 NOV 2024
Candidates should expect a collaborative environment involving regular training and peer review, with opportunities for flexible working arrangements. The position not only emphasises clinical excellence but also offers chances for leadership in teaching, service improvement, and operational responsibilities in the absence of team leads.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the orthopaedic therapy team at Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital.
To provide a high standard physiotherapy service to the inpatient trauma and elective orthopaedic wards as well as the arthroplasty clinic at the Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke.
To perform advanced therapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions, to provide a diagnosis and develop and deliver an individualised treatment programme.
To hold responsibility for own caseload and be responsible for a defined area of the service or a particular patient type, working often without direct supervision. Supervision takes the form of regular formal training and clinical reasoning sessions, peer review and case conferences. Access to advice and support from a senior therapist is always available if required, clinical work is evaluated through supervision sessions.
To deputise for the Band 7 in operational management of the team when required.
To provide supervision and teaching within the MDT and to students.
To undertake quality improvement projects to further own and team's clinical practice. Make recommendations to Team Lead/Service Lead for changes to practice by the team. Assist in the implementation of specific changes to practice or contribute to service development.
- To work on the orthopaedic trauma and elective wards at Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, to provide an individual assessment and treatment programme for your patients
- To support the team with providing therapy for orthopaedic outlier patients
- To support the team with supervising junior staff members, therapy support workers and students
- Support clinics such as shockwave and the elective arthroplasty follow up clinics
- To take part and lead in the robust in service training programme to the team and wider MDT
- When required, support the orthopaedic therapy team cross site
- To take an active role in service development, quality improvement and other projects within the department and Trust
- Deputise for the team leads when they are absent
- Take part in the weekend rota
- Take part in the respiratory on-call rota
About us
For further information regarding the Trust and the role can be found on the attached job description and person specification.
We welcome informal visits where you can meet the team and see our working area.
Please talk to us regarding flexible working. All requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.
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