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Rotational Band 6 Physiotherapist (NHS AfC: Band 6) - Therapies - The Princess Alexandra Hospit[...]

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
Harlow
2 days ago
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Main area Therapies Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 15 hours per week (Will include weekend shifts) Job ref 292-7513351-CSS

Employer The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Princess Alexandra Hospital Town Harlow Salary £38,682 - £46,580 pro rata, per annum, plus 5% high cost area supplement Salary period Yearly Closing 22/10/2025 23:59

Rotational Band 6 PhysiotherapistNHS AfC: Band 6

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.

Our values

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) promise to our patients, as identified by our three values which will contribute to improving our patients’ experiences, is:

Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts.

Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both.

Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care.

Job overview

An opportunity is available for an inpatient Physiotherapist to join our innovative team at Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, based in Harlow, Essex. We provide ongoing care to a broad range of patients, ranging from those who are critically unwell, to those who need minimal rehabilitation or assessment and advice.

You will be responsible for providing a high standard of assessment, advice, treatment and evaluation of patients referred to the acute Inpatient Physiotherapy Service, including patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions.

In return, you will be supported in your efforts to build on your previous experience to further develop your clinical competencies and leadership skills.

Rotation are 9 monthly and cover:

  • Acute Medicine
  • Care of the Elderly
  • Surgery and Critical Care
  • Orthopaedics (elective and #NOF ward)
  • ED and Frailty
  • Possible opportunities with our community partners in HCT and EPUT.

This is a part time post of 15 hours per week and forms part of a job share. Assistance could be provided for suitable return to practice candidates.

Main duties of the job

As a senior member of the multi-disciplinary team, you will be integral to the efficient and effective running of the Physiotherapy service, and will assist the Specialty Team Lead in providing the highest standard of care to patients referred to us while also working to improve the service where needed. You will also supervise rotational physiotherapists and support them in their work, while leading the clinical education and practice of student physiotherapists and assist in department-wide training..

Often you will work without direct supervision, and as such you will responsible for managing your own caseload and the seamless transfer of physiotherapy care for a defined area of the service or a particular patient type.

Effective communication with patients, carers and all other members of the multi-disciplinary team is paramount, and you will also act as an advocate on behalf of patients for their safety and to ensure they have a positive experience.

Working for our organisation

Our Organisation

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.

We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

Our Values

The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:

Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts

Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both

Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care

The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this post's main duties and responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description which is available to download at any time.

Person specificationQualifications
  • Physio Degree with HCPC registration
  • Member of CSP
Experience
  • Wide range of clinical experience / rotations
  • Experience within the acute setting
  • Oncall competent
  • Evidence of CPD activity
  • Experience within ED

What we can offer you:

  • Full induction and onboarding process in our organisation
  • Structured pay scheme, including additional living supplement to your basic salary
  • Minimum 27 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time staff)
  • Access to our Alex Lounge, our staff only rest area with free tea and coffee
  • Access to NHS Pension scheme
  • Flexible working options available, in line with our flexible working policy
  • Onsite creche facilities
  • Annual appraisals with career pathways
  • In-house training courses
  • Discounted hospital restaurant
  • Staff health and wellbeing health services and complimentary health provision
  • Our Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all its employees. We welcome applications from anyone who meets the specific criteria of the post regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy, religion or belief or sexual orientation. Reasonable adjustments to the interview process can also be made for any candidates with a disability
  • All new colleagues joining PAHT will be subject to a probationary period of six months
  • The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions where we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment
  • Our Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and vulnerable adults. Offers of employment are subject to pre-employment NHS screening checks
  • Providing false or misleading information or unsatisfactory pre-employment checks may result in the offer of a post being withdrawn
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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.


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