physiotherapist

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Sevenoaks; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust is seeking a Band 6 Senior Physiotherapist to join the KMMH Physiotherapy team in West Kent. The role involves contributing to adult and older adult mental health services, developing physiotherapy practice, and working across sites with a multidisciplinary team.

A full UK driving licence and access to a car are required for business use. You will assess and treat a defined caseload, provide supervision to junior staff and students, and participate in

Qualifications

• Experience of service development.
• Experience of supervising junior staff.
• Experience of supporting students.
• Experience including elderly care, falls prevention, orthopaedics, MSK, respiratory, community and discharge planning.

Responsibilities

• To identify, develop and provide the physiotherapy contribution within the multi-disciplinary service in accordance with the needs of service users and the requirements of the service.
• To assess, plan, deliver and evaluate therapeutic interventions for identified service users.
• To manage a defined caseload of service users with physiotherapy needs using evidence based, service user centred, hope and recovery, health promotion and relapse prevention orientated principles and practice.
• To provide supervision to designated junior staff and students

Job description

Physiotherapy services for Adult & Older Adult Mental Health across services in West Kent, are looking for an enthusiastic Band 6 Senior Physiotherapist to join our KMMH Physiotherapy team. We are developing Physiotherapy services across mental health services and there are many new opportunities for developing physiotherapy practice and promoting the profession. The work is varied and involves assessing and treating across sites. The post offers a service to both Adult & Older adult Acute Mental Health. The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)., The senior physiotherapist is an experienced physiotherapist within the multi-disciplinary care team.

• To identify, develop and provide the physiotherapy contribution within the multi-disciplinary service in accordance with the needs of service users and the requirements of the service.
• To assess, plan, deliver and evaluate therapeutic interventions for identified service users.
• To manage a defined caseload of service users with physiotherapy needs using evidence based, service user centred, hope and recovery, health promotion and relapse prevention orientated principles and practice.
• To provide supervision to designated junior staff and students

You will need to be innovative and be able to think out of the box to enable our patients to achieve their potential. You will be working alongside and have the support of a Physiotherapy Assistant Band 4, who will be able to carry out exercise programmes that you have prescribed. Regular clinical supervision will be provided by the Physiotherapy Team Leader.

Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification

• Experience of service development
• Experience of supervising junior staff
• Experience of supporting students
• Appropriate experience including elderly care, falls prevention, orthopaedics, MSK, Respiratory, community, discharge planning

Weare Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway and are rated 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our teams support children, young people and adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD. Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve. Our vision is simple: we are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. Everything we do is guided by our values: caring, inclusive, curious and confident. Join us if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's working well together.