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We are recruiting for an enthusiastic physiotherapist to join the Post-Covid Rehabilitation North Hub at Chesterfield Royal Hospital. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Physiotherapist to join a friendly and successful team; together we are proud to deliver the highest standards of clinical quality, patient care and staff experience

Referrals are received from the Community Post-Covid Assessment Service when investigations have been completed and patients are ready to start their rehabilitation journey. Patients are managed by multi-disciplinary team members from disciplines including Occupational Therapy, Psychology and Health & Wellbeing. The service works closely with the South Hub based at the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton delivering virtual programmes jointly across Derbyshire.

• Provide individual and class-based interventions both face-to-face and in a virtual setting.
• Undertake assessment of dysfunctional breathing patterns, implementing breathing re-training strategies
• Assess suitability to exercise, monitoring and adapting exercise programmes
• Develop and deliver virtual education programmes
• Be involved in the overall rehabilitation pathway, including attendance at the Rehab and wider Assessment Service multi-disciplinary meetings.
• Supervision and education of other members of the multi-disciplinary team and students

Your happiness at work is incredibly important to us, and hence, we are committed to supporting your health and wellbeing. Our proud to CARE values and Leading the Chesterfield Way behaviours are firmly embedded across the Trust, whilst our focus on proudly ‘being you’ supports our hospital to be a great place to work.

The hospital is a friendly District General Hospital on the doorstep of the beautiful Peak District. This post presents a great opportunity to live and work in some of the finest landscape in the country.

This is a message from Gemma Mason, Lead Senior Physiotherapist, who is the line manager for this role:

‘I started as a rotational physiotherapist at Chesterfield when I qualified, and I worked in the Trust for thirteen years. After a short period of time away, I was then successful in being recruited again. I was so glad I returned as the department is very friendly and colleagues support each other well, and I therefore settled back in to the Team again very quickly. I feel I am supported with my development and always feel my opinions are listened too. I feel appreciated, therefore I continue to be motivated to improve the service and the quality of care patients receive.’

The successful applicant will have post registration experience in the NHS including experience of respiratory care. You will be confident in the assessment and treatment of patients with complex needs and in working as part of the multidisciplinary team to ensure the most appropriate therapies are utilised. You will have experience of supervising staff and will have excellent communication skills. You will be committed to providing excellent patient care, with compassion, dignity and respect; putting patients at the centre of all you do.

We are committed to providing you with on-going training and development to ensure you thrive in your role here at the Trust, which will be individualised and supported by your Line manager

The key to our success is simple: our people. With your experience, energy and commitment, you’ll be able to make a huge difference.