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An Exciting Opportunity Has Arisen For An Experienced, Dynamic And Enthusiastic Band 6 Physiotherapist To Join Our Acute Rotations Based At The James Cook University Hospital. The Successful Post Holder Will Treat a Wide Variety Of Patients With Different Conditions, Providing Comprehensive Assessments And Treatment Plans Across Some Of The Following Areas And SpecialitiesCritical Care - Neurosurgery, Major TraumaCardiothoracics - Cardiology and Cardiac and Thoracic SurgerySurgery - Upper GI, Lower GI, Urology, Gastroenterology and VascularAcute Medicine - Respiratory, Endocrinology and RenalWe are looking for a physiotherapist with the ability to think outside the box, who can work independently and within a team and brings experience from a variety of settings. The successful candidate will support junior physiotherapists, students and unqualified staff, providing training and supervision alongside effective ward and caseload management skills.To provide advanced clinical and professional Physiotherapy to the above clinical areas at The James Cook University Hospital and to provide support to the Physiotherapy team leads ensuring that the Acute Physiotherapy Team contributes to the Strategic plan for South Tees NHS Trust.Undertake physiotherapy advanced assessments of patients with diverse and complex conditions, providing a clinical diagnosis (where appropriate) and to develop and delivery individualised treatment programmes.As a clinical supervisor, delegate tasks to assistant practitioners and junior therapists relevant to their skill level and competence.The post holder will be expected to have experience in the physiotherapy management of critical care patients, acute and long term respiratory conditions alongside general rehabilitation. Relevant post graduate study, leadership training and experience is also desirable.This post will offer development in clinical skills and the post holder will be supported to attend relevant post graduate courses. We have an established and comprehensive training programme and our staff are encouraged and supported in their CPD through workshops, clinical supervision and the appraisal process. There is also an expectation to actively participate in audit and research and the Hospital has close links with both the University of Teesside and Durham University.Please note that this vacancy will close when we receive sufficient completed applications.South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims toExplore leadership within the NHSPromote Trust Values and BehavioursDevelop your Leadership effectiveness and skillsPractitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your roleAfter you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Philip Howard Job title: Service Lead Physiotherapist Email address: philip.howard@ Telephone number: 01642 85085001642 850850 ext 56214#J-18808-Ljbffr