Physiotherapist

South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust; Royal Leamington Spa; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 5 Physiotherapist to join the Routine Therapy/Community Recovery Service. The role involves working with patients in their homes to deliver an integrated rehabilitation pathway across community services, coordinating with GP practices and hospital teams.

Flexible seven-day service is required, with travel across Warwickshire. The Trust emphasizes professional development and governance to maintain high standards of care.

Qualifications

• Provide assessment and treatment for patients with a range of complex physical, sensory, perceptual and cognitive problems in community settings.

Responsibilities

• Deliver rehabilitation and care in patients' homes to support an integrated pathway across community services.
• Collaborate with Community & Specialist Nursing Colleagues, General Practitioners and the acute hospital to maintain high-quality physiotherapy services.
• Contribute to governance, evidence-based practice and clinical audit to improve service quality.
• Roister across Warwickshire with flexible working to prevent hospital admission and support discharge.

Job description

South Warwickshire Foundation Trust is committed to bringing care closer to home a position has arisen for an enthusiastic Band 5 physio within our Routine therapy/Community recovery Service - South Warwickshire.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic and forward thinking service. You will be well supported and encouraged to continuously develop to meet the needs of our service and your profession.

The successful candidate will work with patients in their own homes to deliver an integrated rehabilitation pathway across community services. You will liaise and work closely with Community & Specialist Nursing Colleagues, General Practitioners and the acute hospital, as well as with therapists within the Integrated Health Teams., Following the principles of Governance, to contribute to the development and maintenance of a high quality Physiotherapy service, through recognised professional standards, evidence based practice, and effective clinical audit programme.

To prevent hospital admission and support hospital discharge

To use a client centred approach within the multi-disciplinary team to enable each client to achieve their potential in areas of self-care, productivity and leisure, and to promote independence and participation in life roles in the home and community.

To provide assessment and treatment for patients with a range of complex physical, sensory, perceptual and cognitive problems within community settings as a member of the Integrated Health Team.

The Integrated Community Health Service operates a seven day service from 08:30 - 22:00, so flexible working is required. Therapy team will be rostered between 08:30 - 18:00 hours including weekends and bank holidays. The ability to travel independently across Warwickshire is required.

Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further.

We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the North county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.

Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.