About this role
Job summary
We are seeking a motivated Physiotherapist to join our locality therapy team.
The successful candidate will be based at Halesfield, Telford and work across Telford , Shropshire as part of our community therapy team.
The successful individual must have an interest and experience in rehabilitation within a community setting and be able to work as an autonomous practitioner.
Our community therapy pathways include supported hospital discharge, urgent and end of life referrals requiring a 24 hour response and routine community therapy.
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.
Main duties of the job
The post holders main responsibilities will be providing Physiotherapy assessment and rehabilitation to patients who have a wide range of conditions and complex needs. As well as effectively managing your own and the teams caseload, including triage of referrals and regular caseload reviews.
The team works closely with multidisciplinary and multi agency teams, including nurses, GPs, urgent care colleagues and social care.
As a locality therapist you will work closely with Acute hospital colleagues and provide support to inpatient teams as required, providing continuity to patients and an opportunity to develop a wide range of skills and knowledge.
We have a strong commitment to clinical supervision and continued professional development, offering a supportive and proactive environment within opportunities for supervision, training, peer support and service development, both locally and County wide.
As a band 6, the post holder will have the opportunity to support and supervise junior and non-registered staff.
About us
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training Essential
Physiotherapy degree or diploma Evidence of specialist post graduate training and education with older adults. Evidence of core rotations (MSK, orthopaedics, neurology, respiratory, care of the older adult) Current HCPC registration
Experience Essential
Significant post graduate experience in a variety of settings with experience in a community and inpatient setting. Experience of working with multi-disciplinary and multi agency teams.
Skills and Knowledge Essential
Ongoing awareness of recent developments in practice and research including NSF / NICE guidance Understanding of clinical governance and risk management and implications for services Excellent time management Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Other Essential
Able to meet the travel requirements of the post in community
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 Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
Address Telford community therapy Team
Halesfield 6,
Telford
TF7 4BF
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.shropscommunityhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)