About this role
Job summary
Are you passionate about care of adults with frailty and mobility needs? Do you like working with people in their own homes? Are you looking to develop a career in rehabilitation or already experienced in that field? Then this post is for you!
We need a Rehabilitation Practitioner to join our Community Rehab Team. The successful applicant will work with patients at home across Portsmouth delivering rehabilitation. You will work with other physiotherapists and Physiotherapy Associate Practitioners and on your own.
Our team is a friendly, supportive team that strives at all times to work to our Trust values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence. We will provide you with excellent induction, clinical supervision and training.
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
The Rehabilitation Practitioner will work as an active member of a community-based team and will provide high quality, efficient and effective service to patients.
The post holder will assume responsibility for delegated aspects of healthcare delivery, working within a scope of practice under the direction or supervision of a registered practitioner.
They will work within relevant legal and ethical frameworks and in accordance with organisational protocols and policies.
The Rehabilitation Practitioner will be proficient, knowledgeable and competent.
Educated to Foundation Degree level, or equivalent, they will continue to develop in their role through the acquisition of further skills, knowledge and competences, to be determined by the needs of patients, the service and the team.
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
Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care, or equivalent experience.
Desirable
ECDL or equivalent
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.
Employer details Employer name Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address St.Mary's Community Health Campus (Portsmouth)
Milton Road
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO3 6AD
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)