Senior Physiotherapist - Older People's Medicine

We are looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic and committed Physiotherapist to join the Older Person's Medicine Physiotherapy team based between the Royal Victoria Infirmary and Freeman Hospital. This is a permanent rotational post. Rotational areas include front of house, older persons medicine wards at RVI and Freeman, orthopaedic rehabilitation ward and day units. The team works closely with OT, nursing and medical colleagues and this post would be supported by experienced Band 7 Physiotherapists across the Older Person's Medicine wards and work closely, when appropriate, with the Integrated Falls and Day Units Band 7s as well as a Clinical Specialist in Frailty. There is opportunity for supervision and mentorship of students, band 2 - 4s and band 5 rotational physiotherapists.

• Interview Date Wednesday 22 January 2025
• 33 Hours 45 Minutes/Week
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy., Close working relationships are essential across the team and the successful applicant would need to be flexible and a good team worker, as well as maintaining the vision of delivering the highest standards of physiotherapy care to the patients within their remit.
The post holder will be part of a senior network for peer support and professional development and will also contribute to the training of Band 5 Physiotherapists, assistant staff and students on placement. There is opportunity to be involved in service development and encouragement and support will be given to enable a project or audit to be undertaken during each rotation. You will be required to work as part of the OPM weekend rota and respiratory night on call rota.

Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites

o Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site) o Newcastle Dental Hospital o Newcastle Fertility Centre o Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria o Northern Genetics Service o Cramlington Manor Walks These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS. We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.