Senior Specialist Physiotherapist – Cardiothoracic SurgeryNHS

Job summary

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced, dynamic and enthusiastic Physiotherapist to join our Cardiothoracic Therapy Team. The post holder will be employed as a Senior Specialist Physiotherapist leading a team of Physiotherapists and Assistants on the cardiothoracic wards at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The Cardiothoracic wards at James Cook University Hospital comprises Cardiac Intensive Care and High dependency units, Cardiothoracic surgical ward and CCU and cardiology.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to have substantial experience in the management of both cardiac surgery and cardiology patients alongside management of patients with long term conditions across a variety of specialities. The post holder will also be expected to have relevant post graduate study, ideally at Masters level. The successful candidate must be forward thinking and proactive so evidence of leadership training and experience is desirable alongside any evidence of leading service improvement.

This post offers development in clinical and leadership skills and the post holder will be supported to attend relevant post graduate courses. We have an established and comprehensive training programme and our staff are encouraged and supported in their CPD through workshops, clinical supervision and the appraisal process. There is also an expectation to actively participate in audit and research and the Hospital has close links with both the University of Teesside and Durham University.

Job description

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

About us

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have come together to form University Hospitals Tees. As a result, post holders may be required to work across sites within both organisations.

Across University Hospitals Tees, our ambition is to be the best place to work, ensuring we have the right staff in the right roles at the right time to deliver outstanding patient care and experience.We are committed to supporting our staff through an inclusive and supportive working environment, offering health and wellbeing initiatives, staff benefits, and opportunities for personal and professional development.

We support the 'Making Every Contact Count' approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.