Band 5 Physiotherapist

HCRG Care Group; Marlborough; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

My Reward Hub discounts

Wages on demand

Wellbeing support services

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Job summary

HCRG Care Group is seeking a Band 5 Physiotherapist to join the Integrated Neighbourhood Team. You will assess and treat patients in the community, support home visits or care homes, and contribute to person-centred care plans.

You will hold HCPC registration, be a CSP member or equivalent, and have a UK driving licence. The role offers NHS AfC Band 5 terms, ongoing CPD, and development opportunities within a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Diploma or degree in Physiotherapy and HCPC registration.
• Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy or equivalent.
• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD).
• Full UK driving licence required.
• Experience as a Band 5 Physiotherapist in community/ NHS settings.

Responsibilities

• Carry out therapeutic assessment, diagnosis and treatment with patient-centred goals.
• Maintain up-to-date records in line with professional guidelines.
• Manage own caseload and capacity within the Integrated Neighbourhood Team.
• Support integration of health and social care practices with joint pathways.
• Use analytical/problem-solving approaches to address diverse patient needs.
• Engage in reflective practice and seek feedback for ongoing development.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Rehabilitation planning

Patient-centered care

Record keeping

Clinical reasoning

Reflective practice

Team collaboration

CPD participation

Driving licence

Elderly care knowledge

Education

Diploma/ Degree in Physiotherapy

Membership of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

HCPC registration

Job description

Are you an experienced Physiotherapist looking to take the next step in your career? We are seeking a passionate and motivated B5 Physiotherapist to join our dynamic team and play a key role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care.

The Integrated Neighbourhood team is a community-based service which supports and works with people, either in their own home or in Residential or Nursing Homes. The aim of the service is to maximise and maintain independence based on patients identified needs through rehabilitation. Following an initial assessment and, in consultation with the service user, a care plan and rehabilitation programme is drawn up. As our services transform, there may be times you will be expected to support both nursing and therapy in the delivery of care, within an appropriate scope of practice and following relevant on-the-job training.

Main Responsibilities

• To carry out therapeutic assessment, diagnosis and treatment with patients using clinical reasoning person centred goals, who may have diverse presentations and a range of physical and psychological conditions within the context of a community-based, multi-disciplinary team.
• Responsibility for up-to-date record keeping within professional guidelines and HCRG Care group Record keeping policy.
• To hold responsibility for own caseload and capacity.
• Assist in further integration of health and social care practices, helping to break down barriers and enable more joint working and shared pathways, working with other practitioners and teams.
• Resolve varied problems using analytical /problem solving techniques to understand the causes.
• Receive support from the Integrated Neighbourhood Team, pro-actively identifying own support needs through reflective practice and taking on board constructive feedback ensuring continuous professional development.

Please see the job description attached for a full list of responsibilities.

Essential

• Diploma/ Degree in Physiotherapy
• Membership of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and/ or evidence of other professional liability insurance to practice
• Registered with HCPC
• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) recorded in a portfolio, as recommended by HCPC
• Full UK driving licence
• To have gained effective experience in a range of practice areas from student placements and/or previous recent experience as a Band 5 Physiotherapist
• To demonstrate knowledge of principles and practices within Physiotherapy to include knowledge of medical conditions prevalent in the elderly such as Parkinson’s Disease, Stroke, MS, COPD, falls, orthopaedic conditions, general ageing and diabetes
• Good working knowledge of typical work-related systems, procedures, equipment and technology
• Knowledge and understanding of the legislation that applies to care and health work

Desirable

• Previous recent experience as a Band 5 Physiotherapist within a Community setting.

Package Description

• Band 5 AfC Salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.

Finally, we need to let you know that the company you’ll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job we’ll need to process and hold information about you. If you would like to know a little more about how we use your information, please see our website's privacy policy.

Base: Savernake Hospital, SN8 3HL

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