Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapy
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Bank - as and when required
- Hours
- Flexible working - Bank - as and when required
- Job ref
- 100-BANK-AHP001-0124-B
- Employer
- Hywel Dda University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Health Board Wide
- Town
- Health Board Wide
- Salary
- £35,922 - £43,257 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/05/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 13/05/2024
Employer heading
Bank Specialist Physiotherapist
Band 6
Our Hywel Dda values reflect who we are and how we behave. We continuously work together to be the best we can be as we strive to develop and deliver excellent services, putting people at the heart of everything we do. Throughout our recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you would demonstrate these values in the way that you work with us.
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Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed.
Hywel Dda University Health Board reserve the right to close vacancies after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. We encourage early applications to ensure consideration for a post.
Job overview
Hywel Dda University Health Board has a new, exciting opportunity for motivated, driven and passionate Specialist Physiotherapists. We currently have a number of Bank vacancies across the three counties, for dynamic Physiotherapists who are keen to join our growing Physiotherapy Team.
Hywel Dda is situated within a beautiful part of West Wales with award winning beaches and National Parks. Why not make a positive professional move and live in a place that other people only get to visit on holidays.
If you feel that you have a good understanding of rehabilitation, excellent team working skills and understand how to get the very best outcomes for your patients, we would be excited to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be working as an autonomous practitioner, providing specialist assessment and clinical reasoning skills, managing a daily complex caseload. The successful candidate could be working in the Acute setting, across critical care, medical and surgical wards, in MSK or in the community
The post holder will work as part of our expanding Physiotherapy service, providing timely and patient-centred care. The post holder will formulate and deliver individualised physiotherapy treatment programmes and progress patients to obtain a safe discharge home. Clinical decisions will be determined using a sound knowledge of evidence-based practice, comprehensive clinical assessment and enhanced reasoning skills.
The post holder will be working closely with the MDT, attending weekly consultant led meetings, ward rounds and board rounds, as well as close collaborative working with Occupational Therapy.
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 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 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;
• Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire;
• 48 general practices, 47 dental practices , 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres;
• Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
Our Health Board has strong core values:
- Dignity
- Respect
- Fairness
- Integrity
- Honesty
- Openness
- Caring
- Kindness
- Compassion
If you are looking to progress as a Band 6 Physiotherapist, do not miss this opportunity to work within a progressive, friendly department.
The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.
Interviews will be held on 13/05/2024.
Person specification
Qualification and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Professional registration as recognised by HCPC
- Post graduate evidence of specialist education
- CPD evidence
- IT Skills
Desirable criteria
- Post graduate qualification up to post grad diploma level in relevant speciality
- Clinical education training course
- Member of CSP
- Active participation of specialist interest groups
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post graduate experience in relevant clinical speciality
- Completion of junior competency framework
- Practical experience to a level that would enable participation on the respiratory on call rota
- Therapeutic handling and risk assessments
- Managing a diverse caseload using a clinical reasoning process
- Inter-professional and team working
- Direct involvement with carers and families
- Evidence of supporting service compliance with clinical governance requirements
- Evidence of staff supervision
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of student supervision
- Negotiation of MDT working practices
- Experience of service development
- Experience of NHS working
Other
Essential criteria
- Physically able to meet demands of the post (therapeutic manual handling) to comply with Disability Discrimination Act
- Evidence of Teaching/In Service Training
- Flexible approach to meet the needs of the service
- Prepared to participate in on call and extended service
- Ability to travel between sites and in community in a timely manner
Desirable criteria
- Wide range of interests
Language Requirements
Desirable criteria
- Welsh speaker (Level 1)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Menna Thomas
- Job title
- Clinical Lead Physio
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01267 227808
- Additional information
Working days: Tuesday and Thursday
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