Static Physiotherapist

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Foundation Trust in the UK seeks an experienced Physiotherapist for its expanding Rapid Response Team. This permanent role involves supporting patients in both acute and community settings, covering a 7-day service from 8 am to 9 pm. The successful candidate will manage a varied caseload, conduct assessment and discharge of patients, and work across multiple community hubs. A valid driving license, business insurance, and access to a car are essential. This position offers a unique opportunity to impact patient discharge pathways positively.

Qualifications

• Experience in core Physiotherapy rotations is essential.
• Confident and competent in discharge planning.
• Must work autonomously within a community setting.

Responsibilities

• Support the Rapid Response Team therapy caseload.
• Assess and discharge patients in SDEC and A&E.
• Complete discharge visits within 2 hours of hospital discharge.

Skills

Experience in core Physiotherapy rotations

Confident in discharge planning

Competent in autonomous working

Car driver with a full license

Job description

This is an exciting job opportunity to work within the Rapid Response Team. This is an expanding service which provides support to patients both in the acute and community setting. This post is a permanent post within the Rapid Response Team which would be suitable for an experienced Physiotherapist with a wide knowledge base and confident and competent in timely discharge facilitation.

This post is to cover a 7-day 8am-9pm service. The successful candidate will be based either at the Countess of Chester Hospital or one of the 3 Community Response Hubs (Ellesmere Port, Chester, Tarporley) with an expectation to work across these areas as the service necessitates. The successful candidate will need to be a car driver with a full licence, business insurance and access to a car during their working hours.

The successful candidate will be based at one of the locality hubs but will work across all areas to support the Rapid Response Team therapy caseload. The entire patient discharge pathway will be covered within this role. From assessing and discharging patients in SDEC (Same Day Emergency Centre) and A&E, completing discharge visits in the Community within 2hours of hospital discharge to ascertain patient's needs, through to managing a large and varied therapy caseload within the community.

The successful candidate will need to have had experience in the core Physiotherapy rotations in addition to being confident and competent in discharge planning and autonomous working within the Community setting.

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:

• The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
• Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
• Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.

The Trust employs over 5916 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 411,000. This includes 361,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.