Specialist Rotational Physiotherapist

Job overview

Are you an experienced Physiotherapist with the passion for working with older people with frailty?

Are you keen to develop on your broad clinical skills in an acute settings?

Do you want to develop clinical leadership skills and be involved in exciting service development opportunities?

If so, then we are looking for you to join our team!

We are a large, vibrant and friendly team of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and therapy support workers with a shared vision of supporting older people to do what is important to them and to continue participating in their activities of daily living.

This exciting post would provide you with the opportunity to rotate as a Band 6, gaining valuable experience, clinical and leadership opportunities in acute.

You will be part of the RUH’s progressive and friendly integrated therapies department, where there is a culture of promoting learning and staff and service development.

If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Natalie Marroney, Physiotherapy Team Lead on [email protected]

Main duties of the job

To hold responsibility for own case load and provide a high standard therapy service in rotational posts to:

• The Frailty Flying Squad (FFS) which is a dynamic team of geriatricians, medical nurse practitioners and occupational therapists and physiotherapists providing early assessment and intervention in the emergency department and Older Person’s Rapid Assessment Area (OPRAA) to those patients living with frailty.
• The Older Person’s Assessment Unit (OPAU) and Older Person’s Unit Short Stay (OPUSS) which are our short-stay, older people’s inpatient ward for our patients who require a bed for less than 72 hours.
• The Older Person’s Unit (OPU) which is the inpatient older people’s wards where patients that are likely to require care for longer than 72 hours

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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