Physiotherapist

We are looking for a full time physiotherapist to work within the Therapies Department at the University Hospital of North Midlands. The Therapies department is made up of two divisional therapy teams within multiple clinical areas. The post offers the opportunity to work in an exciting University Hospital based on two hospital sites.

This is a rotational post working at both the Royal Stoke and County hospital sites. Supervision will be provided by Band 6/7 Physiotherapists and continuous professional development is supported through appraisal and internal and external training.

Therapy Services work within a 7 day shift system therefore the post holder will be required to work weekends, late shifts, bank holidays and overnight on call.

This is a rotational Band 5 Physiotherapy post between the Royal Stoke and County sites.

Examining, treating and advising patients, their relatives and carers under the guidance of a higher grade Therapist.

The Therapies Department comprises of two multidisciplinary based teams, the Medical & Surgical Team and the Network Services Team, incorporating both Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy. These teams form part of the Trust Medical, Surgical and Network Services Divisions. Each team is led by a Divisional Therapist, Mrs Noeleen Hellis leads the Network Services Therapy Team, Mrs Jane Teasdale leads the Medical & Surgical Therapy Team & Mrs Clare Johnson for the County Hospital.

Medical & Urgent Care Team

Administration, clerical and secretarial support is provided to both sites and teams by an A&C team. All Staff must be courteous to patients, their carer’s, the general public, other staff and contacts external to the Trust at all times. The specialities within the two teams are as follows:

Network Services Team

• General Surgery
• Vascular Surgery
• Frail Elderly
• Medicine including Emergency portals (Including Outpatients)
• Oncology
• Renal
• Stroke
• Critical Care
• A&E and Fracture Clinic Outpatients
• Burns and Plastic Surgical Outpatients
• Elective Orthopaedics In Patients and Outpatients
• Obstetrics and Gynaecology Inpatients/Outpatients
• Neurology
• Neurosurgery
• Cardio-thoracic
• Paediatric Inpatient & Outpatients
• Trauma Inpatients & Outpatients

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we’re highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jane Teasdale Job title: Divisional Therapy Manager Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01782 675341

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