Allied Health Professionals

Due to maternity leave a 12 month fixed term post as a specialist pelvic health physiotherapist has become available at the Shrewsbury and Telford hospitals NHS trust. This is a perfect opportunity for someone who wants to specialise in pelvic health physiotherapy. We would also welcome applications from band 5 physiotherapists wanting an opportunity to gain experience in pelvic health. 

The post is primarily based at the Princess Royal hospital in Telford but there may be a requirement to deliver some clinics at the Royal Shrewsbury hospital. 

We are looking for an enthusiastic band 6 Physiotherapist to join our Inpatient team therapy team at RSH. This post holder will work clinically on our  Oncology ward at RSH supporting a Band 5 Physiotherapist and collaborating with a Band 6 Occupational Therapist. The post holder will work closely with the Macmillan Integrated Therapy Team to provide expert Oncology knowledge and advice to Therapy colleagues within the wider Inpatient team.

The Respiratory Medicine department currently has a stable workforce of 12 ½ permanent WTE consultants with 6 ½ at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and 6 at the Princess Royal Hospital. Outpatient new referrals approximately 3k – 3.5k per annum shared between colleagues at both Hospitals. Respiratory inpatients approximate between 28 and 40 patients at each site at any given time. RSH and PRH has a dedicated Respiratory Ward with Consultants rotating onto wards and attending outliers on allied wards or providing clinical opinions for inpatient Respiratory referrals (10 to 20 per week at each site). Acute Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV), High-flow nasal Oxygen/Airvo, CPAP and pleural ultrasound are available on the Respiratory wards and there is a Respiratory Specialist Unit at the Shrewsbury site. There are Specialist Nurses in General Respiratory Medicine, tuberculosis (TB), lung cancer and cystic fibrosis. There is a community-based supported discharge scheme for COPD patients within in-reach at both sites. There are clinical pathways for prescribing nebulised and intravenous antibiotics for bronchiectasis and access to pulmonary rehabilitation in several venues across the County. A bridging service to chronic NIV is currently available with plans to introduce a chronic NIV service in-house. A domiciliary Sleep Service is available on both sites. A pleural list is currently performed on the Telford site by Consultants and respiratory ACPs from both sites.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the cancer research team at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH), working together to contribute to national and international cancer and haematology research studies run at SATH.

We are seeking an energetic and creative Senior Clinical / Counselling Psychologist as part of the Staff Psychology Service, offering assistance to all staff working across the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital sites. 

Do you have a passion for shaping the education and training of trainee and qualified Advanced Clinical Practitioners? 

Are you an experienced individual who is passionate about quality improvement and promoting best practice within healthcare? Do you want to help make a difference for patients and their families promoting a positive culture of learning from deaths within the organisation? If so, we would love to hear from you! Ideally you will be a registered healthcare practitioner with a clinical background however applicants with a non-clinical background who have the appropriate experience are also encouraged to apply. 

Frailty services  at The Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust have an opportunity for a Specialist Occupational Therapist to join our established team, rotational across both Frailty teams at Shrewsbury and Telford sites. 

We have an opportunity to work as part of a community team providing a specialist service to people living with communication and swallowing disorders in the Bridgnorth area.

We have an opportunity to work as a Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist  covering  Maternity leave for 12 months. The post covers our General Surgical wards and our Oncology ward at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.

The Therapy team includes Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Therapy support workers including band 4s.

This is an exciting opportunity to develop  our critical care services across both  Royal Shrewsbury and Princess Royal Hospital sites. 

This post will join other Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Dietitians and  assistants in the critical care unit

This post will support the development of patient clinical pathways as part of  the MDT and keep abreast with latest evidence based practice . 

The post holders will be expected to drive service development for Speech and Language  Therapy and support more junior staff to develop their clinical expertise in this area.