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Employer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Hallamshire Hospital Town Sheffield Salary £38,682 - £46,580 pa/pro rata for part time staff Salary period Yearly Closing 27/07/2025 23:59 Interview date 05/08/2025 Specialist PhysiotherapistNHS AfC: Band 6We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers. Job overviewAn exciting opportunity has arisen for a self-motivated and dynamic Physiotherapist with skills in the fields of respiratory and Neurology. The neurosurgery team is a large Multidisciplinary team incorporating acute neurosurgical and ENT/ Max fax surgery wards, general and neurosurgical critical care and delivers innovative and evidence based therapy to a wide range of complex neurological presentations. We are looking for applicants who would like the opportunity to develop caseload management skills including complex cases within the field of respiratory and neurology including critical care, ENT/ max fax and acute neurology. The successful candidate would have supervision from the neurosurgical Clinical Specialist physiotherapist and the opportunity to work with other senior specialist clinicians. There will be the opportunity to develop specialist knowledge in the range of interventions required to provide assessment and rehabilitation for patients within the Neurology Division. This a permanent post. There may be opportunities for a secondment if required. Main duties of the jobThis post provides the opportunity to develop leadership skills and contribute to the development of the Physiotherapy Service within this area and be involved in ongoing service development for the whole team. This Post offers excellent personal and professional development opportunities within a well-established and developing service. Candidates will need to demonstrate: · Extensive experience as a qualified therapist. · Post graduate experience; sufficient to acquire core competencies in Physiotherapy practice in Neurology and respiratory conditions. · The knowledge and skills to manage a complex Neurological caseload. · Effective Interpersonal, communication and team working skills · Experience of emergency on call. The successful candidate will receive support, supervision and opportunities for Continuing Professional Development, working in an environment that facilitates team working and collaborative working. Working for our organisationYou will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives. Therapy Services provides a number of services over 7 days (including Saturday, Sunday, bank holidays and evenings). Successful candidates will be expected to contribute to these rosters as part of their contracted hours. Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesPlease view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post. When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria. Person specificationQualificationsBSc in Physiotherapy or equivalent HCPC registration ExperiencePost-registration NHS experience as a Physiotherapist. Post-registration knowledge and skill to manage a complex specialist caseload in the relevant clinical speciality applied for. Experience in emergency respiratory on call including weekend work (PT only) Clear demonstration of understanding of NHS admission/referral/rehabilitation pathways for respiratory patients Experience and skills in teaching and development of staff and students Clinical Governance or Health & Safety, link worker Member of special Interest Group Clinical Effectiveness course/Project Further TrainingEvidence of continuous personal & professional development Good post-registration theoretical and practical knowledge of therapy practice in chosen field Evidence-Based Practice Clinical Governance Competency in Physiotherapy clinical reasoning, processes & practices Excellent interpersonal, communication and team working skills Able to maintain confidentiality Able to act on own initiative, organise and prioritise work and manage multiple tasks Able to maintain accurate written records & statistics Calm approach to changing work situations Able to teach and motivate others Understanding of therapy in an acute hospital IT literate Understanding of stress and ability to help others cope under pressure Other FactorsFlexible and reliable approach to working practices Positive, proactive attitude to patient care and teamwork Please note that in order to comply with the UK Government’s rules on Skilled Worker sponsorship, any applicants who do not meet the eligibility requirements or concessions on salary thresholds under the Skilled Worker visa will not be eligible to receive sponsorship from the Trust. Please keep this in mind when submitting your application. Further details on these concessions, and who qualifies for them, can be found here . Candidates are advised to read the attached guidance on using AI technology. W hen you complete your application, you are required to declare that the information in your application form is true and complete. The personal statement is exactly that; personal. When selecting to apply via NHS Jobs, you will be redirected to our preferred recruitment system called Trac. You will be asked to create and submit your application via the Trac recruitment system. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. All communications should be sent via your Trac system account. If you are offered employment at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals your information will be transferred from the Trac recruitment system into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. In addition, in submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed. Please note, all communication regarding your application will be made via email sent via the Trac recruitment system, please ensure you check your junk/spam folders as emails are sometimes filtered there. The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Should you require any assistance in applying for the position please contact the General or Medical Human Resources Departments on the number identified on the NHS Jobs page for the organisation.Job Share applicants are welcome for all full time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. In addition for Fixed Term Contracts, internal secondments may be considered, please seek the approval of your current line manager before applying for the position.All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken. 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