Community Physiotherapist Mildenhall INT

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust; Mildenhall; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare provider in Mildenhall is looking for an experienced Community Physiotherapist to manage a caseload and provide therapy in various community settings. The role requires frequent travel and will involve working with a dynamic team of health professionals while delivering high-quality patient care. Candidates should have a degree in Physiotherapy and current HCPC registration. The position spans both full and part-time options, offering a competitive salary ranging from £31,049 to £37,796 per annum.

Qualifications

• Current HCPC registration.
• Degree in Physiotherapy.
• Completed clinical placements as a student.
• Documented evidence of continuing professional development.
• Experience in a community setting.

Responsibilities

• Manage a defined caseload using evidence-based principles.
• Supervise band 3 and 4 staff.
• Provide compassionate physiotherapy to community patients.

Skills

Assessment skills

Good IT and keyboard skills

Observational and reporting skills

Flexibility

Interpersonal skills

Supervisory skills

Education

Degree in Physiotherapy

Current HCPC registration

Up to date manual handling training

Job description

Community Physiotherapist Mildenhall INT

An exciting opportunity for a Physiotherapist who has experience of, or is interested in community based working, has arisen across the Mildenhall Integrated Neighbourhood Team (with some cover in Newmarket INT). The teams are based in a variety of settings across West Suffolk covering a number of historic market towns surrounded by picturesque villages and countryside. Common to all is the need to work with a range of other health professionals and agencies including Adult Social Care, working together in an integrated way to provide the best outcomes for people within our localities.

The successful applicants will join a dynamic, 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.

Main duties of the job

You will be using a wide range of Physiotherapy skills and will need high level assessment skills. Experience of neurological conditions, musculoskeletal conditions, frailty, falls, dementia and orthopaedics will be an advantage. You will have opportunities to develop your role in accordance with areas of clinical interest, training and education are available to support this. Your additional duties will include the supervision and mentorship of junior staff and students and you will be involved in ongoing learning and development within the team.

The roles on offer cover both full time and part time posts.

Frequent Travel Essential - You will need to travel, so you must either hold a full, current driving licence and have access to personal transport, or meet the mobility requirements of the role through other reasonable and suitable means. To note, Taxi / Electric scooter use is not permitted.

We operate a 7 day service within core hours 8am to 6pm.

About us

#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community

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 (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.

With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.

Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description for more information

To be an active member of a multi-disciplinary, integrated community team.

To manage a defined caseload, using evidence based/person centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate therapy interventions.

To supervise band 3 and 4 staff.

Person Specification

Education and qualifications

• oCurrent HCPC registration
• oDegree in Physiotherapy
• oUp to date manual handling training for the lifting and manoeuvring of clients and equipment during treatment sessions

Experience and knowledge

• oCompleted clinical placements as a student
• oDocumented evidence of continuing professional development
• oClinical placement in a community setting
• oPost registration experience in a clinical setting
• oAdvice and support to students and support staff.

Skills and abilities

• oDemonstrate good IT and standard keyboard skills.
• oAble to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
• oGood observational and reporting skills
• oAble to analyse professional and ethical issues.
• oAbility to work within a team setting.
• oAbility to reflect on own performance.
• oFrequent Travel Essential - You will need to travel, so you must either hold a full, current driving licence and have access to personal transport or meet the mobility requirements of the role through other reasonable and suitable means.
• oAble to demonstrate the ability to work at relevant level
• oPractice good interpersonal skills
• oAbility to manage own workload and determine priorities.
• oKnowledge of manual handling legislation and risk assessment.
• oBasic knowledge of specialist equipment.
• oWillingness to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
• oCommunicate with tact and diplomacy
• oTraining and facilitation skills
• oSupervisory skills.
• oAble to support other staff to review and reflect on their practice and develop a PDP
• oKnowledge of mental health legislation including CPA and risk assessment and management. Evidence of working at a relevant level
• oKnowledge of working within the NHS
• oCommitment to person-centered, non-discriminatory practice.
• oPositive approach to change
• oAbility to work in domestic environments with low levels of hygiene and potential exposure to fleas, lice and body fluids.
• oAn understanding of hazards associated with lone working in the community.
• oManoeuvre limbs of around 5-6 kg
• oManoeuvre patients using handling aids

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.

£31,049 to £37,796 a yearPro rata per annum