Role Summary
The post-holder is responsible for providing clinical expertise to the physiotherapy team of qualified and unregistered staff, covering vascular and general surgery across the main wards and obstetrics and gynaecology in the Centre for Women’s Health. This post will also provide support to ICU. The post-holder will lead the service in the delivery of acute post-operative assessment and rehabilitation, working closely with the MDT. The post-holder will be required to support therapy colleagues in ensuring safe and timely discharges and appropriate on-going recommendations as well as providing specialist advice for complex surgery patients and out-lied surgical patients across the Trust.
The post-holder is responsible for their own workload within the designated clinical area; for managing the delivery of the service for all surgical patients on a day-to-day basis in liaison with the Leads across ITU and Paediatrics; management, supervision, training and development of the physiotherapy team.
About the Role
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'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, 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
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust as part of our dynamic inpatient Physiotherapy Service working on the Royal Devon & Exeter (Wonford) Hospital site.
We have a substantive full time post available as part of a flexible team that will cover the adult surgical wards and ICU. The role will carry a particular focus on acute vascular and amputee management and will involve providing comprehensive assessment and appropriate physiotherapeutic interventions to patients with a range of conditions including acutely unwell respiratory patients.
Post holders will be expected to have efficient ward management skills and comprehensive clinical skills to manage a clinical caseload in the acute surgical ward setting including Colorectal, Urology, Plastics, ENT and Critical Care. The post holder will be expected to work flexibly to support their Occupational Therapy colleagues in ensuring safe and timely discharges. There will also be an opportunity to support the development of junior and unregistered staff while working closely with managers to develop the service in line with patient need and trust wide developments.
The position carries a requirement to participate on the weekend and emergency on-call respiratory rota.
Working Pattern: Monday-Friday 8:15-16:30. Approximate weekend frequency - 1 weekend day / month
Interview Date: TBC
For further information please contact Shaun Fryett - Clinical Lead Physiotherapist - Shaun.fryett@nhs.net - 07557 489927
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.
Benefits
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.
