Senior Physiotherapist

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking NHS Trust dedicated to providing high-quality healthcare in a supportive environment. As a Physiotherapist, you will play a vital role in a dynamic team focused on delivering integrated care to vulnerable patients. This position offers the chance to work in a brand new, purpose-built hub, where your expertise will directly impact patient outcomes. With a commitment to staff wellbeing and professional development, this is an exciting opportunity to advance your career while making a meaningful difference in the community. If you are passionate about physiotherapy and eager to contribute to a culture of kindness and teamwork, we want to hear from you!

Benefits

Employee Assistance Programme

Counselling service

Fast track physiotherapy service for employees

Staff Recognition Awards

Inclusive and supportive culture

Qualifications

• Must have a BSc (Hons) in Physiotherapy or equivalent.
• Experience in acute wards or community work is essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage a clinical caseload providing physiotherapy assessments.
• Implement rehabilitation plans to enhance patient independence.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams for patient care.

Skills

Physiotherapy assessments

Decision making

Patient care

Teamwork

Communication

Education

BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy

Post-graduate training

Job description

At Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust, we aim to reflect our values in everything we do - Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. So if you’re looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients’ lives, Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust is the place for you.

“We are committed to providing the best possible levels of healthcare and we can only do this with the help of our incredible colleagues. We have a Strategy that is designed to empower, excite and mobilise everyone in the Trust behind a common purpose and that supports our cultural values of Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality.”

Main area: Adult Community Services
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Part time hours available)
Job ref: 421-CCS-1460R-D

Site: Harrogate District Hospital
Town: Harrogate
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum (pro rata)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 18/02/2025 23:59

Job overview

Are you passionate about working in the complex area of frailty? Are you a confident decision maker, who can think on their feet and embrace positive risk taking? Would you like to work in a dynamic, ground-breaking, and fully integrated intermediate care team, in a brand new, purpose-built intermediate care hub? If the answer to the above is yes, then we would like to hear from you!

Due to re-organisation and restructure in the integrated service, we have Band 6 opportunities for Physiotherapists. Working to a home first agenda, the role is to support service delivery across inpatient, emergency department and community settings. Our service consists of Health and Social Care colleagues. Consultants, GPs, Advanced Care Practitioners, Social Workers, Nursing, OT, Physiotherapists, Discharge Team and Multi-Disciplinary Assistants all work together to support patient flow. We operate 7 days, 365 days a year to support some of our most vulnerable, frail patients. You will be based across our 4 community bases in addition to our new purpose-built Hub at Harrogate Hospital, working with colleagues from social care and our Acute Therapy Team.

Main duties of the job

• To carry a variable clinical caseload of patients within the Acute Response and Rehabilitation in the Community and Hospital Service (ARCH) providing complex physiotherapy assessments addressing physiotherapy performance, skills deficits, self-maintenance and cognitive function.
• To provide assessments and interventions which support an ‘admission avoidance’ or ‘home first’ approach enabling patients to receive care in their usual place of residence wherever possible.
• To provide rehabilitation and advice to patients either at home or in hospital/rehabilitation bed to enable them to achieve their optimum level of independence and quality of life.
• To work with patients, carers, relatives and colleagues to identify, plan, develop and implement Physiotherapy patient goals as part of an overall care plan.
• To plan and implement individual interventions, in collaboration with the patient, using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals.
• To work independently under the guidance of the senior staff within the team and actively participate in the professional development of self and others.
• To seek and get support from the Physiotherapy Professional Lead.
• To advise on, and prescribe, specialist, assistive equipment and adaptations for the home.
• To take a responsible place in the multi-disciplinary team promoting the role of Physiotherapy and taking an active part in team projects.

Working for our organisation

At Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff. We support staff through benefits, health and wellbeing initiatives and opportunities for personal and professional development.

• An inclusive and supportive culture; our Trust encourages staff to bring their whole selves to work and active Staff Networks identify areas for improvement.
• Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise staff with our Making a Difference, Team of the Month Awards & Colleague Recognition Awards.
• Employee Support and wellbeing - we have a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and fast track physiotherapy service for employees.

Staff Benefits - We have a range of staff benefits and schemes to support staff health, engagement, wellbeing and inclusion.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached the job description document for a full list of duties and responsibilities of this post. If you have any questions, please contact Mikki Fenwick at [e-mail].

Person specification

• BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy or equivalent.
• Completed a range of post-grad training on relevant subjects.
• Experience of acute wards and or community work.
• Skilled in a wide range of physiotherapy assessments in a variety of settings.
• Evidence of service development.
• Completed or working towards professional practice educators qualification.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.