Job Description

Job Overview

If you're passionate about care, innovation and excellence, then HMT could be the perfect place for the next step in your career. We have an exciting opportunity to our join/ lead our Physiotherapy team at Sancta Maria Hospital, Swansea. To provide clinical care within the specialist field of physiotherapy, encompassing physiotherapy assessment, treatment and management of patients within HMT. To develop effective and appropriate treatment plans, maintaining records as an autonomous practitioner at all times.

To act as a source of expertise for the physiotherapy service and provide advisory service to patients, peers and wider MDT. To prioritise referrals on a daily basis, ensuring all patients are booked on to the patient administration system

What is Bank Work?

Bank vacancies are not contracted to fixed hours; instead, they allow workers to pick shifts that align with their availability. Our Bank workers enable HMT to managing fluctuating demand, such as covering staff absences, busy periods, or unexpected workload increases whilst offering you the flexibility pick up shifts as available.

Appeal of Bank Work

Bank work is a flexible way to join our team, offering opportunities to work across various roles and departments on an as-needed basis. As a Bank worker, you can choose shifts that suit your availability while supporting HMT in delivering essential care. This arrangement provides valuable experience, competitive pay, and the chance to make a meaningful impact, whether you're looking for temporary work, a supplementary income, or stepping into a healthcare career.

Bank work offers a unique combination of flexibility, variety, and the opportunity to provide valuable contributions to our teams while gaining experience in a dynamic healthcare environment.

At HMT, we take pride in delivering exceptional healthcare through our two private hospitals: St Hugh's Hospital in Grimsby and Sancta Maria Hospital in Swansea. Both hospitals are dedicated to providing expert, patient-centred care in a welcoming and compassionate environment.

Sancta Maria Hospital offers treatment across all major medical specialties and care at every step of the process, from initial consultations, assessments and diagnostic tests to treatment, rehabilitations and post-operative care.

HMT Sancta Maria, along with their sister hospital HMT St Hughs in Grimsby, has a mission to provide safe, high quality care in order to improve the health, wellbeing and independence of their patients. Part of the Healthcare Management Trust, HMT Sancta Maria is a non-profit organisation using their surpluses to fund medical research, educational grants and dementia charities

Whether you're working in one of our care homes, hospitals, or as part of our Shared Support Services team, you'll find an environment that values teamwork and personal growth.

You'll work alongside other passionate professionals who are committed to providing the best care. We foster a collaborative and supportive approach to learning that helps everyone succeed.

Our benefits include:

Competitive pay Private Medical[JB1] Insurance Employer pension contribution Wellbeing support via our Employee Assistance Programme, Occupational Health provision and Mental Health First Aiders Long service awards Cycle to work scheme Recruitment referral scheme Continuous learning Career progression Flexible working options 27 Days Annual Leave (Plus Bank holidays) Enhanced Maternity Pay

Who we are

At the Healthcare Management Trust, we are obsessed with achieving our Vision, "to be the most innovative and best quality provider of niche health and social care services." Our Purpose is, "to make every contact count, ensuring every resident and patient receives the best possible experience and outcome.

We aim to provide services which value collaboration and place our residents, patients and people at the heart of all we do. We will always do the right thing for our residents, patients and people. We will be outwardly connected to the most innovative practices and service offerings in the market. We will do things differently and will be bold with our ambition to change things for the better.

We are passionate about what we do and so are our people. Bringing their most authentic selves to work and seeking joy and fun in what we do. We will deliver care and clinical interactions compassionately and tailor them to individual needs." We achieve this by living our business Values each and every day:

We are caring We are enterprising We are resourceful We are authentic We are accountable

Deliver a physiotherapy service in a variety of ways, face to face, group sessions and remotely via telephone or IT systems

To interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical facts to form an accurate diagnosis and to recommend best course of intervention, working to agreed guidelines but freedom to vary treatment without reference to other clinicians.

To accept responsibility for a designated caseload of patients, and to organise this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.

Formulate and deliver an individual physiotherapy treatment programme based on a sound knowledge of evidence-based practice and treatment options using clinical assessment, reasoning skills and knowledge of treatment skills e.g. manual therapy techniques, patient education, exercises classes, electrotherapy techniques and other alternative options.

Assess patient understanding of treatment proposals, gain valid informed consent and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment and are supported by a Power of Attorney.

Have a good understanding of the principles of Safeguarding and comply with HMT's Safeguarding policy, escalating any concerns where required

Use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patients to progress rehabilitation and treatment programmes. This will include patients who may have difficulties in understanding and communicating. For example, patients may be visually and hearing impaired or may be unable to accept or understand diagnosis.

Evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment programmes as required

To demonstrate highly developed dexterity, co-ordination and palpatory senses for assessment and manual treatment of patients

Work within HMT's clinical guidelines and CSP guidelines and have a good working knowledge of national and local standards and monitor own and others quality of practice as appropriate.

Person Specification

Knowledge of and ability to apply and utilise evidence-based practice, including National guidelines to deliver, evaluate and audit the service

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Demonstrate the ability to network with other professionals and set up close working relations Work flexibly in response to the changing demands of the service and manage changes in service delivery in self and others. Degree in physiotherapy Registered with Health and Care Professions Council Evidence of Continuous professional development
Pay: 22.45 per hour

Benefits:

Canteen Free parking On-site parking
Licence/Certification:

HCPC (preferred)
Work Location: In person