Job summary
- Main area
- Therapies
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent: 15 hrs per week worked on Mondays and Tuesdays
- Hours
- Part time - 15 hours per week (Includes weekend and bank holiday cover plus cover to on call rota)
- Job ref
- 156-7438801
- Employer
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Treliske Hospital
- Town
- Truro
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Trauma Physiotherapist
Band 6
Job overview
THIS ROLE IS OPEN TO THE CORNWALL HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY ONLY.
An exciting opportunity has opened up to work on the Trauma and Orthopaedics wards at Treliske Hospital.
This is a Band 6 Physiotherapy post, working 15 hrs per week on Mondays and Tuesdays. There is a requirement to cover weekends and bank holidays on a rota, and the post is part of the Trust's on call respiratory rota.
The trauma physiotherapy team are a hard working, dynamic team of individuals, who are looking forward to welcoming a new member to their team.
Main duties of the job
To provide a high standard Physiotherapy service to patients at Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust.
To provide specialist assessment, treatment, and goal setting of Trauma and Orthopaedics patients on the wards. Some patients may have complex and/or chronic presentations. To determine clinical diagnosis and Physiotherapy treatment indicated. To maintain records as an autonomous practitioner.
You will develop highly specialist skills under the guidance of the Senior staff.
To provide clinical cross cover within your team as delegated by your Clinical Team Lead
To attend clinical level discussions / meetings relating to your area of work as delegated by your Clinical Team Lead
Working for our organisation
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with
visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.
We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.
The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.
Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is a research active organisation.
It’s established South West Clinical School in Cornwall exists to promote clinical academic career opportunities for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals interested in research and evidence-based activities. Read their research paper to find out more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.
To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:
- Identity Checks
- Professional registration and qualification checks
- Employment history and reference checks
- Occupational Health clearance
- Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
- Right to work in the UK
For further information please visit:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation
We reserve the right to close this advert early.
We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.
We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Degree in Physiotherapy
- HCPC Registered
Desirable criteria
- Membership of CSP
- Membership of relevant special interest groups
Experience
Essential criteria
- Comprehensive experience in acute hospital setting, including a range of post qualification rotations.
- Significant orthopaedic and MSK out patient experience.
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team, a good understanding of their roles and respect for the other professionals within the team.
- Experience of working in a team of people including qualified and unqualified staff.
- Experience of On-call and out of hours working – including managing the risks associated with unsupervised / lone working
Desirable criteria
- Experience working in an NHS setting in the following clinical areas: Trauma & Orthopaedics Medical, Respiratory, Neurology, Musculo-skeletal
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Melody Batley
- Job title
- Team Lead - Trauma Physiotherapy
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07826 864 620
- Additional information
Jasmine Baines - Team Lead - Trauma Physiotherapy, available on same phone number.
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