Job Title: Locum Physiotherapist 
Banding: 6 
Location: Derby 
Start: ASAP 
Duration: Full time  
Rate: £24- £27 
Working hours: Monday – Friday, 37.5hrs 

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Locum Physiotherapist to join our team in Derby. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic healthcare environment, providing essential physiotherapy care to patients on Acute Medical and Elderly Wards. The successful candidate will be responsible for assessing, planning, and implementing physiotherapy treatment programs, contributing to patient care plans, and supporting the overall healthcare team. Experience working in the NHS and as a Band 6 Physiotherapist on Acute Medical/Elderly Wards is essential.

What will your responsibilities be: 

In this role, you will be responsible for managing a caseload of patients on Elderly Medicine wards, presenting with a variety of multipathologies and dependencies, including fast track. You will conduct comprehensive assessments, develop and implement individualized treatment plans, and monitor patient progress. You will attend handovers, plan and prioritize your day, and complete frail elderly assessments. You will also be involved in problem-solving, carrying out interventions, and discharge planning in response to estimated dates of discharge. You will identify and issue equipment, work closely with Occupational Therapy, delegate tasks to assistants, and liaise with the multidisciplinary team (MDT), carers, and families. You will also be responsible for completing statistics and accessing ExtraMed.

Qualifications and Experiences:

• Registered Physiotherapist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• Experience working in the NHS
• Experience as a Band 6 Physiotherapist on Acute Medical/Elderly Wards
• Strong clinical knowledge and understanding of physiotherapy practices
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Experience in discharge planning and knowledge of pathways
• Caseload management skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with quick turnover of patients
• Experience in liaising with MDT, carers, and families
• Familiarity with ExtraMed (beneficial)

Why work with Pulse? 

From the moment you register with us, our focus is entirely on you. During our first conversation, you’ll quickly see that we understand your specialty inside and out. 

Our expert recruitment consultants are dedicated to finding you the best opportunities and supporting you every step of the way to secure the perfect placement. With our preferred or sole supplier status with many clients, you’ll have access to exclusive opportunities that you won’t find anywhere else. 

We always prioritize your best interests, engaging in meaningful conversations and truly listening to you. You are an individual, a professional—not just a resource. 

Reasonable Adjustments: 

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement. 

We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.