Band 5 Community Therapy Physiotherapist.

NHS Jobs; Fleetwood; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 5 Community Therapy Physiotherapist to deliver autonomous assessment, treatment and discharge planning for clients referred to the service.

The post holder will manage a caseload of patients with complex conditions in the community, provide specialist assessments, prescribe equipment, and work with other health and social care professionals to enable daily living activities. Lone-working in the community is required.

Qualifications

• HCPC registration or eligible for HCPC registration.
• Autonomous practitioner with ability to manage a caseload.
• Able to work in the community and lone-work safely.

Responsibilities

• Provide autonomous assessment, treatment and discharge planning for community clients.
• Carry out specialist assessments and treatment, including equipment prescription.
• Coordinate with other health and social care professionals and educate staff and students.

Job description

Band 5 Community Therapy Physiotherapist.

Work within and adhere to the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct, The Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC) standards of practice, The Trust relevant policies and guidelines.The post holder is an autonomous practitioner, responsible for provision of highlyspecialised assessment, treatment, intervention and discharge planning of clientsreferred to the service.Responsible for managing a caseload of patients with a variety of complexconditions including chronic, disabling and life limiting illnesses.Carry out specialist assessment and treatment including the prescription of essentialequipment as part of the therapeutic intervention. Specifically assessing issuesrelated to the barriers which prevent the individual carrying out activities of dailyliving e.g. mobility, moving and handling, functional restrictions, activity tolerance,hand eye coordination, positioning, cognitive impairment, social and psychologicalissues, environmental restrictions.The post holder will act as a source of expertise and demonstrate advancedknowledge, skill and experience in their role.Assist the Clinical Specialist in planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating thetherapy service.Educate other health care professionals, multi-agency professionals and therapystudents within the speciality.Work in the community as a lone practitioner in line with the Trust Lone WorkerPolicy.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust