We are looking for a Senior Physiotherapist to provide our patients with a high standard of musculoskeletal care and to coach and support our junior members of the team.
As our Senior Physiotherapist, you will conduct holistic and thorough assessments for our outpatients by creating individualised, clinically reasoned and evidence-based treatment programs. You will also contribute and facilitate excellent levels of physiotherapy care to our orthopaedic inpatients, providing supportive rehabilitation for prompt discharge and successful home recovery.
You will be an active member of the department and will support the department lead in the development implementation of audits, in-service training/peer reviews, guidelines, and service provision.
This role is part time working across three days a week.
About us
At Benenden Hospital we put patients at the heart of everything we do. We attract kind, compassionate, and talented people to our ultra-modern private hospital, which opened in 1907 and has been rated as Outstanding by the CQC. We hold JAG accreditation for Endoscopy and have a beautiful setting in the middle of the Kent countryside.
Benenden Hospital offers excellent working conditions and facilities. We promote flexible working and a healthy work/life balance. We are committed to professional development and have excellent training and education facilities. We work hard to make sure that everyone at Benenden Hospital feels involved and shares our values and vision for the future.
About the role
- Provide a high standard of Physiotherapy care in musculoskeletal outpatient service. To include holistic and thorough assessments, resulting in individualised, clinically reasoned and evidenced based treatment programs
- Contribute and facilitate excellent standards of physiotherapy care to the orthopaedic in patients and be an active member of the multidisciplinary team.
- To support and coach junior members of the team, including students and physiotherapy assistants
- To be an active member of the department and to support the department lead in the development and implementation of audits, in-service training/peer reviews, guidelines and service provision.
Skills and experience required
- BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy or equivalent
- Relevant experience at junior level within the MSK outpatient setting
- Basic awareness of respiratory principles and techniques, including ACBT.
- Aware of the KSF
- Aware of the importance of clinical governance and its role
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- IT literate
- Excellent prioritisation, delegation and time keeping skills
- Able to work independently or as part of a team
- Able to demonstrate clinical and professional development
- Good initiative
- Strong patient centre -approach
- Passionate
- Empathetic
- Adaptable and flexible
- Methodical and organised
Benefits include
• Competitive salaries
• 27 days Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays
• Defined contribution pension scheme with employer contribution up to 10%
• Membership to Benenden Health which offers a wide range of benefits, discounts and activities
• Excellent Life Assurance benefit
• Free parking
• Subsidised eye tests
• Free Flu vaccinations
• Subsidised on site Restaurant
“I love working at Benenden Hospital, it’s a beautiful location in the countryside”, “the whole organisation is supportive”, “it’s the team, the team are amazing”, “Benenden is a bit like a family”, “the whole atmosphere is brilliant”
These are just some of the reasons why more than 400 people work at Benenden Hospital which has a long history of caring since it was founded in 1907.
How to apply
If you wish to apply for this position, please complete and submit our application form with your CV attached.
Closing Date: 11th June
Please note this vacancy may close prior to the closing date without notice, If a sufficient number of applications are received
Claire Mansfield – Resourcing Officer will then be in touch to discuss further.
If you have further questions please email kentcareers@benenden.org.uk
Together, we work hard to maintain a safe, comfortable, patient-focused environment for the people in our care.
All our vacancies are therefore subject to either a Standard or an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service as well as satisfactory reference checks. These procedures need to be completed before all new member of staff can join the hospital.
Full right to work in the UK is required as we do not offer sponsorship as an organisation
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