Physiotherapist

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning & development

Annual leave

NHS pension

NHS discounts

Wellbeing services

Job summary

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is expanding its multidisciplinary frailty team to deliver care in Proactive Frailty Care Planning Clinics across six Integrated Neighbour Team locations in Buckinghamshire.

The Physiotherapist will conduct CGAs on moderately frail patients and work within an MDT, autonomously assessing therapy needs and providing required solutions to help patients lead healthier, more independent lives.

Qualifications

• Experience in community frailty care is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Conduct Comprehensive Geriatric Assessments (CGAs) for moderately frail patients.
• Autonomously assess therapy needs and provide appropriate treatment plans.
• Deliver care in Proactive Frailty Care Planning Clinics as part of an MDT.
• Support patients to lead healthier, more independent lives.

Skills

Autonomous practice

Geriatric assessment

Therapy planning

MDT collaboration

Job description

The opportunity has arisen to be part of our expanding multi-disciplinary frailty team and deliver care in our Proactive Frailty Care Planning Clinics across the six Integrated Neighbour Team locations in Buckinghamshire.

In our Proactive Frailty Care Planning clinics, we conduct Comprehensive Geriatric Assessments (CGAs) on moderately frail patients to identify and solve problems before things go wrong.

The post holder would work as part of an MDT within the clinics but would autonomously assess the therapy needs of the patients and provide the necessary solutions to ensure patients can lead healthier, more independent lives.

Experience of providing community services that help patients to lead healthier, more independent lives within Buckinghamshire or similar communities would be advantageous

The Physiotherapist will provide expert care and treatment to patients within agreed protocols and clinical guidelines.

The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner within their own competence, undertaking frailty health assessments and providing appropriate advice on therapy requirements.

Why colleagues think we are"a great place to work!

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

What do we stand for?

Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.

Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.

We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.