About this role
Job summary
Job Title: Physiotherapist - 91981
Grade: Band 6
Trust: Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Location: West Berkshire Community Hospital, RG18 3AS
Ward/Dept: Assessment and Rehabilitation Centre
Hours: 37.75 hours
Shift Pattern: Mon Fri 8:00-16:00/09:00-17:00
Pay Rates Day: £24.61
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 Thatcham so if interested please contact us asap!
Main duties of the job
- Be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work and undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner working without direct supervision, seeking advice from senior physiotherapists / relevant team leaders / specialist physiotherapists as required.
- Provide a high standard of physiotherapy for adults and older adults experiencing a wide range of complex physical and mental health conditions. The service is provided in inpatient wards and in the clients home for assessment if required.
- Undertake comprehensive assessment of patients, including those with complex presentation, using investigative and analytical skills. To formulate individualised management and treatment plans, using clinical reasoning, knowledge of evidence based practice and utilising a wide range of treatment skills and options to form a specialist programme of care.
- Use clinical experience and knowledge to act as a resource for the team when analysing and judging the appropriate treatment pathway for complex patients seeking advice from senior physiotherapist as required.
- Be an active participant at MDT/family/best interest meetings, working closely with the wider team on joint goals, reviewing patient treatments, progress and plan future discharge from hospital.
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
Experience
Essential
- NHS experience Highly Desirable especially within the Community.
Qualifications
Essential
- Physiotherapy Qualification.
- HCPC registration mandatory.
Travel
Essential
- Driving Licence & car driver essential as this is a Community post.
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
West Berkshire Community Hospital
Rookes Way
THATCHAM
Berkshire
RG18 3AS
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)