Community Physiotherapist

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust; Haverhill; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A rural NHS Trust in England is looking for an experienced Physiotherapist to join their Haverhill Integrated Neighbourhood Team. The role involves managing a caseload and providing physiotherapy to community patients while working as part of a multidisciplinary team. Ideal candidates will have strong assessment skills and experience with long-term conditions. This position also requires travel to rural locations and offers a part-time option. Apply for an informal discussion with the Team Manager.

Qualifications

• Qualified Physiotherapist with necessary registration.
• Experience in neurological, musculoskeletal, frailty, falls, dementia, and orthopaedics is a plus.
• Ability to travel to rural locations for work.

Responsibilities

• Provide Physiotherapy to patients in the community and manage your own caseload.
• Work autonomously while collaborating with hospital and community teams.
• Deliver therapy for patients with long-term conditions and respond to hospital discharge needs.
• Carry out joint health and social care assessments of need.

Skills

Experience in neurological conditions

Musculoskeletal conditions

High level assessment skills

Ability to work with patients in the community

Education

Qualified Physiotherapist with relevant registration

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity for an experienced Physiotherapist has arisen in the Haverhill Integrated Neighbourhood Team. The team are based in a Health Centre in Haverhill. The Haverhill Health Centre is the base for a wide range of other health professionals and agencies including Adult Social Care so we are able to work together in a fully integrated way.

The successful applicant will join a friendly team of therapists, community nurses and social care staff. You will be providing Physiotherapy to patients in the community and have the chance to work in an autonomous manner carrying your own caseload of patients with the support of the wider multi disciplinary team within the hospital and across the West Suffolk Alliance. The role includes provision of therapy for patients with long term conditions but you will also be providing a responsive, same day service to patients to facilitate hospital discharges and carry out joint health and social care assessments of need in the community.

Responsibilities

• Provide Physiotherapy to patients in the community and manage your own caseload with support from a wider multidisciplinary team.
• Work autonomously while collaborating with hospital and West Suffolk Alliance teams.
• Deliver therapy for patients with long-term conditions and provide a responsive, same-day service to facilitate hospital discharges.
• Carry out joint health and social care assessments of need in the community.
• Develop and maintain high-level assessment skills across a range of conditions.
• Supervise and mentor junior staff and students; participate in ongoing learning and development within the team.
• Contribute to service improvement initiatives in collaboration with the Quality Improvement team.
• Travel to rural locations as required.

Qualifications and requirements

• Qualified Physiotherapist with relevant registration.
• Experience in neurological conditions, musculoskeletal conditions, frailty, falls, dementia and orthopaedics is advantageous.
• High level assessment skills and the ability to work with patients in the community.
• Ability to travel to rural locations; a part-time post is available.
• We operate a 7-day service within core hours 8am to 6pm.

About the employer and environment

We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings. The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge. Adult and paediatric community services are provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners.

How to apply / informal discussions

If you have the necessary skills, experience and qualities to help us put patients first, please contact Natalie Readings, Team Manager. 07929013631 • [e-mail] for an informal discussion.

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