Job summary
Would you like to work as part of a dynamic, developing Integrated Community Team?
Across Gloucestershire we have had major investment in our Home First and Reablement Team and as a result of this we have an opportunity for a Band 6 Physiotherapist to join our Team and be a key part of developing our therapy led service in Cheltenham. Our Team is based in Cheltenham, and we work closely with the GP practices in the Primary Care Networks, alongside our Adult Social Care colleagues and voluntary and Independent sector organisations within the locality.
This is an exciting time to join our team, as we build on our existing services in order to support more people to live independently at home. If you have a passion for community work, rehabilitation and delivering personalised care, then we would love to hear from you.
We can offer you the opportunity to work in a very supportive integrated team, with access to training, regular supervision, annual appraisal and the autonomy to be a lead professional in our new service delivery.
Being a car driver is essential to the role.
Main duties of the job
In line with the Government hospital discharge and community support policy, and the discharge to assess model, our Home First service is a time-limited short-term assessment service for people in their own homes to facilitate rapid discharge from Acute and Community hospitals.
We also provide Reablement to patients in the community, to prevent hospital admission and to facilitate maximum independence, working on jointly agreed goals, promoting personalised care.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are outlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
About us
We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.
The annual NHS Staff Surveygives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:
- 89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users;
- 73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work;
- 82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority;
- 76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative
Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a Physiotherapist you would be a key part of our team, providing assessment, goal planning and reviews. You will be working collaboratively with Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Reablement Coordinators, Rehabilitation assistants and seniors alongside our Adult social Care colleagues to enable our patients to gain their maximum level of independence in their own home. The caseload will be varied, ranging from rapid assessment to prevent hospital admission, Home First assessments to establish
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a Physiotherapist you would be a key part of our team, providing assessment, goal planning and reviews. You will be working collaboratively with Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Reablement Coordinators, Rehabilitation assistants and seniors alongside our Adult social Care colleagues to enable our patients to gain their maximum level of independence in their own home. The caseload will be varied, ranging from rapid assessment to prevent hospital admission, Home First assessments to establish
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Diploma / Degree in Physiotherapy
- HCPC registration
- Driving licence and use of vehicle
Desirable
- Membership to a relevant professional body e.g. CSP
LENGTH AND / OR NATURE OF EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Broad range of clinical experience across a variety of clinical areas
- Solid experience as a physiotherapist, or the ability to demonstrate relevant experience in the field of rehabilitation
- Experience of managing junior members of staff and rehabilitation assistants
- Evidence of working unsupervised
- Evidence of working across multi-disciplinary and multi-agency boundaries
- Experience of working in an NHS environment
Desirable
- Experience of performance management
PROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Able to deliver community rehabilitation and treatment of patients with complex clinical presentations
- Ability to deliver in-service training programmes
- Ability to clinically practice the core areas of exercise therapy, management of pain relief, mobility training and therapeutic handling
- Able to demonstrate specialist knowledge in rehabilitation of the patient with complex needs / multi-pathologies
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Diploma / Degree in Physiotherapy
- HCPC registration
- Driving licence and use of vehicle
Desirable
- Membership to a relevant professional body e.g. CSP
LENGTH AND / OR NATURE OF EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Broad range of clinical experience across a variety of clinical areas
- Solid experience as a physiotherapist, or the ability to demonstrate relevant experience in the field of rehabilitation
- Experience of managing junior members of staff and rehabilitation assistants
- Evidence of working unsupervised
- Evidence of working across multi-disciplinary and multi-agency boundaries
- Experience of working in an NHS environment
Desirable
- Experience of performance management
PROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Able to deliver community rehabilitation and treatment of patients with complex clinical presentations
- Ability to deliver in-service training programmes
- Ability to clinically practice the core areas of exercise therapy, management of pain relief, mobility training and therapeutic handling
- Able to demonstrate specialist knowledge in rehabilitation of the patient with complex needs / multi-pathologies
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).
