Orthopaedic and Vascular Physiotherapist

The Orthopaedic and Vascular Physiotherapy team sit within the Major trauma, vascular and orthopaedic Physiotherapy Team (MTVO). by B8a The Band 7 Orthopaedic and Vascular Physiotherapy Lead is responsible to the B8a MTVO lead and Head of Physiotherapy Inpatients. Responsible for the day-to-day operational management of the Vascular and Orthopaedic Physiotherapy team based at The Royal Sussex County Hospital within the MTVO group. Responsible for planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating the Vascular and Orthopaedic Physiotherapy Service on a day-to-day basis. Provide Joint Leadership across all BSUH sites for the BSUH Orthopaedic vascular team.

• Toprovide specialist advice to other professionals both within the Trust and outside agencies e.g. discharge coordinators, nursing staff, and other health and social service colleagues. To be responsible for teaching, supervision and appraisal of Band 6, Band 5, and Physiotherapy Technical Instructor/Assistant grade staff, and undergraduate students to ensure a high quality of clinical care within the speciality.
• Sites include Royal Sussex County Hospital Brighton and Princess Royal Hospital Haywards Heath.
  
  An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic experienced Orthopaedic and Vascular physiotherapist to join our well established service.
We are looking for a forward thinking clinician who has substantial experience, at Band 7 level including Orthopaedics and Vascular. Working within the Major Trauma, Orthopaedic and Vascular Team (MTVO), you will lead a small team providing inpatient care to the Orthopaedic and Vascular wards at the Royal Sussex County Hospital. You will be involved in assessing and treating orthopaedic and vascular patients from both emergency and elective admissions. You will also be involved in managing and taking part in the Orthopaedic weekend service.

The Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton is part of the University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust. We provide general acute services to the general populations in the City of Brighton and Hove and in Mid Sussex and more specialist and tertiary services for patients across Sussex and the south coast of England, including being one of the Major Trauma Units along the South East Coast. This is chance to come and work in Brighton, a vibrant city by the sea previously voted the best city in the UK., At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust. We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in ourWellbeing Programmefor staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves. As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.