Senior Physiotherapist (Intermediate Care) | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused health organization in Cambridge is seeking a Senior Physiotherapist to join their Intermediate Care Team. This role involves delivering holistic therapy assessments and rehabilitation within patients' homes, promoting independence and reducing hospital admissions. The ideal candidate will hold a relevant physiotherapy license and possess excellent communication skills. This position offers a supportive environment with opportunities for professional development and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Annual leave of 27 days plus bank holidays

Pension scheme

Flexible job share opportunities

Professional development opportunities

Free on-site parking

Stress awareness and counselling support

Qualifications

• Experience working as a physiotherapist within community/home-based settings is desirable.
• Ability to travel independently around the county; full UK driving licence required.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive therapy assessment and rehabilitation to patients.
• Hold clinical responsibility for patients and Therapy Practitioners.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to ensure patient flow and safety.
• Conduct holistic assessments and promote patient independence.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team

Clinical reasoning skills

Education

Licensed physiotherapist with professional registration

Job description

Overview

We are currently looking for a Senior Physiotherapist to join our Intermediate Care Team in the South, based in Cambridgeshire. If you are dynamic, flexible and enjoy variety in your work and wish to be part of a team making a difference in our community, you are the right person for us.

The vision of the service is to provide outstanding, patient-focused, community based health care and therapy, optimising peoples potential to achieve their goals by supporting earlier discharge from hospital using the home first model.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) provides integrated community and mental health, learning disability and social care services of the highest standard due to our continued commitment to quality and service improvement. We aim to support people of all ages to achieve the very best they can for their health and well being.

Responsibilities

• To provide comprehensive, holistic therapy assessment and rehabilitation to patients within their home environment, maximising independence within a 4-week pathway.
• To hold clinical responsibility for patients within the service and Therapy Practitioners within their team. To prioritise workload including that of the Therapy Assistants within the team.
• To work proactively, in collaboration with the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure patient flow and safety.
• To assist in the development of the Integrated Care Workers and Therapy Practitioners to support the clinical delivery of the service.
• To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of your own and delegated work.
• To work within codes of practice and professional guidelines.
• To undertake holistic assessment (including those with complex presentations and multi-pathologies) making use of specialist clinical reasoning skills.
• To use evidence-based practice to ensure clinical care is effective and appropriate.
• To promote independence and wherever possible to avoid hospital admission and reduce inpatient length of stay to ensure those patients receive the appropriate care in the most appropriate setting.
• Organise and manage own time, delegating work appropriately.
• Conduct risk assessments and health and safety assessments and report any changes/newly identified risks.
• Demonstrate the importance of gaining patient and carer consent in all interventions.
• Effectively communicate verbally with patients, carers and colleagues using tact and persuasive skills, including with patients who have communication difficulties.
• Actively involved in the development of the service/ organisational aims and objectives of the Teams and the new model of care.
• Work effectively within the team structure and liaise with the MDT and other agencies by attending MDT meetings, case reviews.
• Ensure that accurate and timely written records are kept which comply with the Trust policy and HCPC guidance, reporting on any issues as appropriate.
• Provide specialist advice to all members of the multi-disciplinary team, service users and others on changes involving current care plans, patients progress and other relevant matters that pertain to the care of the patient.
• Support day-to-day planning and delivery of high‑quality care.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Licensed physiotherapist with appropriate professional registration and ongoing professional development.
• Experience working as a physiotherapist within community/ home-based settings is desirable.
• Ability to travel independently around the county and meet strict time deadlines; full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle may be required.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.

Benefits

• Annual leave allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays (this may increase depending on NHS service).
• Pension scheme.
• Flexible job share opportunities.
• Salary sacrifice schemes.
• Staff discount schemes.
• Professional development via the CPFT Academy with in-house training programmes.
• Free on-site parking.
• Stress awareness training, mindfulness training, counselling service, and occupational health support.

Additional Information

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve health & wellbeing. Our clinical teams deliver NHS services across inpatient, primary care and community settings, including Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications. Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles; if sponsorship cannot be offered, your application may be rejected from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk.

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.