Assistant Practitioner | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust; Knowsley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider is seeking a community physiotherapist to support patients in their homes across Liverpool. Responsibilities include working with various teams, ensuring clinical standards, and leading health promotion initiatives. The role offers structured career progression, flexible working patterns, and comprehensive training opportunities. Interested candidates should be prepared to travel and meet the needs of the community.

Benefits

Robust support structure

Comprehensive training programme

Peer group support

Structured career progression

Flexible working patterns

Responsibilities

• Work across Liverpool community teams to support patients.
• Be accountable for own clinical practice according to standards.
• Support clinical staff and lead health promotion activities.
• Undertake clinical tasks and communicate effectively with patients.
• Participate in clinical supervision, audits, and mandatory training.
• Travel across the Liverpool City Region to deliver care.

Job description

Liverpool Community Physiotherapy service provides therapy and rehabilitation in patients homes. We aim to promote independence and improve quality of life for people with physical problems caused by accidents, ageing, disease or disability. These include respiratory conditions, orthopaedic and musculoskeletal conditions, mobility issues, neurological conditions and those receiving palliative care.

Responsibilities

• Work across Liverpool community teams (North, Central, South, Care Homes and Falls) on a rotational basis to provide support to patients in their homes and other community settings.
• Be accountable for own clinical practice and deliver care in line with national quality standards and Trust policy.
• Support clinical staff in managing long term conditions and lead on health promotion activities as required.
• Undertake clinical tasks following patient specific direction and communicate effectively with patients and carers recognising the need for alternative methods of communication.
• Participate in individual clinical supervision, audit as required by the organisation and undertake all relevant mandatory training.
• Travel across the Liverpool City Region to deliver care in patients’ homes & community settings.

Benefits

• Robust support structure with regular clinical supervision and performance development review.
• Comprehensive in-service training programme and opportunities to support service delivery including audits, in-service training.
• Peer group support and structured career progression, support and opportunities.
• Flexible working patterns and a commitment to a good work life balance.
• Be part of the development of services at the centre of the future direction of healthcare.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.