Band 5 Rotational Physiotherapist

This is a fantastic opportunity to join the progressive and innovative therapy team at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. Here we support you throughout your rotations providing you with excellent opportunities to gain experience in a wide range of therapy settings culminating in rotations in our more specialised departments such as Stroke, Paediatrics, Spinal Rehabilitation, Burns and Plastics and the unique Wessex Rehabilitation, the only intensive MSK rehabilitation centre in the South of England.

As part of the Band 5 intake you will have the opportunity to access a mentor and a coach. Our preceptorship scheme will provide an excellent grounding in therapy services.

The post holder will provide physiotherapy assessment and treatment for patients across a range of inpatient and outpatient settings (including orthopaedics, acute medicine, surgery and critical care, medicine for older persons, burns and plastic surgery, spinal injuries centre, stroke, paediatrics, MSK outpatients and Wessex rehabilitation centre).

The post holder will work within their professional code of practice and guidelines.

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visitingwww.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.