Job overview

Hywel Dda University Health Board presents an exciting opportunity for motivated and experienced physiotherapists to work within Glangwili Hospital. This will be a rotational post working within our Acute Trauma and Orthopaedic service and across Critical Care and Surgical wards. Dependent on service development there maybe potential to expand to other rotations.   

Trauma and Orthopaedics: As the hospital is the Major Trauma Unit for Hywel Dda University Health Board, the post will involve management of patient trauma in a full range of conditions including fragility fractures, upper and lower limb trauma and major Trauma repatriations. You will also have the opportunity to be involved in the T&O outreach service in the community. 

Critical Care and Surgery: The Critical Care and Surgical Physiotherapy team provide rehabilitation to a wide range of patients who have been critically unwell, have been medically unwell, post surgical procedure or as part of the Major Trauma Network pathway. We play a pivotal role in a patient’s journey from Critical Care to home.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be expected to work flexibly in the acute setting across surgical wards, trauma and orthopaedic wards and Critical Care. The post holder will be expected to be an autonomous practitioner providing specialist assessment clinical reasoning skills and managing a complex caseload daily. The post holder will assess, develop and implement co-produced, personalised treatment plans for patients with a diverse range of conditions. We place a strong emphases on patient centred care to foster independence and well-being. 

The applicant will need an excellent ability to manage and prioritise a caseload, support and supervise physiotherapy students and staff. Whilst the main focus of the role will be based in Glangwili Hospital, there is an expectation to work flexibly alongside services and have the ability to travel to Prince Philip Hospital, Llanelli as required.

The post holder will be required to have the skills in order to participate in the respiratory On-call service. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

As part of the role, you will require extensive experience and expertise in the principles, standards and delivery of inpatient rehabilitation with demonstrable knowledge of managing a complex caseloads.  The team is committed to providing a quality, comprehensive and sustainable service for our patients.

Working for our organisation

Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 12,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services to almost 400,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:

Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest.

Five community hospitals: Amman Valley Hospital and Llandovery Hospital in Carmarthenshire,  Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire.

Two integrated care centres (Aberaeron and Cardigan, Ceredigion).

Community facilities, including:

48 General Practices (GP surgeries), 49 Dental Practices, 98 Community Pharmacies (chemists), 44 General Ophthalmic Practices (including eye health and low vision services), 38 sites providing mental health and learning disability services, care within your own homes

Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.