About this role
Job summary
Join an innovative and evolving community service where you can truly make a difference. We are excited to offer a Specialist Physiotherapy opportunity within our Long-Term Conditions Rehabilitation Service, designed to transform patient care and outcomes.
Our service brings together Specialist Falls, Cardiac Rehabilitation, and Moving Forward (previously Long Covid) teams to deliver truly holistic, patient-centred care. Working collaboratively, we support individuals with a wide range of long-term conditions to improve their quality of life.
In this role, you'll focus on empowering patients through effective symptom management, helping them take control of their health, wellbeing, and recovery. Using a variety of therapeutic approaches and self-management strategies, you'll play a key role in enabling lasting, meaningful change.
You'll be involved in shaping and developing the service, delivering both one-to-one and group interventions, and working within a forward-thinking multidisciplinary team committed to high-quality, evidence-based practice.
If you're passionate about innovation, collaboration, and making a real impact, we'd love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
You will be an enthusiastic and motivated individual with broad experience in a range of therapy clinical settings, with the ability to demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills
To provide highly specialist assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with complex therapy needs as an autonomous practitioner within our newly developed symptom led Long-Term Conditions Rehabilitation team. To manage a defined caseload using evidence based / patient centred principles to assess, plan, implement, evaluate, and record all interventions. To deliver virtual and face to face groups which educate patients about living with a long-term condition and treating the symptoms and/or associated needs. To provide one to one clinic sessions where patients require a more intensive approach to care. To work as part of an MDT and use an evidence-based approach to managing patients with a range of conditions using a symptom led approach. To provide clinical education and training to others, including therapy colleagues and students.
About us
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.
We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.
We are dedicated to the development of our our people and hold a learning half day every month for our colleagues.
We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:
https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/
To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:
https://workwithrdash.co.uk/
We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:
https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q
The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook
Job description Job responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Degree in Physiotherapy Current registration with the appropriate governing body Evidence of relevant recent post graduate experience and CPD Demonstrate post graduate experience in a broad range of core areas, e.g. group delivery, long term conditions, rehabilitation, chronic pain, vocational rehabilitation
Experience Essential
Demonstrate experience in working with adults with long term conditions Demonstrate experience of multi-disciplinary team working
Desirable
Experience of working in community setting Experience of working with patients with Cardiac and Respiratory Symptoms, Anxiety and Depression Experience of audit, research, and service review Experience of working with patients in groups/classes Demonstration of contributing to the clinical education of students and MDT staff
Knowledge Essential
Knowledge of quality issues, governance, and outcome measures Understand the legal responsibilities of professional practice
Skills/ Abilities Essential
Ability to comprehend and work within the Trust's policies and data protection Ability to organise own workload and support junior staff and Therapy Assistants in their organisation Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes which meet legal requirements Time management skills Prioritisation skills. Ability to delegate effectively Able to undertake therapeutic handling, requiring moderate physical effort over a sustained period throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities Good communication and interpersonal skills Problem solving approach
Desirable
Passionate about service development and learning new skills.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship 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).
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 Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT
Address St Johns information and support centre
Weston Road, Balby
Doncaster
DN4 4JS
Employer's website https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)