Inpatient Physiotherapist (Bank) (nuffieldhealth)

Job Description

Inpatient Physiotherapist

Ipswich Hospital | Physiotherapy | Bank | Ad hoc

Up to £25 per hour depending on experience

Working on the bank means you are not contracted to a set number of hours per week but instead work on an ad-hoc basis to suit the needs of the business and your availability.  

Our Physiotherapy team in Ipswich hospital currently have an opportunity for a bank Physiotherapist, working with our Inpatients department. Continue your journey with us while we support you to be your best.

This is role requires weekend availability (One weekend a month with the potential for more) and has scope for weekday shifts.

About the Role

As a Inpatient Physiotherapist you will be responsible for providing high quality care and rehabilitation for a variety of ward patients, mostly elective orthopaedics, according to our treatment pathways and protocols.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team including nurses, AHPS and consultants in order to optimise the health and recovery of our patients.

The hospital is brilliantly placed to support and mentor the successful candidate for this role, alongside our academy training programmes. As a Physiotherapist you will;

• Deliver high quality, effective clinical care.

• Adhere to our values and beliefs at Nuffield Health, in which we encourage behaviour which is enterprising, passionate, independent and caring.

• Deliver excellent clinical care that is evidence based, Safe, Effective, Caring, Well-led and responsive to our patient’s needs.

• Ensure on-going monitoring of the standard of treatment provided.

• Be compliant with all professional, clinical and integrated governance standards and participate in clinical audit and other quality assurance processes.

The Person

To succeed as a Physiotherapist you will:

• Have a BSc in Physiotherapy or equivalent, you’ll be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.

• Evidence of experience in Orthopaedic inpatients essential.

• Demonstrate evidence of further professional training and continual professional development, reflecting your desire to develop as a practitioner.

• Be a confident communicator with the ability to engage effectively with the general public and other healthcare professionals.

• Be able to demonstrate excellent manual therapy skills.

• Be a competent and confident IT user with strong organisation skills.

• Have the ability to prioritise and deal with your varied workload in an effective and timely manner.

It’s equally important that you share our values. We believe in putting people first and providing personalised, holistic healthcare. That makes you part of a much wider team, working to create a healthier future for each individual client.
 

Supporting your growth.

We’re committed to the professional development of all our clinical colleagues. Inside our Learning and Development Academy, you’ll discover a range of internal CPD courses and online content to support your clinical and professional development. As a Nuffield Health Physiotherapist, you’ll also enjoy opportunities to apply for funding support towards your relevant CPD activity and postgraduate study. Plus, you can access further professional development opportunities via the large number of apprenticeship programmes we offer.

Helping you feel good.

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That’s why we’ve developed a benefits package with you in mind. From Holiday in line with the Working Time Directive, Access to our Pension Scheme and discounted gym membership at £15.00 a month.

Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital.

Set in over 19 acres of private woodland, Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital is a haven of tranquillity and repose. Only private patients are treated at Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital, making us the only purely private hospital in East Anglia and the first within the Nuffield Health Hospitals group. We are currently registered with the Care Quality Commission for 60 beds, with areas of specialty in cataract, cosmetic, gynaecology, imaging & radiology, orthopaedics and urology & men's health Ipswich has a CQC (Care Quality Commission) rating of good.

Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.

If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it’s a good idea to apply right away to ensure you’re considered for this role.

It starts with you.