About this role
Job summary
Job Title: Physiotherapist - 91839
Grade: Band 6
Trust: Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Wokingham Community Hospital, RG41 2RE
Ward/Dept: Wokingham Intermediate Care Team
Hours: 37.75 hours
Shift Pattern: Mon Fri 8:00-16:00
Pay Rates Day: £25.01
Why might this job interest you?
Are you an experienced Physiotherapist looking for a Community role? We have a new and exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Physiotherapist to join the team based in Wokingham.
You will be a practitioner with the clinical skills and expertise and knowledge to support the pathways that sit under the Intermediate Care service: Community physio, Falls, Reablement /Urgent Community Response. You will work within the multi-disciplinary integrated team to jointly assess and plan the care of people who are referred to intermediate care services.
Main duties of the job
Be able to assess and provide high standards of initial assessment input to patients in the community. Be able to liaise with MDT members in treatment and management care plans and working closely with therapist. Create, evaluate all care plans implemented and should have a sound knowledge in discharge planning and ability to make further referrals in to the community as required. Devise Physiotherapy treatment plans and goals in collaboration with the patient, relatives, carers and the interdisciplinary team. Be highly skilled in using and reporting on standardised and non-standardised Physiotherapy assessment to diagnose and analyse highly complex patient needs in the context of activities of daily living.
About us
Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.
Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges
Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave
Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for a more detailed breakdown of the duties and responsibilities of this role.
Person Specification
Travel Essential
Driving Licence & car driver essential as this is a Community post.
Qualifications Essential
Physiotherapy Qualification and experience working with the elderly mandatory. HCPC registration mandatory.
Desirable
RiO training desirable.
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).
Employer details Employer name NHS Professionals Limited
Address Wokingham Hospital
41 Barkham Road
WOKINGHAM
Berkshire
RG41 2RE
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)