Specialist Physiotherapist - North & East Therapies Team

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, innovative, flexible and motivated Specialist Physiotherapist to join the North Cornwall Integrated Therapy team, based primarily within the CATU Therapy team at Bodmin Hospital.

We deliver Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy in the North Cornwall locality to in a variety of ways:

Bodmin & Stratton Community Hospitals - Bodmin CATU (Clinical assessment and treatment unit) is a progressive short-stay ward with a fast-paced assessment unit. The overall aim of the CATU is to provide place-based care through an inpatient chair / bed based comprehensive assessment service for individuals who require short term medical, nursing or therapy assessment. CATU is for patients to receive their required assessment and treatment either on the day and discharge home or for an average admission length of 72 hours or transfer to another place of care for ongoing care needs.

Stratton Hospital there are 17 bed Rehabilitation beds.

Community Rehabilitation Team - working within the patients' home environment, treatingpatients with a complex and varied pathologies and presentations, including a wide variety of conditions e.g., long-term, neurological, orthopaedic, respiratory, falls, and frailty.

The Integrated Therapy team is part of the wider Adult Community Services, within Cornwall Foundation Trust, which encompasses a number of Specialist teams as well as the Community Nursing teams.

Main duties of the job

Thepurpose of the post is:

• To provide a high standard physiotherapy service, performing advanced assessments of patients including those with highly complex presentations, and from this formulating a diagnosis and treatment.
• To provide leadership for support staff and junior staff through supervision and training.
• To participate in the planning and development of Physiotherapy Services.
• Model and deliver excellent evidence based clinical care, working as an autonomous physiotherapist.
• To support the community rehabilitation and reablement model in line with a 'one workforce' culture across services, settings, and sectors in the community and step-down intermediate care settings.

It is desired that staff work flexibly in line with a 'one workforce' culture across services, settings, and sectors, building relationships and increasing skills.

The post is currently full-time, but we are happy to discuss hours that suit you.

About us

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live her. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increase the numbers of people who use out services.