Senior Physiotherapist

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; Uttlesford; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team as a Physiotherapist at a leading NHS Foundation Trust, focusing on community care in Uttlesford. This role requires clinical expertise, strong time management, and excellent teamwork to support patients' rehabilitation and independence. Enjoy career development opportunities within a supportive environment.

Benefits

Season Ticket Loans

NHS discounts for staff

Excellent Training facilities and opportunities

Buying and Selling annual leave scheme

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Must hold a full driving license and access to a car for work.
• Experience managing a caseload and working independently is required.
• Ability to understand and use electronic patient records is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality clinical care and rehabilitation to patients.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments and develop treatment plans.
• Collaborate with patients and professionals to ensure appropriate care.

Skills

Clinical experience

Time management

Teamwork

IT skills

Communication

Job description

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Job Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and dedicated Physiotherapist to join our integrated team based at Stansted Surgery, providing community physio to patients living in Uttlesford.

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and dedicated Physiotherapist to join our integrated team based at Stansted Surgery, providing community physio to patients living in Uttlesford.

We treat patients with a wide variety of conditions: neurological, orthopaedic, fallers, musculoskeletal and rehab patients, aiming to improve their function, safety and independence. The post holder must hold a full driving license and have access to a car for work. They will be required to be a lone worker and manage an independent caseload with regular supervision.

The ideal candidate will have a wide range of clinical experiences and a desire to build on prior skills and knowledge. Excellent time management skills are needed to prioritise a busy caseload and a flexible approach is required to accommodate the changing needs of the service. Effective team working is essential to ensure an integrated approach to patient care and good IT skills are required for electronic patient records.

This post would be an excellent opportunity for a current Band 6, a Band 5 with experience or a Return to Practice therapist as we can provide support and supervised learning in order for the member of staff to achieve the required standard.

We offer excellent career prospects working in an extremely supportive team, participating in our supervision and appraisal program. There is an in-service program and the trust provides opportunities to attend external courses .

Main duties of the job

To deliver high quality, skilled clinical care to patients providing rehab and long term condition management.

To utilise specialist skills and knowledge t o undertake comprehensive assessments of patients, analysing information to formulate an accurate intervention.

To collaboratively discuss and agree SMART goals and outcomes with patients.

To ensure patients understand and consent to treatment plans, using the legal framework as appropriate for patients who do not have consent, working collaboratively with patients, carers and colleagues.

Evaluate patient progress, reassessing and reviewing treatment programmes, adjusting as required. Be able to determine the potential for rehabilitation, future care and support needs.

To manage a caseload of patients with complex health & social care needs, prioritising own workload and delegating tasks where appropriate.

To be able to hand over patients to non-qualified staff, providing clear treatment plans and reviewing progress appropriately.

To assess and clinically justify the provision of equipment to patients. To be responsible for ensuring equipment provided is safe to use and advise the multi-professional team/family where appropriate.

To liaise with GP’s, other professionals and voluntary agencies to deliver patient centred care to a high standard.

To be able to manage discharges of patients in a timely manner completing clear discharge summaries explaining interventions, outcomes of therapy and appropriate next steps.

Working for our organisation

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;

• Season Ticket Loans
• NHS discounts for staff
• Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
• Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
• The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
• Day One Flexible Employer
  
  
  

The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment

Join our Staff bank

What is Staff Bank?

Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.

All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.

If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.

Please note - staff who are formally at risk within the organisation will be given priority in securing alternative employment. Should it come to light that a post being advertised by the Trust is considered ‘suitable alternative employment’ to an individual who is at risk, the recruiting manager will be advised and the post will be withdrawn from NHS Jobs.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Important Professional References

Make sure that as a part of your application you have professional references with business contract information covering your last three year employment history. We are unable to accept personal or character references.

As a newly appointed employee you are responsible for incurring the cost of your initial DBS check relevant to your post, the amount will be deducted from your first salary with the Trust.

Applications for Job Share are positively welcomed.

Equal Opportunities Employer

Our Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We particularly welcome applications from people with experience of using mental health services. We also hold the Disability two tick symbol and have made the pledge to commit to employing more people with learning disabilities, we encourage people with a disability to apply. If you require this application form in another format i.e. Braille or audio tape etc, please contact the Recruitment Department on 01375 364513 or email [e-mail] and we can arrange for this to be dispatched to you.

The Trust has the right to expire vacancies prior to the closing date if they so wish. The Trust makes every attempt to contact all applicants and we strongly advise that you check the email account which is registered with NHS Jobs regularly, we would advise however due to the high number of applications we receive that if you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to robust safer recruitment processes.

Covid Vaccination

Although Covid vaccinations are no longer a mandatory requirement within the NHS we continue to encourage and support the vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against Covid19. The safety of our staff and patients is a top priority for us at EPUT.

If you would like to book a Covid vaccination or would like more information please contact us by emailing [e-mail] .

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