Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity to join the Wexham Orthopaedic therapy team as a static Band 5 Physiotherapist. This is post is fixed for 9 months to cover maternity leave.



The physiotherapist will work within our established team and receive regular support, supervision and training.



To provide a high standard physiotherapy service in assessing and treating patients who may have a complex presentation



To supervise and teach technicians/assistants and students and be involved in teaching MDT staff



To participate in CPD and other departmental activities



To work across day surgery, inpatient and day surgery units



To work flexibly across an extended seven day service, covering 08:00 - 16:00 including 1 in 4 weekends (Either Saturday or Sunday)



Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.



As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.



We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.



Our three core values , and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future .



We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties



To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work, including the management of patients in your care



To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management and support non qualified staff to deliver safe and effective care



To work across Inpatient Orthopaedic services (day surgery/inpatient)



To maximise the efficiency and effectiveness of care for this group of patients by providing comprehensive assessment; treatment plans and undertaking joint treatment sessions as indicated



Please see attached job description for more information



For further information please contact Emma Kirton on emma.kirton4@nhs.net