Community Physiotherapist

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust; Chichester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Chichester is seeking a Senior Community Physiotherapist to provide personalized therapeutic care within a dynamic team. The role involves assessing patients, planning appropriate treatments, and leading service development initiatives. Benefits include a flexible work schedule and excellent training opportunities. Ideal candidates will possess strong leadership skills, a driving license, and a commitment to delivering high-quality care that makes a difference.

Benefits

Flexible work schedule

Career development opportunities

Cost-effective workplace nurseries

Supportive staff wellbeing services

Qualifications

• Experience in providing holistic, therapeutic care.
• Ability to conduct specialist assessments and formulate treatment plans.
• Proven leadership skills in a clinical setting.

Responsibilities

• Deliver personalized therapeutic care and rehabilitation interventions.
• Supervise and develop clinical and non-clinical skills of colleagues.
• Participate in service development and quality improvement initiatives.

Skills

Holistic care

Patient assessment

Team collaboration

Leadership

Driving license

Job description

Overview

Are you ready to progress your physiotherapy career? Join our dynamic West Community Therapy Team as a Senior Community Physiotherapist, where you'll deliver holistic, personalized, therapeutic care that makes a meaningful impact on people\'s lives.

Why Join Us? We\'re offering exciting roles in our Chichester team, where you\'ll be part of well-established, Multi-Disciplinary Teams (MDTs) across vibrant local communities.

What We Offer

• Flexible Work Schedule: Our teams operate Monday to Friday, from 8 am to 6 pm (excluding bank holidays), ensuring you have the flexibility to balance your professional and personal life.
• Career Development: Whether you\'re an experienced Band 6 Physiotherapist or looking to advance from a Band 5 role, we provide robust support to help you thrive.
• Holistic Care: You\'ll conduct specialist assessments and reviews aimed at improving or maintaining quality of life. Help individuals take control of their health with tailored rehabilitation interventions, personalized care planning, and goal setting.
• Integrated Services: Enhance access to services through a coordinated MDT approach, ensuring comprehensive care for our community members.

Your Role

• Patient Care: Conduct assessments and plan treatments for patients with diverse conditions, making appropriate referrals to our partners.
• Leadership: Contribute to the MDT by allocating visits and supporting clinical and operational leads. You\'ll also supervise and develop colleagues, enhancing both clinical and non-clinical skills across the four pillars of practice.
• Mobility: A full UK driving license and access to your own car is essential as you\'ll cover various geographic areas within the CTT West service provision (Chichester, Selsey, Wittering, Bognor Regis, Midhurst, Petworth).
• Service development and Quality Improvement: As a growing and developing service, there are many exciting opportunities to participate in creating and implementing change and utilising new skills. This can be supported by additional training and professional development opportunities.

Why Our Trust?

Our Trust is dedicated to supporting your work/life balance with flexible working options and tailored support for advancing your clinical practice and leadership skills. We foster a supportive, positive environment where you can grow professionally and personally. There are numerous wellbeing and staff support services available to support a healthy work life balance.

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays. Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Benefits

• Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients\' homes, and bases across Sussex
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
• Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast

Our values – Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence – guide everything we do.