Specialist Physiotherapist (Virtual Ward)

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Bradford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking an experienced physiotherapist to deliver high-quality care in a community setting. The role involves assessing and rehabilitating frail older patients, enabling them to recover at home. Ideal candidates are self-motivated and possess community care expertise. This position offers opportunities for professional development within a supportive environment.

Benefits

Opportunities for continuing professional development

Qualifications

• Experienced physiotherapist with a passion for community care.
• Essential to have a full UK driving licence and a car for work.
• Ability to care for frail older patients with complex health needs.

Responsibilities

• Deliver seamless patient care in a community setting.
• Improve patients' ability to self-care and recover at home.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments and manage rehabilitation programs.

Skills

Community care expertise

Team collaboration

Motivation

Self-starter

Assessment and rehabilitation

Knowledge of complex co-morbidities

Job description

The post holder will deliver seamless care across organisational boundaries reviewing patients in a community setting in order to improve the ability for patients to self‑care; to enable patients to recover at home following illness/ preventing the need for patients to be admitted to hospital.

We are looking for an experienced physiotherapist who is highly motivated and a self‑starter with the ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team and provide skills, knowledge and expertise in the care and management of frail older patients in a community setting. We provide a comprehensive assessment and rehabilitation programs for patients in their own homes and respond to the needs of the frail elderly population with a wide range of conditions including complex co‑morbidities, frailty, respiratory, musculoskeletal, and orthopaedic.

Our friendly, supportive environment can provide great opportunities for continuing professional development, helping you to specialise and develop your professional skills.

It is essential that you have a full UK driving licence and have a car available for work.

At Bradford Teaching Hospitals we’re passionate about providing outstanding care for the people of the Bradford district and communities across the North of England. We’re keen to meet people interested in sharing our passion and helping us continue to deliver the highest quality of care to our patients.

We’re a renowned teaching hospital trust at the forefront of research, education and development, with a state‑of‑the‑art simulation and skills training centre on site.

In short, we can help you lift your career to the next level. We’ve received huge investment to improve patient care which means we have truly world‑class facilities including a brand‑new neonatal suite, state‑of‑the‑art intensive care unit, a newly refurbished A&E department, new children’s unit and a welcoming, modern atrium and reception area for staff and visitors.