Community Physiotherapist

Sirona care & health; Little Bristol; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Benefits

NHS Pension Scheme

27+ days annual leave

Job summary

Sirona care & health is recruiting a Physiotherapist to join our community team serving Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. You’ll assess, treat and support patients at home, coordinating with OTs, case managers and support workers to maximise independence.

We offer Agenda for Change pay and full NHS benefits, including generous annual leave and access to the NHS Pension Scheme. This is a community role with flexible hours, including weekends on rota, to meet patient needs.

Qualifications

• Autonomous practitioner capable of safe, comprehensive caseload management.
• Ability to plan workload independently and supervise others.
• Guide service users in appropriate goal setting and care planning.
• Apply evidence-based practice in treatment plans.
• Maintain accurate patient records and comply with guidelines.
• Collaborate within a multidisciplinary team to achieve patient goals.
• Delegate tasks to Rehabilitation Workers/ Physiotherapy Assistants/Technicians.
• Order and ensure safe use of equipment; report issues promptly.
• Facilitate referrals based on assessment findings.
• Identify and manage risks to patients and staff.
• Participate in training and service development projects.

Responsibilities

• Be an autonomous practitioner responsible for safe and comprehensive assessment and management of own caseload.
• Work within your scope of practice and plan workload independently.
• Supervise assistants, support workers and students as required.
• Support service users in appropriate goal setting and rehabilitation planning.
• Deliver personalised treatment plans based on evidence-based practice.
• Maintain accurate patient records in line with guidelines.
• Collaborate with the wider MDT to achieve patient goals.
• Delegate treatments to Rehabilitation Workers/ PT Assistants/ Technicians.
• Order equipment and ensure its safe use; report issues.
• Refer to other services as appropriate after assessment.
• Identify risks and minimise harm to self, patients and colleagues.
• Participate in training and service development projects.

Skills

Clinical reasoning

Communication

Team collaboration

Assessment skills

Goal setting

Education

HCPC registration

Job description

Our Therapists support hospital discharge, admission avoidance and long-term self-management, enabling patients to live as independently as possible in their own homes.

We provide rehabilitation in the patient’s place of residence, helping to maximise functional potential through tailored interventions, equipment provision and liaison with other services where required.

The role includes assessing functional ability and support needs, establishing meaningful rehabilitation goals, creating plans for support staff and identifying longer-term care requirements where appropriate.

We are seeking a motivated Physiotherapist to join our team and promote choice for our service users and their carers. You will be working alongside OT's, case managers and support workers and will develop overlapping skills with these professions.

In return, we'll give you the opportunity to develop skills and enhance your multidisciplinary working; we will provide you with regular supervision as well as the opportunity to develop your leadership skills.

We offer a flexible service which covers extended hours operating 7 days a week, to support our service user needs. Working arrangements include weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis.

If you are passionate about delivering community-based therapy, allowing service users to improve their quality of life and committed to a pathway 1 ethos, where people can rehabilitate in their own environment - we'd love to hear from you!

• Be an autonomous practitioner responsible for safe and comprehensive assessment and management of own caseload.


• Work within your scope of practice.


• Plan and prioritise workload independently and supervise assistants, support workers and students as required.


• Support and guide service users in appropriate goal setting.


• Use clinical reasoning and treatment skills to deliver personalised treatment plans based on evidence based practice.


• Maintain accurate patient records in line with guidelines.


• Work as part of a wider MDT to achieve patient goals.


• Communicate effectively with the wider MDT and case-manage services users as appropriate.


• Delegate and supervise appropriate tasks and physiotherapy treatment plans to Rehabilitation Workers/ Physiotherapy Assistants/Technicians.


• Be able to order equipment and ensure its safe and appropriate use, reporting any issues appropriately.


• Facilitate referrals to other services based on your assessment to ensure holistic patient care.


• Identify risks and act accordingly to minimise risk to self, service users and colleagues.


• Actively participate in training; assisting in the delivery of training within the service and to other health professional as appropriate.


• Actively participate in service development projects as required.

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas. It's time to turn your dream into reality!

We are Sirona care & health – England’s largest provider of Adult’s and Children’s Community Services and we’d love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days’ annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme – just a glimpse of the benefits we offer.

Whether you’re starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different – we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jo Cuthbert Job title: Integrated Network Team Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07813620333