1. How to get a job in the NHS
Liz Mathers
Service Manager-Therapies

3. Application process What we are looking for Essential Requirements
Criteria
Essential Requirements
Desirable Requirements 1
Education & Qualifications
Pending or current HCPC Registration, Professional Physiotherapy qualification.
State Registered Physiotherapist
Member of CSP. 2
Skills & Abilities
Evidence of developing good clinical reasoning skills.
Capability to continue to learn and develop in a clinical setting and recognition of own future Continuing Professional Development.
Good communication and customer service skills.
Able to organise own workload.
Able to undertake moderate to intense physical effort throughout the day.
Ability to keep accurate and legible notes.
Evidence of post graduate training if not 1st post.
Ability to work in a stressful environment.
Understanding of legal responsibilities of the profession.
Presentation skills. 3
Knowledge & Understanding
Evidence of having developed a wide clinical knowledge base within student placements and early professional career.
Good awareness of national and NHS strategies
Able to demonstrate an understanding of the principles underlying the appropriate delegation of tasks to others
Detailed knowledge of national strategies and impact on service provision. 4
Experience
Good range of student placements including MSK, Care of the Elderly Rehabilitation, Experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams.
Paediatrics, learning disability experience.
Previous working in a care / public sector environment 5
Other Qualities & Attributes
Team worker.
Professional Smart/tidy
Prepared to be flexible in order to gain good rotation base.
Reliable.
Able to travel around the NHFT area.
What we are looking for

4. Examples of what to say
I have worked within many teams and I feel that utilising other members’ opinions can often give different insights into possible options. I believe that team decision-making can often give the best results however maintaining autonomous in clinical decisions is extremely important
I am very motivated to provide the best possible patient care and I feel that this trust in particular can aid my development and learning in my future career in line with the ‘PRIDE’ values initiated in the trust.

5. What not to say
I am applying for the Band 5 Rotational Physiotherapist post following the open day held on 18/4/15. I found the open day extremley informative with all the staff in attendance being very friendly and approachable. This gave me a great feel for the Bedford Hospitals NHS trust and its staff. I look forward to the potential opportunity to work with such dedicated and enthusiastic staff. The large variety of rotations and the supportive in-service training on offer would allow me to develop my skills as a physiotherapist.
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS trust has a reputation for treating patients with compassion and putting the patient first. I feel that with this ethos and the wide variety of rotations available including neurological rehabilitation and paedeatric services, this position would be an excellent opportunity for me to start my physiotherapy career
Cut and paste wrongly

6. Nice but Not interested
Whilst I was in my first year of studying Physiotherapy I undertook the challenge to cycle from London to Paris in order to raise money for three charities. This task required a lot of hard work, drive and motivation in order to raise money for the charities whilst also undertaking the physical training to complete the challenge alongside my studies

7. Useful places to get information

8. Interview process Prepare Dress appropriately
Find out where you are going
Arrive just a little bit early
Ask for questions to be repeated if you don’t understand
Think of possible questions beforehand
Humour is usually useful
Be prepared
Dress smartly
Have a look round

9. Topics normally covered

10. Topics covered non clinical

11. Why work for NHS
Great financial package starting salary of £21692 with annual increments
Contributory pension still currently final salary
Basic annual leave of 27 days increasing to 33
Generous support for post graduate education
Health and well being actively supported
NHS discounts
Realistic working hours
Strong union support

12. Why work for NHfT Junior rotations Structured around you
‘swap’ contracts with the acute trusts
On-call if you want it not obligatory
Excellent clinical support ESP in all teams within MSK
Band 5 inservice training and mentorship
Dedicated CPD time monthly
Excellent links with other services such as podiatry, dietetics and surgery
Flexible working hours

13. Why work in Northamptonshire
Great central location
Low cost housing
Excellent leisure facilities including sailing, rugby and very active netball league
Beautiful villages

14. what opportunities can NHfT create for you
Links with local rugby teams - saints academy
Opportunity to develop services e.g. work in prisons
We support extra activities e.g teach on injection course, members of clinical senate
Promotion 67% of juniors stay on for band 6
Grow staff within their roles e.g band 6 to ESP or management
Move into other areas as it is such a big trust e.g health and well being