Role Summary
The Physiotherapist will have the clinical expertise and ability to autonomously assess and treat patients who are participants of the STIMULATE-ICP trial with a range of conditions and be confident in formulating rapid and accurate diagnosis and seeing patients with other clinicians at long COVID clinics, or leading rehabilitation groups as required.
The Physiotherapists will manage their own workload working together as a team to support availability across the trial and to each other for absences. They will liaise across the research team and the clinical team. Responsibilities include providing support for enhanced rehabilitation (by access to and supported use of Living with COVID RecoveryTM digital App), feeding back patient reported outcome measures to the clinical team and (as part of the research team) assist the research team in assessments and data collection for recruited participants.
About the Role
We will work with you to help you be the best version of you at work.
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’ll help you get there.
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’re 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’ll benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, physiotherapy, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.
Salary is not the only financial benefit
You’ll 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’d love to hear from you.
About Us
For more information on the Job Description and Responsibilities please click the link below.
More detail about the role
The Royal Devon University Healthcare Foundation Trust Long COVID Service is seeking two enthusiastic, self-motivated, and well organised Physiotherapists with research experience or an interest in gaining research experience. This is an exciting opportunity to play an important role within the research team to support physical assessments of patients enrolled in the study and the delivery of Living with COVID RecoveryTM digital App within designated areas of our long COVID service that is being led by Dr Rachel Botell, Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine, and Kathryn Edwards, trainee Advanced Care Practitioner.
Long COVID affects over one million people in the UK. The wide-ranging symptoms are disabling, and require joined-up care including specialists, hospitals, and community services. Over 80 long COVID clinics have been established but little is known about which treatment pathway is best suited to this condition.
The STIMULATE-ICP trial aims to identify the best treatment and delivery pathway to support better outcomes for people with long COVID.
The Physiotherapists will manage their own workload working together as a team to support availability across the trial and to each other for absences. They will liaise across the research team and the clinical team. Responsibilities include providing support for enhanced rehabilitation (by access to and supported use of Living with COVID RecoveryTM digital App), feeding back patient reported outcome measures to the clinical team and (as part of the research team) assist the research team in assessments and data collection for recruited participants, and also clinically supporting the rehabilitation pathway of the Long COVID Service.
Working Pattern: Monday to Friday 9:00 - 17:00
Interview Date: Tuesday 9th August 2022
For further information please contact Elinor Lamrick, Cluster Support Manager on elinor.lamrick@nhs.net
This is a fixed term contract for 15 months. For current NHS employees this post could be a secondment opportunity.
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 this 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.
Benefits
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.
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.
It’s never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you'll help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.
