Job summary
Community Physiotherapist - Band 6
Permanent - Full Time - 37.5 hours per week
Melksham Community Team - Based at Melksham Hospital
Melksham and Bradford on Avon Community Team is a busy multi-disciplinary team consisting of Community Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, and support staff. An opportunity has arisen to work within this professional and supportive team as a Band 6 Physiotherapist.
On this position you will provide rehabilitation to patients living in the community in order to improve their quality of life and ensure they remain safe and independent within their own homes. You will provide urgent interventions in order to prevent un-necessary hospital admissions and liaise closely with the local acute hospitals to facilitate timely hospital discharges under the Home First service.
The successful applicant will have excellent communication skills, will enjoy working in a team and be able to support junior and support staff. They will be experienced in working with adults with physical health conditions including palliative care.
You will be responsible for line managing junior members of staff and for managing your own caseload within the team.
You will also contribute to managing of the new Rapid Response Service alongside your fellow Band 6 nurses and Occupational Therapists within the team. You will be supported by Clinical Leads, Advanced Nurse Practitioners and Consultant Practitioners.
Main duties of the job
This position will offer the successful candidate the opportunity of developing both professionally and personally, optimising and enhancing skills and competence whilst working alongside a supportive multi-disciplinary team.
The successful applicant will also be encouraged to contribute to the development and implementation of new ways of working to continually evolve care delivery for our Wiltshire patients and maximise the services within the Community Team.
If you require more information or would like to visit us for an informal chat, please contact me on the number below.
About us
Wiltshire Health and Care provides community based health
services, enabling people to live healthy independent lives. Our Vision is to enable people to live independant and fulfilling lives for as long as possible. We are an NHS
partnership organisation, focused entirely on delivering quality health and
care to the people of Wiltshire - not on making a profit.
There has never been a better time to join us. Community
services are expanding as part of the NHS Long Term Plan and the population of
Wiltshire has never needed the energy, enthusiasm and commitment of our
community-focused teams more than now. You will join a friendly and supportive
team who live our values of Quality, Integrity, Partnership and Change, which
were developed with our staff, patients and carers. We have an overall good
rating from the CQC, with the majority of our services rated as Outstanding.
If you already live in or near Wiltshire, youll know that
it is a great place to live and work: rolling countryside, bustling market
towns and vibrant city life combined with excellent transport links and good
schools. If you are looking to move to the area, we offer local employment and
a chance to play a crucial role as part of your new community straight away.
What are you waiting for?!
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description (under Supporting Documents) for more information regarding the role and to access the full person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description (under Supporting Documents) for more information regarding the role and to access the full person specification.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of legislation affecting professional practice
- Up to date community experience
- Case management experience
- Experience of working with adults
- Working with a multi-disciplinary team
- Leadership experience
- Teaching experience
- Knowledge of recruitment, selection & appraisal system
- Setting and monitoring standards of care
- Experience within a wide range of patient/client care groups
Desirable
- Profiling community needs and targeting identified health needs of population
- Experience of applying research based information to practice
- Evidence of innovative and flexible approach to care and the organisation of care
- Awareness of recent Government initiatives that may affect future clinical practice
- To be knowledgeable of the clinical governance agenda and have an awareness of commissioning
Qualifications
Essential
- MCSP Dip PT / BSc / BSc(Hons) PT / MSc Physiotherapist
- Registered as a Physiotherapist with the Health and Care Professionals Council
- Relevant Post graduate qualification
- Teaching and assessing in clinical practice
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Non-medical prescriber
- Leadership and Management training
- Further qualifications relevant to community practice
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of legislation affecting professional practice
- Up to date community experience
- Case management experience
- Experience of working with adults
- Working with a multi-disciplinary team
- Leadership experience
- Teaching experience
- Knowledge of recruitment, selection & appraisal system
- Setting and monitoring standards of care
- Experience within a wide range of patient/client care groups
Desirable
- Profiling community needs and targeting identified health needs of population
- Experience of applying research based information to practice
- Evidence of innovative and flexible approach to care and the organisation of care
- Awareness of recent Government initiatives that may affect future clinical practice
- To be knowledgeable of the clinical governance agenda and have an awareness of commissioning
Qualifications
Essential
- MCSP Dip PT / BSc / BSc(Hons) PT / MSc Physiotherapist
- Registered as a Physiotherapist with the Health and Care Professionals Council
- Relevant Post graduate qualification
- Teaching and assessing in clinical practice
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Non-medical prescriber
- Leadership and Management training
- Further qualifications relevant to community practice
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
