Role: Advanced Physiotherapist
London: The Harborne Hospital, Birmingham West Midlands
Contract Type : Permanent
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
Shifts: Flexible working patterns available, including either 4 x 10-hour shifts (08:00–18:00) or 5 x 7.5-hour shifts. Participation in weekends and on-call services may be required.
Salary Range: Competitive dependent upon skills and experience, plus fantastic benefits including private healthcare.
We have an exciting opportunity for an Advanced Physiotherapist with strong acute inpatient and orthopaedic experience to join the Therapies team at our prestigious Harborne Hospital in Birmingham. This is a fantastic opportunity to work alongside some of the UK's leading orthopaedic and surgical consultants in a state-of-the-art hospital, renowned for delivering exceptional patient care and clinical outcomes.
As an Advanced Physiotherapist, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality physiotherapy services across our acute inpatient environment, supporting patients throughout their post-operative recovery following major surgical procedures, with a particular focus on orthopaedics. Working as part of a highly skilled multidisciplinary team, you will assess, treat and rehabilitate patients with complex clinical needs across orthopaedic, surgical and critical care settings, helping to optimise recovery, promote independence and facilitate safe and timely discharge.
This is a predominantly ward-based role, offering the opportunity to work autonomously while contributing to the ongoing development of a responsive and patient-centred therapy service. You will utilise your advanced clinical skills to manage a varied caseload of acute surgical and orthopaedic patients, provide specialist advice to colleagues and support service improvement initiatives. As part of a dynamic team delivering care across extended service hours, you will play an important role in supporting the needs of our growing orthopaedic service, including patients undergoing day-case and complex surgical procedures.
At HCA UK we care about what you care about. We care that you want to deliver the very best care. We care that you want a career you can be proud of. We care that you want working conditions that support your health and wellbeing. Let us care for you and your career, the same way you do for others.
What you’ll bring:
Graduate Diploma or BSc in Physiotherapy
Registration with HCPC
At least 3 years of acute hospital inpatient experience, including ITU and rehabilitation
Demonstratable experience and special interest in orthopaedics
Why HCA UK?
Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.
We believe that by caring for our employees, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That’s why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day. As an Advanced Physiotherapist you’ll be eligible for:
25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you
Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals
Private pension contribution which increases with length of service
Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme
Group Life Assurance from day one
Critical illness cover
Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland
Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you
Discounts with over 800 major retailers
Culture and values
At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients, and each other.
Our mission is simple, above all else we’re committed to the care and improvement of human life, a clear statement that extends to both our patients and colleagues. To achieve this, we live and breathe four core values:
Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual
Kindness and compassion We treat people with kindness and compassion
Honesty, integrity and fairness: - We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness
Loyalty, respect and dignity: We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity
Reasonable adjustments
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.
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HCA Healthcare is dedicated to giving people a healthier tomorrow.
As one of the nation’s leading providers of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare is comprised of 189 hospitals and approximately 2,600 sites of care in 19 states and the United Kingdom. In addition to hospitals, sites of care include surgery centers, freestanding ERs, urgent care centers, diagnostic and imaging centers, walk-in clinics and physician clinics.
Many things set HCA Healthcare apart from other healthcare organizations; however, at our core, our greatest strength is our people. Every day, more than 320,000 colleagues go to work with a collective focus: our patients. Our focus positively impacts the care experience at the bedside and beyond.
We are proud of the impact we have in our communities through employment, investment and charitable giving.
HCA Healthcare is a learning health system that uses our approximately 47 million annual patient encounters to advance science, improve patient care and save lives. At HCA Healthcare, we are excited about the future of medicine. We believe we are uniquely positioned to play a leading role in the transformation of care.
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