Physiotherapist

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Job Summary

East community Rehabilitation Team are a small and dynamic therapy team providing community physio and occupational therapy to adults with physical health issues within the Easington Locality. The team also works collaboratively with the community nursing services working over a 6 day rota providing same day response for patients with nursing/ rehab and care needs that require a 2 hour crisis response. Domicillary experience and car driver essential. We provide cover for the east durham demographic.

As part of ongoing development within the team we are looking for an experienced dynamic Band 6 Physiotherapist to join us serving both the intermediate care and domicillary service.

You will have the opportunity to be involved with service development as part of the wider community therapy services and an opportunity to develop your clinical and leadership skills within the supportive environment of the east therapy team.

If interested, please contact Lisa Mills East therapy team lead on lisa.mills16@nhs.net or 07468750926 to discuss the position further.

Main duties of the job

To work as a member of the clinical team of physiotherapists, occupational therapists and therapy assistants within community therapy services.

The post holder will independently manage a caseload that includes some highly complex patients and provide specialist and generic therapy assessments to adults referred to the team who present with a range of physical dysfunction/or disabilities resulting from injury, illness, surgery or chronic disease, within a range of community settings and establishments (including Rehabilitation Wards/Units, Clients Homes, Care Homes and Prisons)

On an on-going basis the post holder will assess, diagnose, implement and evaluate individual programmes of care for patients.

The post holder will work within a multi-professional team (Consultants, GPs, nursing staff, Occupational Therapists, Social workers and other AHPs) regarding the management and discharge of patients under your care.

The post holder will deliver clinical education of all staff as required within community services

About Us

If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager

You must be able to produce ALLcertificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients’ homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented

We are unable to offer sponsorship for roles that do not require a professional registration, to apply you must have Right to Work in the United Kingdom. If you are in the UK on a VISA please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you from taking this post

Full Job Descriptions can be found in the adverts supporting documents

Job Description Job Responsibilities

Client Group: Adult rehabilitation to community based patient population over 5-7 day service as required.

To be an autonomous practitioner with the freedom to act to be personally, professionally and legally accountable for the services you provide to patients in your care and for those Associate Practitioners, Care and Therapy Support workers and

To perform advanced therapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations and sometimes highly complex physical conditions; to provide a diagnosis, develop, and deliver individualised treatment programme

To hold responsibility for own caseload and be responsible for a defined area of the service or a particular patient type, working without direct supervision.

To be operationally managed on a day to day basis by your designated clinical lead, and will receive formal supervision from a B7 therapist either within group or individual sessions.

To be supported by the designated Clinical Lead to carry out your duties via informal supervision and guidance on an as needs basis, dependant on your level of experience and complexity of patients under your care.

To work within established Service / Trust policies and procedures and contribute / propose changes for the development of operational procedures / working practices relevant to the team and services it provides.

To be responsible for providing formal clinical supervision and support to lesser experienced therapists, plus Assistant Practitioners and Care support workers. This includes personal and professional development, including appraisal as well as support for case management beyond their level of knowledge and experience. Informal support will also be given on a day to day basis to assist with caseload management.

To provide supervision, education and assessment of therapy students; this would be to a graduate standard and involve working with universities to ensure the standard of practice and teaching meets the standard set by the degree level qualification

To undertake evidence based audit to further own and teams clinical practice within the specialism. To make recommendations to the Clinical Lead of service that may lead to implementation of specific changes to practice or contribute to service protocols

Person Specification Statutory Registration Essential

• HCPC registered
  
  

Desirable

• Member of CSP
  
  

Special Requirements Essential

• Ability to travel and carry small items of equipment on a daily basis to fulfil the requirements of the post.
• Must hold a UK or International driving licence and have access to a car.
  
  

Desirable

• Ability to travel and carry small items of equipment on a daily basis to fulfil the requirements of the post.
• Must hold a UK OR International driving licence and have access to a car.
  
  

Qualifications Essential

• BSc Physiotherapy or equivalent
• State Registration
• Continuing Professional Development Diary including evidence of reflective practice, training and clinical experience
  
  

Desirable

• Recognised relevant academic qualification
• Member of CSP
• An understanding of County Durham and Darlington NHS FT, its culture, strategic direction achievements and NHS standing
  
  

Experience Essential

• Relevant experience in physical rehabilitation including recent general rehabilitation and community rehabilitation.
• Evidence of NHS experience.
• Experience in working in a variety of settings with evidence of generic transferrable assessment and treatment skills between physiotherapy and occupational therapy.
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team
• Evidence of communication skills within a wide variety of settings
  
  

Desirable

• Experience in working in a variety of settings with evidence of generic transferrable assessment and treatment skills between physiotherapy and occupational therapy.
  
  

Special Skills & Knowledge Essential

• Up to date knowledge of professional practice and new research
• An understanding of legal responsibilities within the profession
• Able to present information, written and orally in a clear and logical manner
• Ability to organise and prioritise
• Ability to maintain high levels of concentration
• Ability to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities
• IT skills
  
  

Desirable

• Innovative approach to working life
• Able to use own initiative appropriately to enhance service delivery
• Presentational skills
• Evidence of working across professional boundaries
• Knowledge of system one for documentation.
  
  

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Spectrum 1

Spectrum Business Park

Seaham

County Durham

SR7 7TT

Employer’s website

https://www.cddft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)