About this role
Job summary
We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Physiotherapist to join our Community Physiotherapy Team covering Havant and Waterlooville.
This role is ideal for a motivated and compassionate physiotherapist keen to develop their clinical skills in a supportive community setting. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, delivering person centred physiotherapy to patients in their own homes and community environments, while managing your own caseload with a range of complexities under the guidance of senior colleagues.
The post involves working collaboratively with health and social care professionals to promote rehabilitation, independence, admission avoidance, and safe discharge planning, maintaining accurate clinical documentation, and contributing to service development, audit, and quality improvement. We offer regular supervision and access to training to support your professional development, and we are looking for an HCPC registered physiotherapist with strong communication skills, enthusiasm for community rehabilitation, and a commitment to high quality, evidence based care.
Please note you must have a full driving licence and access to a car as this role involves working with patients in their homes.
At present, the Trust is unable to offer Skilled Worker visa sponsorship for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application.
Main duties of the job
Working within professional guidelines and accountability, the post-holder will have responsibility for the management of a defined community caseload (via Nursing, Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy interventions) for a group of GP Practices as part of the Integrated Care Team.
Assess, plan and implement Occupational Therapy / Physiotherapy to a designated caseload and adapt intervention to meet client needs:
E.g., therapeutic handlingEquipment assessment and ProvisionParticipation in treatment activityDealing with distressing / sensitive issuesTo ensure patients and carers are an integral part of their treatment planning and goal setting.
To be responsible for assessment, prescription and fitting of equipment, whilst demonstrating an awareness of local cost implications.
To ensure that up to date written and electronic records, reports and activity data are maintained in accordance with professional and Trust standards.
To provide intervention in a variety of environments, e.g., client's home, hospital / healthcare settings, schools, work environment to meet client needs.
To take part in procedures to ensure smooth running of the team such as patient registration, liaison reporting and recording data etc.
To adhere to national and local manual handling guidelines.
To support the work of the registered practitioners in the team. To prepare patients for and assist with clinical / therapeutic activities or treatments.
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.
Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.
We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.
Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence
Job description Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
*Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy *Health Professions Council registration *Full Driving Licence
Experience Essential
Individual, group and team work Documented evidence of clinical placements and Continuous Professional Development (CPD) of the following: Applying the therapy processUsing functional assessment and activity analysisAssessing for and prescribing equipment and walking aids.
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 Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address Havant Health Centre
Civic Centre Road
Havant
Hampshire
PO9 2AZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)