Supportive Care Physiotherapist

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is seeking an experienced physiotherapist to join the Supportive Care Service. The role focuses on assessing and managing complex symptoms and delivering personalised rehabilitation for patients with advanced organ conditions.

You will work within a dynamic multidisciplinary team, coordinating with consultants, nurses, occupational therapists and psychologists to improve quality of life and functional independence.

Qualifications

• Experience as a physiotherapist in adult supportive or palliative care is desirable.
• Strong communication and collaboration within multidisciplinary teams.
• Commitment to patient-centered rehabilitation and outcome improvement.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist physiotherapy assessment and intervention for patients with advanced liver, renal, respiratory and cardiac conditions within supportive care.
• Assess and manage symptoms such as breathlessness, fatigue, reduced exercise tolerance and functional decline.
• Deliver personalised rehabilitation programmes to promote independence and participation in meaningful activity.
• Collaborate with patients to set goals aligned with their priorities.
• Contribute to holistic multidisciplinary assessments and care planning.
• Support patients to self-manage symptoms and optimise physical wellbeing.

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated physiotherapist to join the Cardiff and Vale Supportive Care Service.

The Supportive Care Service provides specialist multidisciplinary care for people living with advanced liver, renal, respiratory and cardiac disease who are likely to be in the last one to two years of life. Our aim is to reduce symptom burden, promote independence, enhance quality of life and support people to live as well as possible for as long as possible.

Working as part of a dynamic multidisciplinary team and alongside the Band 7 Physiotherapist, the successful candidate will play a key role in assessing and managing complex physical symptoms, delivering personalised rehabilitation, and supporting patients and their families to achieve what matters most to them.

This is an excellent opportunity for a physiotherapist with an interest in supportive care, long-term conditions, rehabilitation and palliative approaches to care.

• Provide specialist physiotherapy assessment and intervention for patients with advanced liver, renal, respiratory and cardiac conditions.
• Assess and manage symptoms including breathlessness, fatigue, reduced exercise tolerance, deconditioning, mobility problems and functional decline.
• Deliver personalised rehabilitation programmes to support independence, function and participation in meaningful activities.
• Work collaboratively with patients to establish realistic goals that reflect their priorities and preferences.
• Contribute to holistic multidisciplinary assessments and care planning.
• Support patients to self-manage symptoms and optimise physical wellbeing.
• Work closely with consultants, specialist nurses, occupational therapists, psychologists and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Participate in service development, audit, evaluation and quality improvement initiatives.
• Support the education and development of colleagues, students and support staff.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rachel Owen Job title: Senior Nurse for Supportive Care Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 02921840523

Jane Mullins

Supportive Care Physiotherapist

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