Senior Physiotherapist - Home First Team

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust; Craigavon; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking motivated individuals to join their Home First Therapy team. This role focuses on supporting patients recently discharged from hospital, helping them regain independence in their own homes. The successful candidate will conduct assessments and provide treatments while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. The organization values diversity and offers a supportive work environment, along with opportunities for professional development and a range of NHS benefits. If you're passionate about making a difference in patient care and enjoy working in a dynamic team, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

Pension scheme

NHS discount schemes

Learning and development opportunities

Health and wellbeing services

Qualifications

• Registered with Health Professions Council and a degree in Physiotherapy required.
• Experience in a junior rotational Physiotherapy post is essential.

Responsibilities

• Perform assessments and treatments for patients with complex needs.
• Provide advice and guidance to health and social care professionals.

Skills

Clinical Assessment

Manual Therapy Techniques

Communication Skills

Team Collaboration

Clinical Reasoning

Education

Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy

Current registration with Health Professions Council

Tools

POMR Record Keeping

Job description

Job ref434-C6485449-B

Employer: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Employer type: NHS

Site: Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Town: Aylesbury

Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 Per Annum Pro Rata

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 16/04/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Band 6

Be part of our BHT family

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.

We care for over half a million patients every year:

1. Provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics.
2. Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services.
3. Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services.
4. Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.

More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.

We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.

If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [email protected] or phone [phone].

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work – and invite you to join our BHT family.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Home First Therapy team in Buckinghamshire.

The team is still in its infancy of becoming a substantive service, providing team members with the opportunity to influence and contribute to growing and shaping the service.

We are looking for motivated and skilled individuals to join the team, which supports patients that have recently been discharged from hospital to regain their independence and remain in their own homes.

The ideal candidate will be able to take a holistic and person-centred approach to supporting patients to recover from their recent hospital admission and to achieve their short-term goals, maximising independence.

The role will include visiting patients in their home to perform assessment and treatment for patients with complex needs within the expected timescales. Additionally, the successful candidate will be required to provide advice, guidance and information to health and social care professionals.

Main duties of the job

1. To perform assessment and treatment for patients with complex needs, and to provide advice, guidance and information to health and social care professionals, carers and relatives and other non-professionals.
2. To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
3. To participate in continuing professional and service development and contribute to organisational objectives.

Working for our organisation

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.

Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.

We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

What do we stand for?

Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.

Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.

We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.

We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.

We are proud to achieve the Gold award for the Armed Forces Covenant and support applications from the Armed Forces Community. Please contact [email protected] (our Armed Forces Covenant Lead) if you would like guidance or assistance with your application.

We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant, there is the option for secondment; all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [email protected] quoting the vacancy reference number.

Person specification

CARE Values

1. Communicates openly, honestly and professionally, and actively promotes team working and building strong working relationships.
2. Patients are always first. Drives service improvements. Strong self-awareness with a desire to grow.
3. Treats all with compassion and kindness. Ensures everyone feels valued.
4. Consults others and listens to their views/opinions. Enables others to take the initiative.

Education, Qualifications & Training

1. Current registration with Health Professions Council.
2. Diploma /Degree in Physiotherapy.
3. Evidence of CPD in the form of a detailed personal development portfolio.

Desirable criteria

1. Specific formal courses appropriate to post speciality.

Experience

1. Experience of at least 18 months in a junior rotational Physiotherapy post.
2. Previous experience in core physiotherapy specialties including acute inpatient care, respiratory, Musculoskeletal, neurology and community.
3. Attendance at post-graduate courses in related fields and demonstrates reflective learning.
4. Experience of managing own caseload and prioritizing.
5. Ability to work and interact effectively within an interdisciplinary team and contribute to decision making.
6. Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development and reflective practice.
7. Knowledge and application of evidence-based practice and clinical reasoning.
8. Establish and maintain CPD Portfolio.

Desirable criteria

1. Knowledge of areas of influence of psychosocial and cultural factors on health/illness behaviours.
2. Knowledge of Discharge pathways.

Skills, Abilities & Knowledge

1. Able to apply a range and depth of knowledge to the specialist clinical area of post.
2. Able to make sound clinical decisions based on knowledge/experience and utilize advanced clinical reasoning skills.
3. Able to carry out a range of assessments and procedures in order to make clinical assessments and diagnosis.
4. Able to carry out manual therapy techniques and therapeutic handling, requiring skillful and strenuous physical effort during the day.
5. Awareness of limitations of own professional abilities.
6. Clear, concise verbal and written communication to ensure liaison with multi-disciplinary team, patients and carers to ensure records and reports are accurate, legal and in legible manner (in English).
7. Ability to integrate, participate and contribute as an effective member of a team.
8. Ability to self-direct towards the attainment of clear goals.
9. Ability to prioritise tasks and functions against well-reasoned standards.
10. Positive response to constructive criticism.
11. Ability to plan, manage and organise required tasks within available resources (including time).
12. Use of and/or knowledge of POMR record keeping.
13. Knowledge of Current related legislation (Care Act, H&S, Data P. Act, etc).
14. Commitment to equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice.
15. Understand how to maintain confidentiality, privacy and dignity of patients.

Special Requirements

1. To demonstrate appropriate level of assertiveness.
2. Self-motivated.
3. Able to fulfill the physical demands of the role subject to reasonable adjustment under the terms of the Disciplinary Discrimination Act 1995.
4. Able to be empathetic and handle difficult or emotional situations, using judgement to determine optimal intervention.
5. Ability to participate in weekend working.
6. Flexible to meet the needs of the service.
7. Full UK Driving Licence.
8. Availability of own car for work use.

PPE requirements:

COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations

If you are successful at interview, we will require you to complete a Covid-19 risk assessment document.

Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight. If we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the closing date.

Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.

Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.

Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interview will not be reimbursed.

Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

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.