Static Physiotherapist

Countess Of Chester Hospital; Chester; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a highly motivated Physiotherapist to join our Ellesmere Port and Neston Community Response Hubs, covering Cheshire West and Chester. Based in a community setting, you will join a large team delivering care to service users in their homes.

Applicants must have HCPC registration and have completed a broad range of placements as a student or at Band 5 within the NHS.

Qualifications

• HCPC registration and completed broad range of placements as a student or Band 5 NHS.
• Good time management and organisational skills; ability to work autonomously under pressure.

Responsibilities

• To work as an autonomous practitioner to perform therapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations.
• To communicate empathetically with patients with complex clinical presentation, explaining their clinical diagnosis and treatment programmes. Ensure that patients understand this and answer any queries they may have in relation to their diagnosis and treatment plan.
• To use clinical reasoning to provide a diagnosis and develop, deliver and adapt individualised treatment programmes.
• To contribute to monitoring and evaluation of treatment in order to measure progress and outcomes to ensure effectiveness of interventions and service delivery.

Skills

Autonomy

Time management

Organisational skills

Education

HCPC registration

Job description

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, staff pride themselves on not only leading through clinical excellence, but also by creating an environment where all staff are valued and appreciated. To achieve this, the Trust has embarked on an exciting new strategy focused on continuous improvement.

Our vision is to improve the lives of our community and provide excellence in healthcare, through partnership and innovation

Our High Performance Culture will support everyone to be the best version of themselves by being true to our Trust vision, values and behaviours.
We welcome applications from colleagues from our local and neighbouring communities of all backgrounds and identities, who are currently under-represented within our region such as Black, Asian, Minority ethnic and those with disabilities.

As a region we are reviewing the way we work, and exploring how new working practices that support flexible working can create a positive work-life balance. As part of our recruitment process we will explore how our inclusive employment policies, flexible working, staff engagement forums, Trust facilities and services can be of mutual benefit.

Job overview

Working Full time: 37.5 hours per week

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Physiotherapist to join our Ellesmere Port and Neston Community Response Hubs covering Cheshire West and Chester.

Based in a community setting, you will be part of a large team providing care and support to service users within their own homes.

Applicants must have a HCPC registration and able to demonstrate they have successfully completed a broad range of placement across clinical areas as a student or at Band 5 grade within the NHS.

Good time management skills, organisational skills and an ability to work autonomously under pressure are essential requirements to this post.

Main duties of the job

• To work as an autonomous practitioner to perform therapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations.
• To communicate empathetically with patients with complex clinical presentation, explaining their clinical diagnosis and treatment programmes. Ensure that patients understand this and answer any queries they may have in relation to their diagnosis and treatment plan.
• To use clinical reasoning to provide a diagnosis and develop, deliver and adapt individualised treatment programmes.
• To contribute to monitoring and evaluation of treatment in order to measure progress and outcomes to ensure effectiveness of interventions and service delivery.

Working for our organisation

The Trust’s services are provided from three locations: