AddressBank Inpatient Physiotherapist | Competitive Salary | Flexible working | Weekdays | Sutton
Spire St Anthony’s Hospital has an exciting opportunity for a Physiotherapist to join our dynamic and experienced Inpatient Physiotherapy Team working as part of our Staffing Bank.
The successful candidate will be responsible for working across two inpatient wards and an 8 bed ICU. Areas of clinical speciality may include, but are not limited to, cardiac and thoracic surgery, elective orthopaedics, gynae, gastro-intestinal surgery and paediatrics over 6 years old.
We require bank staff to participate in our weekend rota. Weekday shifts will also be available to cover our permanent staff. The hours can be flexible and we are happy to discuss this with candidates.
Spire St Anthony's is a large private hospital providing an extensive range of treatments and services. We're dedicated to providing high quality treatment and aftercare to all our patients.
Based in Sutton, we care for patients within Surrey and South London surrounding areas. We are close to the A3 and M25 and the area has excellent public transport services.
Duties and responsibilities
- To communicate effectively with patients, their families and members of the multidisciplinary team, to maximise post-surgical outcome for patients. Communication skills of persuasion, motivation, explanation and empathy may be used to gain informed consent. Barriers to effective communication may be evident and identifying ways to overcome these barriers are essential e.g. loss of hearing, altered perception, pain, fear, language barrier.
- To maintain accurate, comprehensive and up-to-date professional documentation in line with legal, professional, and departmental requirements.
- To complete a comprehensive assessment of patients, including those with a complex presentation, using investigative and analytical skills, including respiratory assessment and treatment.
- To formulate an individualised management and/or treatment plan, using clinical reasoning skills and utilising a wide range of treatment skills. To evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment plan as required.
- To be aware of National Clinical Guidelines and Frameworks and evidence based practice.
Who we're looking for
- Degree (BSc Hons Physiotherapy) or equivalent.
- HCPC Registered
- Evidence of CPD
- Completion of band 5 rotations across a wide range of specialities with a minimum of 2 years’ clinical experience.
- Experience working within the NHS in respiratory and elective orthopaedics.
- Previous participation in an adult respiratory on call rota.
Working Hours: Flexible
Contract Type: Bank
Benefits
- Bank colleagues are paid weekly
- We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness, or annual leave
- Unsocial Enhancements, dependent upon shift pattern worked (won’t be applicable for all)
- Access to Spire Healthcare pension
- Access to Blue Light Card discounts
- Smartspending discounts (in addition to Blue Light discounts) via ‘Spire for You’
- Wellbeing Centre access via ‘Spire for You'
- Free uniform
- Free DBS
- Full induction, including mandatory training updates
- Opportunities for further training and progression into permanent posts
- Knowledge, support and guidance through your recruitment journey from Spire’s specialist Resourcing Team We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness or annual leave.
Our Valu es
We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:
- Driving clinical excellence
- Doing the right thing
- Caring is our passion
- Keeping it simple
- Delivering on our promises
- Succeeding and celebrating together
- Our people are our difference; it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.
Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications
For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people
About Us: At Spire Healthcare, caring is our passion. We have been putting patients at the heart of everything we do for over 25 years. We’re committed to looking after people, both patients and staff. We deliver high standards of care to our insured, self-pay and NHS patients across 39 hospitals and 33 clinics, medical centres and consulting rooms. Our successful business is led by an experienced and stable senior management team, we provide the highest quality of care through the latest medical technology, new facilities, and a focus on inspiring leadership and employee development.
We have achieved our market leading position because of our Purpose, which is to 'make a positive difference to people's lives through outstanding personalised care' . Everyone at Spire is aligned to this purpose, which underpins a culture of respect, inclusion, passion and collaboration across our business, enabling us to achieve more than 98% of our hospitals being rated ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ by the Regulators; these are sector leading standards.
About the Team: Spire St Anthony's Hospital offers fast and flexible access to diagnosis and treatment - from routine operations to complex surgery. Whether you're insured, or paying for your own treatment, we're here to take care of your healthcare needs.
