Physiotherapist

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust; Cotmanhay; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced or newly qualified Physiotherapist to join the Pathway 2 Therapy team at Bennerley Fields. The role includes providing cover at Ilkeston Hospital and Ripley Hospital within the Community Therapy Service, supporting discharges and reablement with junior staff supervision.

You will be a band 5 clinician, supported by senior clinicians and clinical leads, delivering evidence-based therapy and patient-centred care

Qualifications

• Registered Physiotherapist with UK HCPC registration.
• Experience with clinical caseload management is desirable.
• Ability to supervise and develop junior staff or assistants.

Responsibilities

• Manage a clinical caseload delivering evidence-based physiotherapy within pathway 2.
• Support junior staff and provide line management where applicable.
• Facilitate reablement and timely discharges to support patient flow in inpatient services.
• Deliver high-quality patient-centred therapeutic care and communicate effectively with the team.

Skills

Physiotherapist registration

Clinical caseload management

Leadership of junior staff

Education

Degree in Physiotherapy

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced or newly qualified Physiotherapist to work within our established in Pathway 2 Therapy team based at Bennerley Fields.

As part of the wider Community Therapy Service, the role will also provide cover at Ilkeston Hospital and Ripley Hospital.

The pathway 2 therapy team provide timely and appropriate care to patients within our local pathway 2 beds.

Community Services are a multi-disciplinary team, providing person-centred holistic care to patients with a wide variety of health conditions.

As a clinician you are required to hold a clinical caseload, along with line management and support for junior staff.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work alongside Therapists and Social Care partners to facilitate reablement and discharges in a timely manner to enable flow through our in patient services.

The post will involve supporting junior staff and assistants and potentially havingline management responsibilities for them, ensuring that we provide high standards of evidence-based clinical care.

As a band 5 clinician you will be supported by our senior clinicians and clinical leads allowing you to learn and develop your skills in this role.

If you are passionate about providing high quality, therapeutic care to your patients, can lead by example, are able to prioritise, deliver great quality patient care and are a great communicator then we want to hear from you.

Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.

We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people's own homes and via virtual consultations.