Wellbeing and Physiotherapy Practitioner

Oxford Health NHS Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Oxford is seeking a Wellbeing and Physiotherapy Practitioner to support service users in achieving their physical health goals. The ideal candidate will possess a level 3 qualification in fitness and experience with individuals facing mental health challenges. This role involves working collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary team to access exercise and nutrition resources, ensuring improved health outcomes for patients. Join us and make a difference in the community with your expertise in physical health rehabilitation.

Benefits

Excellent career progression

27 days annual leave

NHS Discount range

Lease car scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience working within health, social/voluntary care or educational sector.
• Ability to screen patients following protocols for physiotherapy assessment.
• Experience in mental health adult and/or forensic mental health.

Responsibilities

• Support service users to achieve physical health goals.
• Facilitate access to the onsite gym.
• Support activities around healthy eating.

Skills

Motivating individuals

Supervisory skills

Organizational skills

Ability to assess fitness

Personal development commitment

Education

Level 3 qualification in fitness

Job description

Wellbeing and Physiotherapy Practitioner

Are you looking for a role where you can help our service users enjoy a good quality of life?

Do you have a level 3 qualification in fitness?

People diagnosed with an SMI (Serious Mental Illness) have significantly worse health outcomes and life expectancies. We have created a new full time opportunity which combines supporting patients on the mental health wards to move more, move well, move for fun and implement other lifestyle changes to improve their physical health and address this inequality.

The main aim of this role is to focus on physical health rehabilitation, engagement, and enablement to optimize service users' ability to live independently and enjoy a good quality of life.

You will work alongside physiotherapists, physical health leads, dietitians, occupational therapists, nurses, activity coordinators and peer support workers to increase access to exercise, movement and physical rehabilitation. You will also be carrying out physical health interventions prescribed by the physiotherapy team.

This is a unique opportunity for a professional, ideally someone with a physical health rehabilitation or fitness background, who has experience or wants to work with individuals with mental health problems. The individual must understand the impact of physical functioning on mental health rehabilitation, enablement and recovery.

Main duties of the job

You will support the ward-based multi-disciplinary team (MDT) by working closely with service users to achieve their physical health goals by;

• Facilitating access to the small onsite gym
• Creating and adapting exercise programmes
• Supporting engagement in community-based physical health activities
• Supporting activities and groups around healthy eating
• Supporting service users with physiotherapy programmes.
• Supporting the team with physical health monitoring
• Effective and efficient liaison with other teams and agencies The ability to motivate people with mental health challenges
• Level 3 fitness or exercise qualification.

You will be part of the ward-based MDT. You will have clinical supervision from a qualified physiotherapist and a physical health lead nurse, join in service training and meet regularly with other physiotherapy TI's and fitness instructors from a range of mental health services.

About us

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible

Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive:"Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

Our values are:"Caring, safe and excellent"

At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Job responsibilities

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview, and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

Person Specification

Qualification

• Level 3 qualifications in fitness
• Evidence of use of academic qualifications in a job role.

Experience/Knowledge

• Experience of work within the health, social / voluntary care or educational sector
• Evidence of work within a multidisciplinary environment
• Aptitude to follow the directions of other members of the MDT and remain within scope of practice.
• Good supervisory, organisational and time management skills with ability to plan / prioritise work and to direct patients, carers, and colleagues.
• Ability to screen patients following set protocols for physiotherapy assessment and general fitness
• Ability to assess fitness for multigym and group activity
• Ability to motivate in a variety of ways
• Work experience in mental health adult and /or forensic mental health.

Skills

• To actively facilitate and use own initiative to progress physiotherapy programmes, e.g., individual / group activities.
• A commitment to personal development and lifelong learning.
• Ability to write up / maintain patient / service records
• Ability to create teaching material to promote a healthy lifestyle

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Professional Lead Physiotherapist - Mental Health