Physiotherapist

The Methodist Church in Britain; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Protected CPD time

Training pathways and leadership

Funding for qualifications like Care/N

Job summary

Livewell Southwest in Plymouth is seeking a physiotherapist to join the West Community Therapy Team. The role involves assessing, treating and rehabilitating adults in their homes and communities, with travel between sites.

This post suits a newly qualified physiotherapist with community experience or an experienced Band 5 looking to develop community skills, with travel and lone working. HCPC registration is required and sponsorship may not be available.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in physiotherapy.
• Evidence of ongoing education and professional development.
• Recognised English language qualification if English is not a first language.
• HCPC registration.

Responsibilities

• Manage a varied caseload in community settings across conditions.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments and clinical reasoning.
• Develop, deliver and evaluate treatment programmes.
• Work with the team on joint assessments and coordinated interventions.
• Provide specialist assessment and treatment plans for delegated cases.
• Maintain CSP-standard records and document decisions.

Skills

Communication skills

Time management

Organisational skills

Clinical assessment

Multidisciplinary working

Team collaboration

Adaptability

Documentation

Education

Physiotherapy degree

CPD / ongoing education

English proficiency if needed

Job description

This fixed-term physiotherapy post sits in the West Community Therapy Team at Livewell Southwest, within an integrated neighbourhood team. The work centres on assessing, treating and rehabilitating adults with musculoskeletal, neurological, respiratory, orthopaedic and frailty-related conditions in their own homes and communities. It suits a newly qualified physiotherapist with community experience or an experienced Band 5 wanting to build community skills, with frequent travel and lone working. HCPC registration is required, and sponsorship may not be available under the Skilled Worker route.

What the job involves

• Manage a varied caseload of adults with musculoskeletal, neurological, respiratory, orthopaedic and frailty-related conditions in community settings
• Carry out comprehensive assessments, clinical reasoning and diagnosis, including manual assessment
• Develop, deliver and evaluate individual treatment programmes and prognoses
• Work within an integrated neighbourhood team on joint assessments and coordinated interventions
• Take delegated responsibility for patients with particular conditions, providing specialist assessment and treatment plans
• Manage clinical risk on own caseload and report incidents and near misses
• Work as a lone practitioner in community and domiciliary settings, with telephone support from a senior physiotherapist
• Obtain valid informed consent, work within the capacity framework and document decisions
• Keep accurate patient records to CSP standards and local policy
• Prescribe equipment, instruct patients in its safe use and recommend low-level adaptations
• Advise and teach relatives, carers and other professions, and represent the service at multidisciplinary meetings, including as key worker
• Train, supervise and performance manage unregistered staff and students

What’s required

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in physiotherapy
• Evidence of ongoing education and professional development
• Recognised qualification in written and spoken English if English is not a first language

Registration & licences

• HCPC registration

Experience

• Autonomous practitioner with experience of managing a caseload
• Experience working in a multidisciplinary team in a rehabilitation setting
• Experience delivering in-service training programmes

Skills & knowledge

• Understanding of multidisciplinary working and individual roles, and ability to work in teams
• Knowledge of clinical governance
• Clinical assessment, intervention and evaluation skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• Ability to adapt established treatment methods to a home rehabilitation setting

Other

• Computer literacy
• Willingness to work across a 7-day service
• Ability to travel independently and promptly between Livewell Southwest sites and community locations, including areas without public transport, and to handle and transport large or heavy equipment

Nice to have

• Extensive knowledge of physiotherapy in rehabilitation
• Experience of applying research to practice and of audit projects
• Leadership qualities
• Experience of waiting list management
• Experience of working with staff from other agencies
• Clinical educator experience, including teaching and supervising junior staff or assistants
• Membership of a relevant Special Interest Group and ongoing short-course professional development

What’s offered

• Protected CPD time
• Training pathways and leadership programmes
• Funding for qualifications such as the Care Certificate and Nurse Training Scholarships
• Induction and preceptorship programmes
• Regular supervision and in-service training