Job Description

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.



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:

Medical & Urgent Care Team:

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



The UHNM NHS Trust covers Royal Stoke Hospital in Stoke on Trent and County Hospital in Stafford. Royal Stoke a large acute teaching hospital, with a Turnover of 360 million. Located in Stoke on Trent and Stafford, UHNM is close to the M6, within commuting distance of culturally diverse major conurbations, such as Manchester and Birmingham and surrounded by rural pleasures, including the Peak District National Park.



Each year Royal Stoke cares for over 600,000 people providing emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care. It is a leading teaching hospital in partnership with Keele University and has a patient-centred clinical research facility providing state-of-the-art facilities.



Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff is really important to us. We offer a range of options for our staff to help maintain a good work-life balance including full time, part time hours and bank hours. We are also committed to offering flexible working wherever we can and where relevant to the role and the service, agile working. You can select your preferences upon application.



For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached and Person Specification.