Community Specialist Physiotherapist - Crewe

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Crewe; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Crewe is seeking a Community Specialist Physiotherapist to join their dynamic team. The role involves assessing and managing patients with complex needs, supervising junior staff, and contributing to a multidisciplinary team. Candidates should be enthusiastic and flexible, with a strong background in physiotherapy or occupational therapy. This permanent position offers a chance to make a significant impact in the community while working in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Qualified physiotherapist or occupational therapist required.
• Experience with complex and long-term conditions is essential.
• Must be a car driver with access to a vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Assess and manage a caseload of service users with complex needs.
• Supervise therapy assistants and junior staff.
• Join the 7-day urgent community response rota.

Skills

Clinical skills

Teamwork

Communication

Education

Degree in Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy

Tools

Microsoft packages

Job description

Community Specialist Physiotherapist - Crewe

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This post is within the Crewe Care Community and can be either an Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist. The role is to assess, manage and provide treatment to a caseload of service users with complex and/or multiple needs. They will be working closely with the MDT and provide supervision to therapy assistants, junior staff and students. There may be an expectation to work between multiple sites in the organisation.

Previous applicants within the past 3 months need not apply.

The physiotherapist or Occupational therapist will be expected to join the 7-day, urgent community response rota and may be lone working within the guidelines of the lone working policy.

This is a static permanent post.

We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated and flexible physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist to join our friendly, supportive, dynamic team in Crewe Care Community/ CCICP.

We provide a rapid, unplanned and planned response, we facilitate early discharge from hospital and aim to reduce hospital admissions. We also cover discharge to assess beds.

There is a varied caseload and you will need to demonstrate knowledge, experience and relevant clinical skills with patients with complex / long term conditions, falls, orthopaedics, general mobility problems and neurological conditions.

The successful candidate will work as a member of our integrated multidisciplinary team alongside District Nurses, Advance Nurse Practitioners, Complex Case Practitioners, MacMillan Nurses and will be responsible for supervising junior members of staff and students.

There will be associated administrative duties and you will need to be computer literate with a good knowledge of Microsoft packages and have accurate keyboard skills. Our team utilises digital technology to support remote working and accommodate a flexible working approach where possible and is supported to do this with access to a laptop and mobile phone.

You are required to be a car driver and have access to your own vehicle.

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.

We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.

The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.

During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its ‘Be Safe Be EquiPPEd’ campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.

The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.

At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jennifer O'Reilly Job title: Crewe Therapy Team Lead Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01270 278420

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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