Senior Physiotherapist - Orthopaedic

London, England, United Kingdom

11/30/2023

Job Description

Senior Physiotherapist Orthopaedic (Band 7 Equivalent)

Salary: Competitive Salary with fantastic benefits

Permanent

Cromwell Hospital, Kensington SW5 0TU - 5 mins walk from Earls Court underground, or 7 mins walk from Gloucester Road underground

Full time – 37.5 hrs per week over a 7-day period; to include weekends and a shift pattern

We make health happen

At Bupa, you’ll have the freedom to develop new lines of care, with the flexibility and development opportunities to push your career further.

Overview

The Cromwell Hospital is a major private hospital in West London providing Outpatient and Inpatient services.

You will provide a client-centred and evidence-based service to mainly adult but also paediatric patients with orthopaedic needs. This post provides assessment and treatment to a caseload of patients and includes pre-admission and pre-operative assessment, post-operative intervention and equipment fitting for example aircast boots, crutches and braces. You may be required to assist with non-Orthopaedics patients as caseload and competence allows.

You’ll Help Us Make Health Happen By

• Establishing and maintaining efficient communication within the multi-disciplinary team (both internal and external) to ensure a holistic and complete duty of care. This includes verbal, non-verbal or written communication, both in expression and active listening, to facilitate accurate comprehension of information.
• Acting as a resource of specialist advice for patients, clients and colleagues within the scope of your experience and knowledge.
• Participating in the overall day to day management and development of the Therapy Department and your area of speciality to ensure an efficient and safe service for all.
• Participating in hospital and departmental processes that support and encourage professional and personal development of yourself and your colleagues.
• Practising as an autonomous and accountable professional using reflective practise and clinical reasoning in undertaking specialist assessment in order to provide an individualised treatment programme for each patient.
• Providing appropriate information, education and support for your client group and their carers.
• Obtaining informed, valid consent on an ongoing basis which endeavours to keep patients involved in their own health care plan.
• Participating in discharge planning and liaise with external agencies in order to ensure a discharge that is safe and supportive of the patient’s ongoing care and rehabilitation needs. This could include home assessments within our catchment area.
  
  

Key Skills / Qualifications Needed For This Role

• Degree in Physiotherapy
• HCPC Registration
• CSP Membership
• CRB clearance
• Proven experience as an orthopaedic physiotherapist with competency in diagnosing neuromusculoskeletal pathologies
• Experience and competence in fitting musculoskeletal braces and splints
  
  

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• Equivalent to 25 days holiday per year, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
• Enhanced pension and life insurance
• Support with travel costs via a season ticket loan or cycle2work
• Discounted access to online gym sessions
• Annual performance-based bonus
• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
• Option to join dental insurance scheme at a discounted rate
• Access to our Digital GP platform on you mobile
• Emotional wellbeing support
• Access to family mental health line
• Financial wellbeing channels
• Support for carers
  
  

Why Bupa?

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

As a Disability Confident employer, we offer a guaranteed interview for every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

If you would like more information on the role, require an alternative format, or would like to discuss other opportunities suited to your skills and experience, please contact via email on adama.kone@bupa.com or mobile on 07395878088.

Time Type

Full time

Job Area

Clinical Services

Locations:

Cromwell Hospital London