Physiotherapist

Job summary
We are seeking an enthusiastic and dynamic individual to work within Intermediate Care Services in the delivery of Physiotherapy interventions that will promote real improvements in patient safety, patient experience and clinical effectiveness.

This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience in working in the community setting and develop an exciting career within Intermediate Care in Walsall.

We are looking for a Physiotherapist who has a keen interest in developing a career in a community setting. The successful candidate will support the need for an efficient, proactive service in order to support patients who require rehabilitation following discharge from hospital, or support with hospital avoidance.

We are a multi disciplinary team working closely with our social care colleagues. We provide opportunity for professional development and are proud to have won Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust AHP Team of the Year in 2024.

Please note this advert will close early should a high number of applications be received.

Main duties of the job

• To provide an accomplished physiotherapy service working 5 days over a 7-day working week, with the overall aim of providing rehabilitation in the community and avoiding hospital admission.
• To provide physiotherapy assessment of patients and to deliver a clinical based, individualised treatment programme in consultation with the physiotherapist as indicated.
• To hold responsibility for own caseload working without direct supervision. Supervision takes the form of regular formal training and clinical reasoning sessions, review of cases and the clinical intervention, peer review and case conferences. Advice and support from a senior physiotherapist is available and clinical work is routinely evaluated.
• To undertake, with guidance, all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.

About us
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300. It provides inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010, and ongoing upgrades ensure the Trust now has state-of-the-art facilities, including a Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit. A new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre, opened in March 2023, has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity, providing almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.

Job responsibilities

• To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work.
• To undertake assessment of patients, using clinical reasoning skills and including manual assessment techniques. Assessments may take place within patients homes or within nursing homes.
• To formulate and deliver an individual physiotherapy treatment programme based on sound knowledge of evidence based practice and treatment options, using clinical assessment, reasoning skills and knowledge of treatment techniques and skills, e.g. manual therapy techniques, patient education, exercise classes and other alternative options.
• To undertake a defined clinical area of responsibility. To be responsible for providing physiotherapy assessment and treatment plans for patients within this remit.
• To formulate realistic goals and participate in discharge planning as appropriate within the multi-disciplinary team. We are an integrated team with social care which may involve working alongside social workers, key workers and reablement officers.
• To obtain consent as outlined in Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP), Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and Trust policies.
• To effectively communicate with patients who may have barriers to understanding or communicating, e.g. blind, deaf, dysphasic, or who do not have English as a first language.
• To evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment programmes if required.
• To be responsible for maintaining accurate, confidential and comprehensive patient treatment records in line with the CSP, HCPC and to follow Trust documentation policies.To actively participate in multi-disciplinary team meetings and integrate physiotherapy treatment into the overall treatment programme. This may include discussion of patient care, patient progress and involvement in discharge planning from an acute setting.
• To ensure that your own practice meets the level of competency required by professional standards of physiotherapy practice.
• To discuss with mentor / supervisor the organising and planning of own caseload to meet service and patient priorities, readjusting plans as situations change/arise and where appropriate delegate tasks to Clinical Support Workers and technical instructors.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Diploma / Degree in Physiotherapy
• Registered with HCPC
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development

Knowledge and Experience
Essential

• A broad range of undergraduate placements or rotational posts, being able to demonstrate experience in the community setting
• Working within a MDT

Desirable

• Experience of discharge planning
• Post graduate experience within the NHS

Skills and Aptitudes
Essential

• Be able to delegate tasks appropriate

Key Competencies
Essential

• Awareness of the professional code of conduct

Desirable

• Understanding clinical governance and audit
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills of assessment and treatment in the community setting.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Therapy Clinical Team Lead
Louise Mobley
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