Community In-Patient Physiotherapist

To deliver high quality Physiotherapeutic interventions and health care to patients on community in-patient units. To provide proactive, holistic case management and rehabilitation whilst working with patients to help them set realistic goals. Utilising health coaching skills to effectively engage with the patient and their family to ensure that expectations are appropriately managed.

This post is being offered with a welcome incentive package that includes payment of up to £2,000 for the successful candidate, subject to terms and conditions. For more information on this incentive, please contact the recruiting manager whose details are listed on this page.

• To assess and prescribe care programmes for patients with, but not exclusive to, long term conditions, the frail and elderly, palliative care and rehabilitation needs, to achieve quality of life and independence where possible
• To work within the integrated team to facilitate early discharge from hospital
• To work with all health care professionals, and statutory and non-statutory agencies to provide a seamless integrated service to our service users
• Apply now to join an organisation that has been awarded an Outstanding rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS community trust in the country to be awarded the title.
• To work on 28 bedded in-patient unit with multi-disciplinary team members including Band 5 Physiotherapist, Band 5 and Band 6 Occupational Therapists, Band 4 Therapy Assistant Practitioner and Band 3 Therapy Assistants , as well as Registered Nursing staff and Healthcare Assistants, and Discharge Coordinator.
• To promote rehabilitation and quality of care for our service users.
• Regular clinical, line management and well being supervision
• Yearly appraisal
• Opportunities to develop the service
• Participation in team meetings
• Opportunities to share ideas
• To be wholly accountable for own professional practice as determined by the Health Care Professions Council code of conduct. Take every reasonable opportunity to sustain and improve own knowledge and professional competence. To continue any development highlighted through the appraisal process and attend mandatory and specific training sessions.
• Undertake comprehensive, holistic physiotherapy assessments of patients (including those with a complex presentation) using investigative, analytical and clinical reasoning skills to form a differential diagnosis.
• Plan and assess programmes of care with realistic physiotherapeutic goals with the consultation of the patient, family, multidisciplinary team and other agencies.
• To ensure that informed consent is obtained prior to initiating all interventions and to be respectful of patient needs with regard to privacy, dignity and courtesy.
• Provide information and education to enable patients to make choices regarding a healthier lifestyle, as appropriate.
• Where there are barriers to understanding, such as hearing impairments, mental capacity impairments and other difficulties in comprehension, consider alternative methods to facilitate understanding, consent and concordance.
• Promote effective communication within the multi-disciplinary team, with GPs, Social Services and other outside agencies, including Voluntary services and to work collaboratively with these services, as appropriate..
• Recommend innovative changes in clinical practice to enhance patient care.
• Demonstrate an understanding of Assistive Technology and make referrals for this as required.
• To participate in multi-disciplinary meetings/multi-agency meetings eg Gold Standard Framework meetings; as well as attending and contributing to team meetings.
• To participate in audit processes and to action outcomes.
• Be responsible for ensuring workload for self and others is planned and prioritised according to service needs and targets, and to participate in the central triage roster and allocation of patients.
• Inform Line Manager/Clinical Lead of circumstances which may affect safe and competent practice.