Senior Community Physiotherapist

Are you an enthusiastic and passionate Physiotherapist looking for a new opportunity? Come and join Sirona as a Senior Community Physiotherapist, a role where you really make a difference.

If you are passionate about delivering exceptional community-based therapy, improving quality of life for service-users, and committed to rehabilitation in a home environment, we would love to hear from you!

In return, we will be fully committed to supporting your continued development. We will give you the opportunity to develop specialist community skills, enhance your multidisciplinary working, and support/supervise other team members while developing key leadership skills.

The Sirona Integrated Network Teams (INT) are an innovative and dynamic service. We provide active rehabilitation to patients in their place of residence to maximise their functional potential and support them to remain independent within their homes. Our therapists support hospital discharges, admission avoidance, and long-term self-management, enabling patients to live better lives in their home environment.

You will be working within a friendly and supportive INT alongside other Therapists, Assistant Practitioners, Nurses and Nurse Associates, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Support Workers, and Administrators.

We offer a flexible service which operates 7 days a week.

Main duties of the job

• Initial holistic assessment, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care for patients who are acutely and chronically unwell, often with complex needs.
• Use clinical reasoning skills to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient-centered intervention programmes using an evidence-based practice approach, promoting high-quality and harm-free care.
• Responsible for proactive service and own caseload management.
• Responsible for allocation of work and efficient service/team coordination.
• Develop and maintain strong, communicative working relationships to prevent avoidable admissions and facilitate timely discharges.
• Collaborate and negotiate with service users, carers, and family in identifying achievable goals as part of the overall care plan to maximise quality of life and independence.
• Facilitate appropriate referrals to other services based on your assessment.
• Assess and arrange the provision of equipment within scope of practice; report any issues.
• Take responsibility for the development of other members of the INT, including peers, junior staff, and students.
• Maintain accurate, informative, and legal records.
• Actively participate in training, which may involve assisting in delivery.
• Identify risks and act accordingly to minimise risk to self, colleagues, and service users.

About us

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas. It's time to turn your dream into reality!

We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services, and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset, or South Gloucestershire.

We offer an Agenda for Change salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits we offer.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a new challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet, which can be found as an attachment on this vacancy.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

Sirona care & health currently recruits overseas nursing and therapy staff through an NHS Trust Supplier, and we adhere to the NHSE Code of Practice regarding applicants from Red List countries. We are therefore unable to accept direct applications from candidates not already based in the UK.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• BSc or equivalent in Physiotherapy and HCPC registration
• Evidence of continuing professional development and commitment to lifelong learning
• Willingness to undertake additional study and qualifications relevant to the role. Tell us how you would be motivated to do so.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• Explain how you have effectively led a team with senior support when required.
• Explain how you've made clinically reasoned judgments when working with a variety of conditions.
• Explain how you're able to work autonomously, knowing when to seek advice from senior staff.
• Experience of supervising staff and students of your own profession.
• Effective time management and caseload management.
• Recent relevant experience within the community setting.
• Experience working with a range of professionals in health or social care.
• Experience supervising staff and students from other professions.

Application Reason

• Please tell us why you have chosen to apply for this role with Sirona care & health?

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and a Disclosure check will be required to check for any previous criminal convictions.

INT Manager, Bristol Inner City (BIC) Team

£37,338 to £44,962 per year, pro-rata, per annum