NHS
Senior Physiotherapist - Bromyard Community Hospital
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Job Description
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- Professional Qualification to degree level or equivalent in Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy
- HCPC registered
- Post Graduate specialist qualification/significant post graduate experience
- Broad and specialist knowledge of relevant patient conditions and therapy interventions
- Demonstration of knowledge of core and specialist Therapy skills
- Evidence of ongoing CPD in relevant area
- Experience of multi-disciplinary communication, assessments and record keeping
- NHS or equivalent experience e.g. in inpatient areas, acute or community or community services
- Experience of using/fitting adaptive equipment
- Professional Qualification to degree level or equivalent in Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy
- HCPC registered
- Post Graduate specialist qualification/significant post graduate experience
- Broad and specialist knowledge of relevant patient conditions and therapy interventions
- Demonstration of knowledge of core and specialist Therapy skills
- Evidence of ongoing CPD in relevant area
- Experience of multi-disciplinary communication, assessments and record keeping
- NHS or equivalent experience e.g. in inpatient areas, acute or community or community services
- Experience of using/fitting adaptive equipment
Job summary
A permanent position has arisen for a Band 6 Physiotherapist to work 22.5 hours predominantly with our inpatient team at Bromyard Community Hospital (some flexibility to provide cover at Leominster Community Hospital is required).
As a key member of the MDT, you will provide high quality assessment and treatment to patients, demonstrating clinical autonomy. You will manage patients with a range of conditions, including; neurological, respiratory, orthopaedics, and frailty. You will also be involved in day to day operational management of the inpatient therapy service and work with professional leads to develop the service further.
The post holder should have relevant experience and be committed to providing high quality evidence based practice and excellent patient experience. You should be able to prioritise your workload, manage your time efficiently . You will play an active part in on-going in-service training and clinical supervision providing leadership, support and teaching to colleagues in order to support your own professional development and others.
You will need to be innovative and have excellent communication and organisational skills. You will require an ability to work flexibly, exploring ideas, and adapting practices to deliver more efficient prudent services in line with local and national drivers.
Main duties of the job
Working as part of the therapy and wider multidisciplinary team, Band 6 senior therapists use specialist skills in a variety of areas to provide direct high quality and effective therapeutic care and support to patients.
Within the scope of the role, the post holder will independently plan, complete specialist assessment and deliver interventions. They will be responsible for independently managing their own patient caseload, demonstrating clinical autonomy, specialist clinical reasoning, prioritisation and manage competing demands. Supervision is clear and direct from senior therapy staff and includes formal training, supervised sessions, advice and support.
The post holder will initiate and contribute to service development, demonstrate self-development and will be responsible for supervision of others and delegate appropriate tasks to registered and non-registered staff. The band 6 senior therapist will be required to participate in 7 day working and for physiotherapists to join the on call rota once competencies have been achieved. This post may include working with adults and/or children.
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.
Details
Date posted
27 June 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£37,338 to £44,962 a year pa, pro rata, dependant on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
229-IC-7295542
Job locations
Bromyard Community Hospital
Nunwell Street
Bromyard
HR7 4QN
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Experience
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Additional informationDisclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address
Bromyard Community Hospital
Nunwell Street
Bromyard
HR7 4QN
Employer's website
https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address
Bromyard Community Hospital
Nunwell Street
Bromyard
HR7 4QN
Employer's website
https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.
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