Role Summary
Do you aspire to give patient's excellent care? Do you have clinical expertise in MSK, with proven leadership skills? Would you like to work in a supportive environment that encourages professional development and strives for excellence? Do you dream of improving your work life balance being minutes away from stunning beaches and scenery?
This is an excellent opportunity for a clinician with proven MSK skills at Band 7 level or an aspiring band 6 Physiotherapist with appropriate relevant experience.
About the Role
For more information on the Job Description and Responsibilities please click the link below.
More detail about the role
We require an enthusiastic, motivated and innovative Physiotherapist with excellent musculoskeletal and interpersonal skills to work in our aspirational and friendly North Devon Outpatient Physiotherapy Service.
This Advanced Practitioner MSK post is a rare opportunity to further enhance your specialist skills in a positive, proactive team. You will work closely with the MSK outpatient teams to provide specialist input to patients, develop the service and provide clinical and leadership support to the team.
There are currently opportunities to work in either North Devon District Hospital, South Molton Community Hospital or Ilfracombe Community Hospital. The post holder will be supported by the Service Lead and other senior clinicians, and would mentor Band 6 and student Physiotherapists.
The successful applicant would need to be confident to work as an independent practitioner and have excellent communication, leadership, organisational and clinical skills. Previous senior MSK clinical and leadership experience is an advantage. However, there is scope to develop the right candidate within this specialist area.
We provide regular in-service training, excellent supervision and encourage peer support. We support continuous professional development, external courses, involvement with research and flexible working. You will join a team of expert clinicians with post graduate qualifications who aspire to provide high quality patient focused care.
North Devon is an area of outstanding natural beauty, with miles of golden surfing beaches and beautiful countryside. We therefore offer an excellent opportunity to continue to develop an excellent service whilst enhancing your quality of life.
For further information please contact Mike Henning via the Physiotherapy department on 01271 322378 or email mike.henning@nhs.net.
Working Pattern: Full and part time positions available.
Interview Date: 20.04.2023
Preference will be given to staff with ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.
About Us
Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people’s own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).
Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.
Our values are at the heart of everything we do, click here to find out more
It has never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you will help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.
Benefits
Looking after you is important to us.
We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.
If you are starting out in the NHS, you’ll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays.
You will benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.
We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team.
This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we will help you get there.
Salary is not the only financial benefit
You will have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers. You will also have access to other benefits including:
- National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.
- Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter
- Car lease schemes.
- The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).
- Cycle to work scheme
These are just a few of the benefits available – if the role is something you are interested in, we would love to hear from you.
