Physiotherapist

Nightingale Hammerson; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare service provider in Salisbury is seeking a qualified Physiotherapist to provide comprehensive assessments and treatments for a diverse range of clients. This role requires a degree in Physiotherapy, registration with the Health and Care Professions Council, and a minimum of 2 years' post-qualifying experience. The position offers a salary range of £39,862 - £41,771 pro rata.

Qualifications

• Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.
• At least 2 years post-qualifying experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive assessment and treatment for diverse customers.
• Prioritise workload and adapt to customer needs and complexities.
• Maintain professional record-keeping standards.
• Plan and implement treatment support plans based on assessment results.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Clinical reasoning

Supervision experience

Empathy

Education

Degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent

Job description

Care job family overview

Support and assist the well‑being of individuals and groups to assure their protection, security and development

• Safeguarding, protection and care
• Community, residential, day or field settings
• Ongoing risk/needs assessment of and advice for individuals/groups
• Specification of any non‑council provision
• Individual or small group emphasis
• May involve personal care activities
• Likely to involve immediate response to client

Service and Function Context

The overall responsibilities of the service/function are

As a physiotherapist, you’ll focus on identifying and maximising movement to improve the health and wellbeing of your patients.

Your role is vital in working with a variety of conditions such as:

• neurological (stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's).
• neuromusculoskeletal (back pain, fractures, arthritis).
• Post hospital discharge recuperation collaboratively with Reablement support team.
• Proactively working to encourage transfers and mobility.

Job Purpose

Specific duties and responsibilities include

• Provide comprehensive assessment, treatment, management, onward referral, and discharge for a diverse range of customers referred to the service, ensuring each receives appropriate advice and/or signposting for onward support.
• Prioritise workload while managing the demands of customer needs, families, other professional staff, and agencies, adapting to an increasing caseload complexity and delivering the service in a way that suits the customer’s preferred communication method.
• Maintain professional record‑keeping standards, ensuring records are accurate, current, and aligned with professional codes as detailed by HCPC and Chartered Society of Physiotherapists (CSP), service standards, and organisational requirements.
• Plan and implement treatment support plans based on assessment results, applying clinical reasoning skills, and adjust these plans as needed based on customer progress.
• Ensure informed consent for assessments and treatments, providing customers with a clear understanding of their condition and rehabilitation potential, and assess their capacity to consent to treatment, with due consideration to insight where capacity is questioned or potentially affected as result of cognitive or other impairment.

Person Specification

Specific qualifications, knowledge, and skills required for this role

Essential

• Degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent qualification (SCQF Level 9) recognised by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy with at least 2 years post‑qualifying experience.
• Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills both written and verbal.
• Proven ability to work with challenging client groups and situations.
• Proven ability to interpret situations, analyse behaviours to make judgements and deliver interventions to achieve outcomes.
• Experience with providing supervision.
• Ability to communicate clinical and non‑clinical information to individuals with communication difficulties and individuals requiring a translator.
• Ability to sensitively communicate information regarding diagnosis and prognosis to patients.
• Able to demonstrate empathy and understanding to customers in stressful and emotional situations.

Desirable

• Experience working within a range of settings including rehabilitation‑based setting.

Salary / Benefits:£39,862 - £41,771 pro rata