Physiotherapist (Bank)

If you're passionate about care, innovation and excellence, then HMT could be the perfect place for the next step in your career. We have an exciting opportunity to join/lead our Physiotherapy team at Sancta Maria Hospital, Swansea. To provide clinical care within the specialist field of physiotherapy, encompassing physiotherapy assessment, treatment and management of patients within HMT. To develop effective and appropriate treatment plans, maintaining records as an autonomous practitioner at all times.

What is Bank Work?

Bank vacancies are not contracted to fixed hours; instead, they allow workers to pick shifts that align with their availability. Our Bankworkers enable HMT to manage fluctuating demand, such as covering staff absences, busy periods, or unexpected workload increases whilst offering you the flexibility to pick up shifts as available.

This is a bank role. As a Bank worker, you can choose shifts that suit your availability while supporting HMT in delivering essential care. This arrangement provides valuable experience, competitive pay, and the chance to make a meaningful impact, whether you're looking for temporary work, a supplementary income, or stepping into a healthcare career.

At HMT, we take pride in delivering exceptional healthcare through our two private hospitals: St Hugh's Hospital in Grimsby and Sancta Maria Hospital in Swansea. Both hospitals are dedicated to providing expert, patient-centred care in a welcoming and compassionate environment.

To provide clinical care within the specialist field of physiotherapy, encompassing physiotherapy assessment, treatment and management of patients within HMT. To develop effective and appropriate treatment plans, maintaining records as an autonomous practitioner at all times.

To act as a source of expertise for the physiotherapy service and provide advisory service to patients, peers and wider MDT. To prioritise referrals on a daily basis, ensuring all patients are booked on to the patient administration system

HMT Sancta Maria has a mission to provide safe, high quality care in order to improve the health, wellbeing and independence of their patients. Part of the Healthcare Management Trust, HMT Sancta Maria is a non-profit organisation using their surpluses to fund medical research, educational grants and dementia charities

Who we are

At the Healthcare Management Trust, we are obsessed with achieving our Vision, to be the most innovative and best quality provider of niche health and social care services. Our Purpose is, to make every contact count, ensuring every resident and patient receives the best possible experience and outcome.

We aim to provide services which value collaboration and place our residents, patients and people at the heart of all we do. We will always do the right thing for our residents, patients and people. We will be outwardly connected to the most innovative practices and service offerings in the market. We will do things differently and will be bold with our ambition to change things for the better.

We are passionate about what we do and so are our people. Bringing their most authentic selves to work and seeking joy and fun in what we do. We will deliver care and clinical interactions compassionately and tailor them to individual needs. We achieve this by living our business Values each and every day

• We are caring
• We are enterprising
• We are resourceful
• We are authentic
• We are accountable

Deliver a physiotherapy service in a variety of ways, face to face, group sessions and remotely via telephone or IT systems

To interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical facts to form an accurate diagnosis and to recommend best course of intervention, working to agreed guidelines but freedom to vary treatment without reference to other clinicians.

To accept responsibility for a designated caseload of patients, and to organise this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.

Formulate and deliver an individual physiotherapy treatment programme based on a sound knowledge of evidence-based practice and treatment options using clinical assessment, reasoning skills and knowledge of treatment skills e.g. manual therapy techniques, patient education, exercises classes, electrotherapy techniques and other alternative options.

Assess patient understanding of treatment proposals, gain valid informed consent and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment and are supported by a Power of Attorney.

Have a good understanding of the principles of Safeguarding and comply with HMTs Safeguarding policy, escalating any concerns where required

Use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patients to progress rehabilitation and treatment programmes. This will include patients who may have difficulties in understanding and communicating. For example, patients may be visually and hearing impaired or may be unable to accept or understand diagnosis.

Evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment programmes as required

To demonstrate highly developed dexterity, co-ordination and palpatory senses for assessment and manual treatment of patients

Work within HMTs clinical guidelines and CSP guidelines and have a good working knowledge of national and local standards and monitor own and others quality of practice as appropriate.

• Knowledge of and ability to apply and utilise evidence-based practice, including National guidelines to deliver, evaluate and audit the service.
• Demonstrate the ability to network with other professionals and set up close working relations
• Work flexibly in response to the changing demands of the service and manage changes in service delivery in self and others.

• Degree in physiotherapy
• Registered with Health and Care Professions Council
• Evidence of Continuous professional development

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.