Bank Paediatric Physiotherapist - Respiratory

Physiotherapy Bank – Paediatric Respiratory (Bank)

Roles: Specialist Physiotherapist
Location: The Portland Hospital at 205-209 Great Portland Street, London W1W 5AH

Contract type: Bank  (Weekend and after hours on calls)
Pay: Bank hourly rate between £26.51ph – £32.40ph dependent upon shift & role type

At HCA UK we recognise and value everyone as unique and individual; treat people with kindness and compassion; act with absolute honesty, integrity, and fairness and trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family. As someone looking to join our family, you will demonstrate these key values.

 As part of our Bank you’ll have first refusal ahead of agencies on a range of shifts across our network of leading private hospitals, all of which are currently rated ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC. It’s a fantastic chance to gain exposure to one of the UKs leading private healthcare providers while retaining that all important flexibility over when and where you work. You can expect to work alongside leading consultants, expert colleagues and be recognised for the vital role you play within our team.  

 You will also have good interpersonal skills, communicating strongly in verbal or written methods; ability to change with changes in service demands; robust command of IT systems; aspiration to individually and collaboratively deliver exemplary patient and family centred care.

The Portland Hospital is looking for Bank staff to be available for weekend and after hours on call shifts with their acute care team, responsible for providing high quality physiotherapy for patients with respiratory & cardiac conditions.

Duties & Responsibilities

• To undertake a comprehensive physiotherapy assessment of the individual patient, gaining relevant information from subjective and objective clinical examination, applying clinical reasoning skills to identify physiotherapy amenable impairments and disabilities

• To formulate and deliver an individual treatment programme based on specialist knowledge of evidence-based practice and treatment options using clinical skills

• To deliver a variety of physiotherapy interventions to resolve identified problems, involving, educating and empowering patients and their families where appropriate

• To re-evaluate and re-assess patient progress and update treatment programmes as required

• To advocate for physiotherapy, when involvement is indicated or not appropriate, and have an understanding of medical, nursing and allied health interventions to provide holistic clinical care

• To work autonomously and also in conjunction with the wider medical, nursing and allied health teams to deliver an exceptional patient experience

• To be responsible for prioritisation of clinical caseload

• To maintain accurate up-to-date patient records which comply with departmental and CSP standards

Above all else, we’re committed to the care and improvement of human life. It’s this guiding vision that influences everything we do at HCA UK. From the CEO to the colleagues on the floor we all have a part to play in delivering exceptional care to our patients. To others, this may just be a Bank role, but to us, you’re a valued member of our team, a team that improves lives on a daily basis.  

What you’ll bring:  

• Graduate Diploma or BSc in Physiotherapy

• Registration with HCPC

• Experience and knowledge within paediatric physiotherapy in a respiratory and cardiac caseload

• Experience of paediatric on-call and weekend working in PICU

• Experience with a paediatric orthopaedic caseload is desirable

Who are HCA UK? 

We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.