Physio staff open day at hospital

PHYSIOTHERAPISTS and Occupational Therapists are being offered a chance to see how their skills are applied in a community and mental health trust as part of a recruitment open day.

There will be a chance to visit areas where therapists treat patients, including the outpatients’ clinic and the ward at Loughborough Hospital. There will also be an opportunity to speak to managers, clinical leads and those who have recently joined LPT about working in other settings including in patients’ own homes.

The open day takes place from 9.30am12.30pm on Saturday February 9, at Loughborough Hospital in Epinal Way, Loughborough.

Although the event is in Loughborough, managers will be looking to fill vacancies in community teams and community hospitals across Leicestershire.

Suraiya Hassan, professional lead for physiotherapy at LPT, said: “New recruits are often surprised at the skills they develop with us, as we are providing care for patients whose conditions are increasing in complexity.”

Fay Lem, a clinical specialist team lead physiotherapist, said: “Previous graduate physios have developed hugely in their first year. When they start, a lot are quite nervous and are wondering what the expectations may be of them, but with the support that we provide and the regular training they find that they develop a lot and are amazed at what they have learnt and how they have developed.”

To register an interest in attending, please email Gemma.Wooster@ leicspart.nhs.uk

You can hear more about working in therapy at LPT by watching this video at https://youtu.be/ tfOd5ljCsTQ

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