Physiotherapist - Elective Orthopaedics & Trauma Rehabilitation inRugby inRugby PUBLISHED WED 23 OCT 2024

UHCW are looking to recruit a specialist inpatient orthopaedic physiotherapist to work within our award nominated therapy team at the Hospital of St Cross in Rugby. Our team are considered a specialist orthopaedic service because our caseload includes those who have undergone complex orthopaedic procedures you are unlikely to find in many other hospitals around the UK, these include: Meniscal Allograft Transplants, Osteochondral Allografts, multi ligament reconstructions and Day Case Joint Replacements.

Our service encompasses patients from the young adult hip preservation service and the complex acute knee service, both of which take patients from all over the UK. This is mainly due to these services being led by some of the UK's most well renowned surgeons.

Another part of our caseload is the Rugby Day Surgery Unit, however, we are not solely an elective service; we also manage and rehabilitate many orthopaedic trauma patients and are part of the UHCW major trauma pathway. Within this pathway we take on trauma patients who have further rehabilitative or complex discharge needs. Therapy cover is provided for the advanced practitioner led Rugby Urgent Treatment Centre.

As a teaching hospital we take pride in our services' future by facilitating the development of many students from various professions. Within this role you will be offered specific in service training and clinical supervision in line with the HCPC CPD requirements. There are opportunities within the department for future professional development as our trust has a growing AHP faculty that gives support to staff and opportunities for development through the Centre for Care Excellence. For further information about the job role please refer to our job description and personal specification.

Interviews will be on 14.11.24 - if you'd like to arrange a visit prior to interview, please contact us.

Main duties:

1. Work as an autonomous practitioner and member of the multidisciplinary team, contributing to team discussions and influencing decisions about patient care programs, taking on the role of care Co-Ordinator and/ or vocational lead where relevant
2. Carry out treatment, using a broad variety of modalities and clinical reasoning to allow selection of the most appropriate technique evaluating, modifying and recording all interventions and outcomes & adapting them to meet the needs of the patient
3. Use highly developed manual treatment skills requiring coordination, sensation & dexterity
4. Produce and deliver an annual report specific to own clinical area & participate in the delivery of the Physiotherapy business play

About us

1. Establish and maintain effective communication networks with patients, carers, MDT, other workers and agencies across health, social care and the private sector locally and regionally
2. Promote awareness of the role of Physiotherapy
3. Network nationally across other Physiotherapy providers and educators for the development of best practice & improve service delivery for patients
4. Be responsible for own personal development in order to establish and maintain competence and fitness to practice as a Specialist Physiotherapist in own specialist area. To maintain a professional evidence based portfolio, meeting the requirements of the HCPC
5. Be responsible for the supervision and written assessment of physiotherapy students on practice placement within the Trust.

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.