Community Physiotherapist

Job summary
Our Therapists support hospital discharge, admission avoidance and long-term self-management, enabling patients to live as independently as possible in their own homes.

We provide rehabilitation in the patient's place of residence, helping to maximise functional potential through tailored interventions, equipment provision and liaison with other services where required.

The role includes assessing functional ability and support needs, establishing meaningful rehabilitation goals, creating plans for support staff and identifying longer-term care requirements where appropriate.

We are seeking a motivated Physiotherapist to join our team and promote choice for our service users and their carers. You will be working alongside OT's, case managers and support workers and will develop overlapping skills with these professions.

In return, we'll give you the opportunity to develop skills and enhance your multidisciplinary working; we will provide you with regular supervision as well as the opportunity to develop your leadership skills.

We offer a flexible service which covers extended hours operating 7 days a week, to support our service user needs. Working arrangements include weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis.

If you are passionate about delivering community-based therapy, allowing service users to improve their quality of life and committed to a pathway 1 ethos, where people can rehabilitate in their own environment - we'd love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

• Be an autonomous practitioner responsible for safe and comprehensive assessment and management of own caseload.
• Work within your scope of practice.
• Plan and prioritise workload independently and supervise assistants, support workers and students as required.
• Support and guide service users in appropriate goal setting.
• Use clinical reasoning and treatment skills to deliver personalised treatment plans based on evidence based practice.
• Maintain accurate patient records in line with guidelines.
• Work as part of a wider MDT to achieve patient goals.
• Communicate effectively with the wider MDT and case-manage services users as appropriate.
• Delegate and supervise appropriate tasks and physiotherapy treatment plans to Rehabilitation Workers/ Physiotherapy Assistants/Technicians.
• Be able to order equipment and ensure its safe and appropriate use, reporting any issues appropriately.
• Facilitate referrals to other services based on your assessment to ensure holistic patient care.
• Identify risks and act accordingly to minimise risk to self, service users and colleagues.
• Actively participate in training; assisting in the delivery of training within the service and to other health professional as appropriate.
• Actively participate in service development projects as required.

About us
Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas. It's time to turn your dream into reality!

We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits we offer.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find as an attachment on this vacancy.

Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

If you refer to qualifications and employment history in your supporting statement that is not reflected in your application form this may be discounted.

Qualifications
Essential

• Bsc or equivalent in Physiotherapy and HCPC registered.
• Evidence of on-going CPD/Reflective Practice.

Desirable

• Membership of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.

Application Reason
Essential

• Please tell us why you have chosen to apply for this role with Sirona care & health?

Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Essential

• Good verbal and written communication skills with the ability to adapt communication for individuals with communication difficulties.
• Able to work autonomously and seek appropriate advice/guidance when required.
• Competent assessment and treatment skills including exercise prescription, gait analysis, falls assessment.
• Effective time management and caseload management.

Desirable

• Experience of working in a community setting (either student or post graduate).
• Experience of the application of health, safety and risk management policies

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.

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

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.