Community Physiotherapist

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Fordingbridge; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Structured supervision

Preceptorship support

Learning opportunities

Job summary

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Community Physiotherapist to join a multidisciplinary team providing assessment, rehabilitation and support in the community. You will work with adults to maximise independence and quality of life, delivering programmes across mobility, strength and balance, and falls prevention.

The role includes supervision, preceptorship support, and a range of learning opportunities designed to develop practice in community settings.

Responsibilities

• Assess and plan comprehensive rehabilitation programmes in the community.
• Deliver mobility assessment, strength and balance rehabilitation, exercise prescription and falls prevention.
• Manage a caseload with supervision and work with senior clinicians on complex cases.
• Provide CPD, supervise rehabilitation assistants and students on placement.
• Collaborate with partners in health and social care to support patients at home and prevent deterioration.

Job description

As a Community Physiotherapist, you will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to assess, treat, and support adults with a wide range of health needs. You'll provide assessment & rehabilitation interventions, including mobility assessment, strength and balance rehabilitation, exercise prescription, falls prevention, and functional recovery, helping patients to maximise their independence, and quality of life.

You'll manage a varied caseload with support from experienced colleagues and work closely with health & social care professionals to support people to remain at home, prevent avoidable deterioration, and recover following illness or hospital admission. You will also benefit from structured supervision, preceptorship support, and a range of learning opportunities designed to support your transition into community practice. We pride ourselves on sharing knowledge, supporting one another's development, and creating opportunities for staff to grow & progress within their careers.

Main duties of the job

Work as part of the multi-professional Locality Health Team delivering programmes of rehabilitation within the community in close collaboration with other relevant services/agencies e.g. other community and inpatient teams, social care, primary and secondary care.

Manage a caseload with supervision as required/be responsible for a defined area of service, undertaking comprehensive assessment, planning and implementation of comprehensive programmes of care for patients who require intensive support / rehabilitation guided by more senior clinicians where required.

Participate in and maintain own clinical professional development (CPD) by keeping abreast of new developments and incorporating into practice under guidance from supervisor and providing supervision and assessment to rehabilitation assistants and students on placement.

Work collaboratively with partners in health and social care, to establish a whole systems approach to managing patients with complex care needs, maintaining a \"community pull\" on patients being admitted to secondary care.

This is an excellent opportunity for a newly qualified or experienced Physiotherapist who is keen to develop their clinical skills, can demonstrate excellent communication & organisational abilities, and enjoys working as part of a team.

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