Senior Physiotherapist

• To act as an experienced autonomous practitioner, providing specialised physiotherapy assessment and treatment programmed to patients within the speciality.
• To independently manage a caseload, using evidence based /patient centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
• To deliver care in both acute and community settings.

• To work primarily with the specialist physiotherapy team and across acute and community physiotherapy services as required. This may involve loan working
• Responsible to the band 7 physiotherapist in the team.
• To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team to deliver a holistic patient-centred approach to care.
• To regularly liaise with MDT members including those from heath, social services and voluntary agencies to ensure an integrated and comprehensive service is provided.
• To ensure that patients are identified for prompt discharge and handover to community services.
• To provide leadership for more junior staff, as agreed with senior staff.
• To support the band 7 physiotherapist in planning, coordinating, and delivering the service provided to patients and to assist in the development, planning and progression of service provision.
• To deputise for the band 7 physiotherapist in their absence as required.
• To supervise other registered and unregistered staff within the team
• To supervise physiotherapy students on clinical placements.
• To participate in CPD and develop skills and knowledge through participation in the in service training scheme.
• Maintaining Records as an autonomous practitioner.
• To be an active participant in the twilight and 7 day working rota (as required).

Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.

Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.

We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.

Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronymICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.

We have a number of staff networks including the BAME network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our armed forces network is one of our emerging networks.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programmebalancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.

Essential: - Hold a degree or equivalent diploma in Physiotherapy; - Be registered with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

Essential: - Experience in the management of acutely unwell patients within the specilaity; - Have post registration NHS experience across a range of clinical specialties such as neurology, respiratory, critical care, acute medicine, surgery, orthopaedics and MSK outpatients.; - Experience of organising and prioritising a complex patient caseload in a busy acute hospital and community based settings.

Desirable: - Experienced clinical educator; - Membership/involvement in relevant special interest group/network

Essential: - Hold a full UK driving licence; - Access to a car for work purposes; - Expert manual therapeutic skills and handling techniques; - Maintain and develop current knowledge of evidence-based practice, developing specialist knowledge of conditions and patient types within the specialty.