Bank Physiotherapist/Occupational Therapist - Band 5 or 6 - #146627

Job Overview

Bank Advert – Weekday and Weekend shifts available for Band 5 or 6 Physiotherapist depending on experience, across all wards.

Current availability is predominantly on the orthopaedic and stroke wards at the Royal United Hospital, however there is also a variety of shifts available across all the acute wards including the Emergency Department, General Medicine, Surgery, ITU, cancer and palliative care and Older People’s teams.

Main duties of the job

The role ideally requires the candidate to have a range of rotational experience, the ability to work autonomously in an often demanding and changeable environment and the confidence to communicate effectively with a wide spectrum of different healthcare professionals, community colleagues and family members.

We are looking for a motivated team player who will advocate for patients needs whilst supporting discharge planning, flow, and acute rehabilitation within fast-paced multidisciplinary teams.

Mandatory training will be available via the Bank process and internal induction training and competency awareness is available as part of the post.

Working for our organisation

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are proud to be in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy
• Registration with HCPC
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Experience of supervision
  
  

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• To work to professional standards laid down by Profession.
• Acute hospital experience
  
  

Desirable criteria

• NHS Hospital experience
  
  

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

• Bank Band 5 and Band 6 Physiotherapist - JD (PDF, 320.4KB)
• Bank Occupational Therapist - Band 5/6 (PDF, 253.6KB)
• Join the RUH (PDF, 1.1MB)
  
  

Further details / informal visits contact

Name Claire Jackson Job title Emergency and Medical Therapy Team Email address [email protected] Additional information

Contact via Switchboard 01225 428331 and ask to Bleep 7073