Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated, determined and enthusiastic Physiotherapist to join our Acute Medicine and Care of the Elderly Team on a Bank basis at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital , Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.



This is a static bank position which will help deliver urgent care to our clients. Specialized assessment and clinical reasoning skills are required.



You should have the ability to work in a fast paced environment and make discharge based decisions as part of the MDT.



The Therapy service at CTMUHB is an expanding, forward thinking and highly regarded service and this post offers excellent personal and professional development opportunities within an established and supportive team.



English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply



To take delegated responsibility from the lead physiotherapist on the Medical wards for managing patients with particular conditions and be responsible for providing physiotherapy assessment and rehabilitation plans for patients within the specialty.



To manage own daily caseload, supervise physiotherapy Healthcare Support Workers, guide/mentor band 5 physiotherapists and physiotherapy students.



To provide regular specialist physiotherapy input to board rounds / multi-disciplinary meetings providing patients with any physiotherapy advice/equipment and home treatment programmes that may be necessary, and arrange outpatient physiotherapy where appropriate.



To be an active member of the out of hours emergency respiratory on-call rota and participate in other weekend rotas as required across the Health Board.



The bank worker will be expected to assist in covering the work of absent colleagues as required by the Line Manager.



Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

We listen, learn and improve



We treat everyone with respect



We all work together as one team



We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.



Mae Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Cwm Taf Morgannwg yn rhan o deulu GIG Cymru. Mae ein Bwrdd Iechyd yn darparu gofal iechyd sylfaenol, eilaidd a chymunedol ynghyd a gwasanaethau lles i tua 450,000 o bobl sy'n byw mewn tair sir: Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr, Merthur Tydful a Rhondda Cynon Taf.

Rydyn ni'n byw yn ol ein gwerthoedd craidd:

Rydyn ni'n gwrando, yn dysgu ac yn gwella



Rydyn ni'n trin pawb a pharch



Rydyn ni i gyd yn gweithio fel un tim



Rydyn ni'n gyflogwr lleol balch; mae tua 80% o'n gweithlu o 15,000 yn byw o fewn ein rhanbarth. O ganlyniad, nid enaid y sefydliad yn unig y mae ein staff yn ei gynrychioli, ond y cymunedau amrywiol rydyn ni'n eu gwasanaethu.



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