Community Physiotherapy Support Worker - Bodmin

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Bodmin; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

An established NHS community provider is seeking a dedicated physiotherapy support worker to join their North Cornwall Community Rehabilitation Team. In this part-time role, you will provide essential physiotherapy assessments and interventions to help adults regain their independence in a community setting. This position offers the chance to work flexibly across various locations, ensuring that you can make a real difference in the lives of patients. Join a supportive team that values personal development and offers a range of health and wellbeing initiatives, making it a great place to grow your career.

Benefits

NHS Pension Scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Discounts from retailers and attractions

Free DBS checks

Health and wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• GCSE English and Maths or equivalent required.
• NVQ 4 in Health & Social Care or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Conduct physiotherapy assessments and interventions for patients.
• Encourage patients to regain independence through rehabilitation.

Skills

Physiotherapy assessments

Patient rehabilitation

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

GCSE English and Maths

NVQ 4 in Health & Social Care

Job description

HoursPart time - 18.75 hours per week (3 working days, days of work to be discussed at interview)Job ref201-25-283EmployerCornwall Partnership NHS Foundation TrustEmployer typeNHSSiteCarew House or Stratton HospitalTownBodmin/BudeSalary£26,530 - £29,114 Pro rataSalary periodYearlyClosing02/04/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Band 4

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.

Strategic Themes

Great Care

Care based on what matters to people.

Care provided at home or close to home.

Improvement through learning, research and innovation.

Prevention and alternatives to hospital.

Great Organisation

Buildings that support health and wellbeing.

Technology enabled care.

Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.

Safe, efficient, effective and productive.

Great People

A place people love to work and feel valued.

Living our values with staff (all voices count).

Attract, grow and develop talent.

Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.

Great Partner

Encourage and enable effective partnerships.

Joined-up community services.

Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.

Reduce our impact on the environment.

At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

The successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites. Unless exempt, we encourage and support staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.

Job overview

We are North Cornwall Community Rehabilitation Team, covering a large rural area and providing physical rehabilitation to adults over 18 in their home environment.

The aim of the service to help people to optimise and maintain their quality of life and independence. The service seeks to maximise each individual's potential by providing timely and goal orientated rehabilitation that is tailored to their needs.

The team comprises of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Support Workers.

The successful candidate will be working as part of the team providing primarily physiotherapy assessments and interventions, but will have scope for more generic working as appropriate and with the necessary training.

This is a part time post working 18.75 hours over 3 days with the exact working pattern to be discussed in interview.

This is a community-based role that requires frequent travel to various locations throughout the county including areas that may not be accessible by public transportation. Successful candidates will need to demonstrate how they will manage these travel requirements.

Main duties of the job

The purpose of the post is:

• To undertake specific skilled physiotherapy support work (e.g. carrying out assessments using various treatment skills) to aid the rehabilitation of patients. To plan and implement interventions, using various treatment skills and to monitor progress and evaluate the outcome.

• To encourage patients and carers in an active approach to regaining and maintaining personal independence.

Key Dimensions of the post are:

• To practise autonomously, with the support of a qualified therapist and informing therapist of any problems

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• To practise as a lone worker.

Working for our organisation

We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.

Person specification

Education

Essential criteria

GCSE English and Maths or equivalent

NVQ 4 in Health & Social Care or equivalent qualification / experience

IELTS unless qualification taken in English

Experience

Essential criteria

Extensive experience of working in a range of therapy/ care settings eg hospital, community

Working with people to facilitate learning of skills or gaining of independence

Experience of working with people with a broad range of impairments/ disabilities

Experience of teaching patients and carers

Desirable criteria

Experience of working with vulnerable adults

At Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust we are proud to prioritise the development of our people. To support this, the following opportunities are available:

Career conversations and individual development plans for succession planning and talent management

Protected CPD time for registered staff

Access to a dedicated central development fund supporting CPD for all staff

Leadership and Management development programmes

Coaching and mentoring opportunities

A full clinical induction programme for operational skills

Access to a care certificate programme for our band 1-4 clinical staff

A bespoke and robust preceptorship programme to support newly qualified staff

Individual professional development programmes

Being part of a successful NHS Foundation Trust brings a portfolio of rewards and benefits for our staff. These include:

Suite of health and wellbeing initiatives to support our colleagues physical and mental health

Free access to individual HARP portfolios to support revalidation for nursing staff

Free DBS checks where required

Discounts available from retailers, UK hotels and main attractions

NHS Pension Scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Cycle to work scheme

The Trust reimburses all application costs for staff eligible to apply for EU settlement status.

The Trust reserves the right to close this advert once a sufficient number of applications have been submitted. It is encouraged that you complete the application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.

If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process you will be contacted via TRAC.jobs email regarding interview details.

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust welcomes and values individuals with lived experience of mental or physical ill health joining our workforce. We aspire to have a culture that develops, promotes and supports lived experience roles - throughout the organisation.

If you are successful, you agree to Occupational Health accessing your health records from your current or previous employer to check the status of your inoculations and screening tests. Appointments are subject to full three year satisfactory references therefore please ensure you include correct contact details for your nominated referees including email addresses.

Any general recruitment queries, please contact our recruitment team on 01208 834644

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Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.