Community Physiotherapist (Learning Disabilities)

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; ST Andrews; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking a Community Physiotherapist for its Adult Neurodevelopmental Service. This role involves providing high-quality assessments and treatments for clients with learning disabilities, while collaborating with a supportive multidisciplinary team. The ideal candidate will hold a relevant physiotherapy qualification and have a commitment to professional development.

Benefits

27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays

Yearly appraisal and ongoing training

Good maternity, paternity, and adoption benefits

Health and wellbeing opportunities

Incremental pay progression

Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7

Qualifications

• Registration required with HCPC and CSP.
• Qualifications include Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy.
• Basic swimming and water confidence required.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessments and treatments to clients with learning disabilities.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team focusing on client-centered care.
• Manage a clinical caseload independently and collaboratively.

Skills

Hydrotherapy skills

Rebound therapy skills

Neuro-muscular facilitation skills

Willingness to develop specialist physiotherapy skills

Education

Diploma or Degree in Physiotherapy

Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council as a physiotherapist

Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

Job description

Community Physiotherapist (Learning Disabilities)

We have an exciting opportunity for a band 5 Physiotherapist to join our team. The Adult Neurodevelopmental Service works with clients with a learning disability and covers the South Derbyshire area, which includes the County and City. This post will include community and day centre visits as well as working from home and from a base.

We are a small, friendly and supportive team of Physiotherapists who keep in regular contact with each other. As a member of the team, you will have access to training, regular caseload and clinical supervision, plus an annual appraisal that supports you to plan and achieve goals from your own Personal Development Plan.

Working as part of the learning disability physiotherapy team, you will work closely with the wider multidisciplinary teams as part of the Community Support Team for Learning Disabilities.

Main duties of the job

As a team we work with people with a learning disability from 18 years of age (or 17 years and 6 months if transitioning from Paediatric Services. We take a person-centred approach and our focus is to provide high-quality assessments and treatments to our clients (and support those closest to them).

You will be working as part of a Multidisciplinary Team alongside Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Speech and Language therapists, Psychologists, Therapy Assistants, andPsychiatrists as part of the Community Support Team.

To act as a learning disability resource and collaborate within the teams around a client, including family, carers and colleagues from a range of professions and agencies, health, education, social services and the voluntary sector to reach a common goal and meet the needs of the client.

As a band 5 you we will support you to hold your own clinical caseload and work both as a team and independently. Knowledge and skills in learning disabilities are advantageous.

The successful candidate will need to have a means of transport to cover the different community localities in the South Derbyshire area, including Derby City, Amber Valley, Erewash and Swadlincote.

As a clinical employee, it will be your responsibility to ensure that your behaviour and values reflect those of the DHCFT trust and the HCPC.

About us

Benefits include:

• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
• 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Health service discounts and online benefits
• Incremental pay progression
• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
• Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Structured learning and development opportunities

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Other requirements

• Basic swimming and water confidence
• Full driving licence
• Hydrotherapy skill
• Car owner/driver

Qualifications

• Diploma or Degree in Physiotherapy
• Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council as a physiotherapist.
• Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.

Experience

• Experience of continued professional development
• Student or junior placement in community
• Student or junior placement in neurology
• Student or junior placement in paediatrics
• Student or junior placement in mental health).

Skills

• Willingness to develop specialist physiotherapy skills and an understanding in relation to learning disabilities
• Specialist physiotherapy skills in hydrotherapy
• Specialist physiotherapy skills in rebound therapy
• Specialist physiotherapy skills in neuro-muscular facilitation.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Clinical Operational Manager for Physiotherapy