Senior Orthopaedic Physiotherapist | Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Physiotherapist to join our Orthopaedic Therapy Team. The ideal candidate will have a keen interest in elective and trauma orthopaedic rehabilitation, and will actively seek opportunities to support the development of the service. We offer a supportive and friendly environment, and welcome innovative ideas. The trust is committed to the professional development of staff, with clinical supervision and peer development being a core element of this role. The provision of clinical education for students from surrounding universities will be expected. The Orthopaedic Physiotherapist will be a key role across a seven day service and there are opportunities to work with in-patients, community outreach and outpatients. We are looking for a person who is enthusiastic and motivated with an emphasis in clinical, communication, organisational and time management skills, who will support the driving force to change and innovative service development within our Orthopaedic Therapy service. The successful candidate will be primarily based at Ormskirk Hospital however will have opportunity to work within our multi-specialty areas.

• To assess and identify the individual needs of referred patients, to clinically diagnose and implement treatment plans, if appropriate, in a manner that respects people's privacy, dignity and individuality.
• To participate in a 7 day service .
• In accordance with best practice, implement and evaluate Therapy Intervention.
• To record and report findings appropriately following the standard procedures used by the department to maintain high levels of written/verbal communication.
• To share skills/knowledge with other disciplines and patient/carers as necessary.
• To liaise with hospital/community based staff as appropriate to ensure continuity of treatment and provision of equipment/adaptations to facilitate hospital discharge/prevent re-admission and support resettlement/re-enablement into the community.
• To participate in the respiratory on-call service
The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals., The successful applicants will have the opportunity to be involved in, and contribute to service developments and plans. They will be integral to the MDT, and work with colleagues to facilitate safe, seamless discharge through assessment, treatment and discharge planning with community colleagues in the Orthopaedic services. The successful candidate will be part of the respiratory on call and weekend rota, and will be given the appropriate training and support prior to joining it. If you feel that you have the skills that we are looking for and are ready for a positive challenge, then we would love to hear from you. Working Pattern: 22.5 hours per week and participation in the on-call and weekend respiratory service. Please be aware, that we may close a vacancy earlier than stated, should a sufficient number of applications be received, you are therefore advised to apply at your earliest convenience.

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From 1stJuly we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals. The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales. Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:
• CARE that is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
• SAFETY that is of the highest standards
• COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
• SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
• PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients
Our achievements include:
• Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme