Rotational Physiotherapist - Band 5

Are you a final year Physiotherapy student or a qualified Physiotherapist who is looking for the next opportunity working as a Rotational Physiotherapist in Dorset? Do you have excellent communication skills, a professional and flexible approach and a strong skill base to provide high quality care for our patients? We are looking to recruit motivated, enthusiastic and forward-thinking Band 5 Physiotherapists to join the rotational schemes across UHD and DHC. UHD is based on three sites: Christchurch, Poole and Bournemouth Hospitals and offers the opportunity to work on acute inpatient wards and assessment units; outpatient clinics, rehabilitation facilities, and in the community through our rotational partnership with DHC. Our rotational posts include:

• Acute Care (Respiratory, Surgery, Medicine and Intensive Care),
• Older Persons Medicine (Admission Avoidance, Short stay, Rehabilitation and Day Hospital),
• Musculoskeletal outpatients
• Orthopaedics
• Neurotherapy
• Community Rehabilitation
• Paediatrics
Working patterns will vary dependent on rotation, some including 7 day working, shifts and inclusion on the Emergency Physiotherapy On-call Rota. Please visit the join OurDorset website and look for Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy. A full driving license and access to a car is essential. Please note we will not be offering virtual interviews for this role.Main duties of the job
• To ensure that patients receive appropriate treatment to a high standard in accordance with HCPC Standards of Registration and the Professional Standards and Code of Ethics of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
• To provide physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse clinical presentations
• To use clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques to identify problems on which to base an appropriate patient-centred treatment programme
• To prepare and deliver an individual physiotherapy treatment programme based on sound knowledge of evidence-based practice.
  
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UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.