Band 5 Static Physiotherapist

Job summary

This is an exciting and challenging role working within the lower limb and chronic pain specialist therapy team at Wessex Rehab. You will work closely with the team to develop and deliver effective and efficient specialist out-patient rehabilitation to patients suffering from conditions affecting their lower limb(s). This includes complex leg injuries and reconstruction, lower limb trauma, and non-traumatic conditions. Some patients will have psychological barriers that impact their recovery. Treatment is delivered with a combination of 1:1 and group therapy across a range of traditional Physiotherapy and Occupational environments. You will also work with the chronic pain service, helping to deliver pain management programmes to those living with persistent pain alongside the rest of the team.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work primarily as part of the lower limb team, but will also provide clinical support across the Wessex Rehab pathways, interacting with Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, Pain Consultants, Therapy Practitioners and Workshop Technicians.

This is a complex role requiring you to work alongside patients and carers communicating with them in a way that respects their views, autonomy and culture. You will have ample opportunity to use a range of treatment skills and techniques, clinical reasoning and exercise progression. You will also develop psychological insight working closely with the psychology team to maximise patients' outcomes. You will be closely supported by the clinical specialist team as well as other team members.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk