Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapist
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 419-7218739-SP-MS
- Employer
- York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Scarborough Hospital
- Town
- Scarborough
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum/pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Physiotherapist
Band 6
Please note that contact with applicants will usually be by email, and so please check all of your mail folders regularly (unfortunately some providers filter our messages into junk mail folders).
Our Values
- We are KIND
- We are OPEN
- We pursue EXCELLENCE
We are looking for applications from people who share our values to help make us a valued and trusted partner within our care system, that delivers safe effective care to our local population.
People for Patients. Our People, our Patients, our Priority
Job overview
Do you want to join an initiative team as they take the next steps towards the new 47 million pound Urgent and Emergency care facility on the East Coast, opened 2025?
The Acute and General Medicine Therapy Team are looking for an enthusiastic, passionate and driven Physiotherapist to join the team. The individual must be able to demonstrate strong leadership skills to support developing the service to provide high quality, timely therapy assessment and interventions.
As a senior Physiotherapist you will provide assessment, treatment and management advice for patients covering the new Enhanced Care Unit (ECU) and the general medical wards including prioritising/managing the daily caseload within the team, assessing and delivering therapy interventions, ensuring the highest professional standards of care are maintained, demonstrating adherence to the Trust Values and operating as a leader in the team, service and organisation.
Please get in touch if you wish to discuss this role further.
Main duties of the job
- To be a team member contributing to the delivery of therapy services across the Medical caseload, alongside the senior leadership team.
- To provide specialist advice to therapy staff and other members of the multidisciplinary team and wider team.
- To use client-centred approaches to patient care.
- To participate in and provide clinical and management supervision.
- To contribute to multi-disciplinary team working.
- To contribute to and lead on service improvement and quality initiatives.
- To use the Trust electronic patient record system.
- To abide by all Trust policies and procedures.
- To be able to respond flexibly and creatively to challenges.
Working for our organisation
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
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Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
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27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
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A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
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Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
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NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
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An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
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Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.[email protected].
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
Armed Forces Friendly Employer
We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.
Person specification
Education, Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
- Degree in Physiotherapy
- HCPC Registered Physiotherapist
- Evidence of post graduate training within specialist area
- Evidence of theoretical learning relevant to role
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of post graduate qualification or accreditation within specialist area.
Experience & Knowledge Required
Essential criteria
- Experience in a relevant junior role, including the management of a range of conditions, with evidence of additional knowledge acquired through formal and informal training and supervision.
- Developed/specialist clinical skills within relevant area.
- Evidence of ability to manage complex clinical presentations.
- Experience in assessment and provision of specialist equipment
- Experience in delivering clinical treatment within specialist area
- Able to demonstrate application of theoretical learning relevant to specialist role.
- Delivery of relevant audit/research projects
- Understanding of current issues in health care Standards of Professional Practice
Desirable criteria
- Practice placement supervisor qualification
- Experience in the use of outcome measures to evaluate clinical treatment
- Experience of training/supporting others (including students) within specialist clinical area
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Charlotte Boynton
- Job title
- AHP Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01723 342871
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