Physiotherapist

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust; Worthing; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community health provider is seeking a Physiotherapist to join their outpatient service in Worthing. The successful candidate will provide advanced assessments, supervise junior staff, and engage in service development projects aimed at improving patient care in diverse community settings.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Excellent training and development opportunities

Cost-effective workplace nurseries

Qualifications

• Experience in physiotherapy with skills in patient communication.
• Supervisory experience with Band 5 physiotherapists and students.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced assessment and treatment for complex patients.
• Supervise and teach Band 5 physiotherapists and others.
• Participate in continuous professional development and service improvement.

Skills

Communication

Patient Advocacy

Team Collaboration

Job description

To provide advanced assessment and treatment for a range of highly complex patients within the MSK outpatient service.

To supervise, teach and appraise Band 5 physiotherapists, technicians, assistants, students, and other members of the multi-disciplinary team.

To support the team lead with operational management.

To participate in CPD, IST, audit, evidence-based projects, and service development projects which may include making recommendations for change in practice.

Outpatient settings including Worthing, Southlands, Littlehampton Health Centre, and satellite clinics. Also covering Hydrotherapy and classes.

To liaise with other physiotherapists as necessary regarding patient care and arrange outpatient /community /clinic appointments when required.

To be an active member within the team and ensure good communication skills with other professions both verbally and in writing e.g., in the patients’ notes and be responsible for the writing of legal reports when necessary.

To communicate effectively with other disciplines outside the immediate team both internally and externally to ensure an ongoing multidisciplinary approach to care. This communication will be both verbal and written such as by providing clinic letters, transfer reports.

To initiate and maintain contacts with local and national clinical interest groups appropriate to the clinical field. To be able to motivate others through effective communication skills. To communicate effectively with patients with a variety of communication difficulties e.g., blind, deaf, dysphasic, and for people who do not have English as their first language, on a one-to-one level and to enable the patient to integrate in group activities. This will involve the effective use of verbal, written, pictorial, tactile and visual communication tools.

Educate patients, carers, and relevant MDT staff on a range of topics including therapeutic positioning, exercises, mobility activities etc.

To be able to communicate complex and sensitive information to patients, carers and other staff including imparting unwelcome news. To be able to manage potentially complex situations where patients, relatives or colleagues have voiced concerns, or where there is confrontation. To be able to manage situation sensitively and in accordance with trust policies, seeking senior support where required.

To be a patient advocate when required and liaise with those involved in patient care. To be able to deliver important clinical information and advice to patients and carers in a class or group setting, e.g., Rehabilitation classes. To ensure timely and effective communication with the Physiotherapy Manager and Senior Staff on all professional matters.

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Why work for us?

• Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients’ homes, and bases across Sussex
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
• Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast
  
  

Our values—Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence—guide everything we do.

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Amy Kemp Job title: Head of Service Adur and Worthing Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 03003730873