Senior Trauma and Orthopaedic Physiotherapist- Band 6

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King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King's College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Physiotherapist to join the Trauma and Orthopaedic Team at Kings College Hospital. We are seeking a skilled and enthusiastic candidate with relevant experience and interest in Trauma and Orthopaedics, to join a Team of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Therapy assistants working across inpatients and will involve working closely as part of an MDT.

The successful candidate will have a broad knowledge of pathologies associated with Trauma and Orthopaedic surgery, pre and post operative care. They will be able to demonstrate excellent clinical reasoning, knowledge of service development and supervision of junior staff and students.

Main duties of the job

You will be working across the inpatient Trauma and Orthopaedic wards You will be expected to carry your own caseload of patients and provide assessment and treatment for pre and post operative patients.

You will be working with patients of varying ages and social and economic backgrounds, so will need to use a variety of communication skills and techniques to help you build rapport with your patients.

Working for our organisation

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Assessing and formulating comprehensive treatment plans using clinical reasoning

Managing caseload independently and able to prioritise and delegate appropriately

Supervising juniors and students

Attending MDM meetings

Leading on complex discharges and seeking appropriate advice and support when needed

Person specification

Education and qualification

Essential criteria

• Have a degree/diploma in physiotherapy
• HCPC registered

Desirable criteria

• Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
• Involvement /membership in Special Interest Group

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of Trauma and Orthopaedic conditions
• Post graduate inpatient Orthopaedic experience
• Significant post graduate experience

Desirable criteria

• Previous experience in the NHS as a qualified physiotherapist

Supervisory/ service development

Essential criteria

• Evidence of service development contribution

Desirable criteria

• Experience supervising students or assistants

Skills and Competencies

Essential criteria

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Evidence of working with the MDT
• Able to prioritise and delegate your caseload
• able to work flexibly

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Denmark Hill Site Map (PDF, 1.2MB)
• Princess Royal (PRUH) Site map (PDF, 1.4MB)
• Visa and Sponsorship Information (PDF, 352.6KB)