Band 6 Physiotherapist

Job Title: Senior Physiotherapist

Grade: Band 6

Trust: Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust

Location: Wigan and Leigh Hospice

Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30-16:30 22.75 hours, 3 days a week

Pay rate: £23.73

End Date: 3 months

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust are currently seeking organised and motivated candidates to fulfil Senior Physiotherapist opportunities within the team at Wigan and Leigh Hospice under a long-term placement contract. Are you a dynamic and enthusiastic individual with excellent communication skills looking to embark on a new opportunity within the NHS? If so, we would like to hear from you today!

The post holder will need to have previous NHS experience within the community and must be able to work alone on home visits. They must be able to demonstrate initiative and prioritise a complex workload whilst working both as an autonomous practitioner and as part of a team.

High levels of both written and oral communication are essential to this post with the ability to deliver or discuss difficult diagnosis and prognosis with tact, empathy, managing distressed or aggressive patients or carers/relatives. The post holder must be able to communicate accurate and sensitive information to patients, carers, and relatives as well as within their own team & colleagues.

Role Details:

• To provide Physiotherapy intervention to clients with a palliative condition or with specialist complex needs as a result of their cancer disease or treatment.
• To manage a defined caseload using evidence based/client centred principles to access, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
• To regularly supervise Physiotherapy students on practice placement.
• To provide leadership and clinical supervision for other junior staff as delegated by supervisor.

The Successful Candidate Will:

• Hold a Degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent
• Be HCPC registered
• Have previous NHS experience within the community
• They must have excellent communication skills to allow them to respectfully assess and treat patients with complex cancel and palliative care needs
• Experience using SystmOne and complete patient records to a high standard.
• Practice in accordance with the professional, ethical, and legal codes of the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC), and Trust and NHS protocols and guidelines
• A full UK driving licence and access to a car

Who are NHS Professionals?

If a hospital cannot supply staff on a ward or area, due to increased demand, sickness, or common staff shortages, they need to call upon Bank staff. NHS Professionals works with Trusts to develop a 'Bank’ of highly skilled workers who want to work flexibly with the NHS.

Why NHS Professionals?

We value your skills, dedication, and commitment in supporting your local Trust and the NHS. We believe together we continue to deliver world-class healthcare service to our patients.

In return for your hard work commitment NHS Professionals (NHSP) can offer you some fantastic benefits: -

• Competitive Pay Rates - work this week, get paid next week!
• First choice of placements at over 50 NHS Trusts in England
• Dedicated consultants
• Flexible working options
• Free DBS and free training
• Build holiday allowance
• Stakeholder pension scheme