Job Description
Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Specialist Physiotherapist in Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust to join the Rehabilitation Department at Herts & Essex Hospital. You will be responsible for delivering specialist assessment and treatment to in-patients on the Cambridge & Oxford Ward, working closely with an experienced multidisciplinary team to achieve patients' individual rehabilitation goals. Your role will also involve contributing to the discharge planning process to ensure safe and effective transitions home. Additionally, you will manage a clinical caseload, provide clinical supervision to junior staff, therapy assistants, and students, and, where necessary, deputise for the Physiotherapy Team Lead.
Main duties of the job
As a Specialist Physiotherapist, you will be responsible for supervising and educating junior staff, technical instructors, and students, helping them develop their clinical skills and ensuring the delivery of high-quality care. You will take charge of independently assessing patients, creating treatment plans, and adjusting interventions to meet evolving patient needs. Your role will include facilitating rehabilitation group sessions and being actively involved in the development of service improvement initiatives through audits and research. You will manage the safe and effective use of therapy equipment and ensure operational continuity, stepping into leadership roles when needed. Clear communication will be essential, as you collaborate with the healthcare team and patients to support rehabilitation goals and promote patient independence.
About us
Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.
Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges
Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave
Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want
Job roles and responsibilities
- To provide leadership and oversight in the use of physiotherapy equipment, ensuring all appliances and aids are safe, effective, and compliant with health and safety regulations before use in patient care.
- To contribute to the continuous professional development (CPD) of the team by attending training sessions, staff meetings, and external courses, and by leading educational initiatives within the department.
- To participate in departmental audits and research projects, collecting data and offering evidence-based recommendations to improve clinical practice and enhance patient outcomes within the physiotherapy service.
- To ensure comprehensive and accurate patient records are maintained, in line with legal, departmental, and Trust requirements, documenting all assessments, interventions, and outcomes in a timely manner.
- To act as a clinical role model for junior staff, providing mentorship and support to develop their clinical competence and ensure that high professional standards are consistently met.
- To promote a holistic and patient-centred approach by engaging with patients, families, and carers to discuss goals, address concerns, and ensure collaborative decision-making in treatment and discharge planning.
Person Specification & Qualifications
- HCPC registered Physiotherapist or equivalent.
- Experience in inpatient rehabilitation, ideally with falls, orthopaedics, and amputee patients.
- Proficient in Manual Handling, Resus, Information Governance, Safeguarding, and MCA/DOLs.
- Desirable: Experience with SystmOne software.
- Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team, including Physiotherapists, OTs, and Rehabilitation Assistants.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
NHS Professionals Limited
Location
Hertfordshire & Essex Community Hospital
Cavell Drive, Bishop's Stortford
Hertfordshire
CM23 5JH
