Community Physiotherapist - Kendal

Job summary

Are you a Physiotherapist looking to develop your skills and knowledge in a community setting?

Would you like to live and work near the lake District National Park?

The Community Therapy Team in South Cumbria are seeking to recruit a highly motivated, proactive and adaptable physiotherapist as we continue to develop and expand our service.

We are looking for a physiotherapist to join the South Cumbria Community Therapy Team, based at Kendal. As part of the South Cumbria team, you will support the delivery of high quality care to patients in the community and our intermediate care beds.

Working together with Occupational Therapists, Assistant Practioners and Rehab Assistants, you will work within the community therapy team undertaking specialist assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients with frequently complex problems in their own homes or residential/nursing homes.

The service is an integrated community service providing rehab for patients from hospital discharge, intermediate care beds to long stream therapy in patients own homes.We provide a comprehensive induction, with access to supervision, in-service training and clinical leadership mentoring and support.We actively promote staff wellbeing in our daily practice and will consider flexible working requests in line with service needs.

Service hours are currently Monday - Friday 8am -630pm and Saturday -Sunday 8:30am - 16:30pm on a roster basis.

Main duties of the job

To work as an individual within the community physiotherapy team undertaking specialist assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients with frequently complex problems in their own homes, community hospital or residential/nursing home.

To work as an autonomous practitioner taking responsibility for the management of patients on own caseload without direct supervision.

To continue to develop specialist clinical skills, knowledge and experience through participation in In-Service training and specialist Personal Development as identified in Personal Development Plans, (E.g. specialist external courses, shadowing etc).

To maintain effective communication links with patients, carers and all associated professional practitioners, including the completion of accurate clinical records in line with trust and professional body codes of practice.

To regularly assist in the planning & delivery of team and departmental training and education sessions, to further professional and personal development for staff, working with the guidance and support of senior members of staff if required.

To supervise the clinical practice of physiotherapy support staff and assistants, Band 5 physiotherapists and students.

To participate in research and audit as requested by the physiotherapy manager.

To be responsible for the clinical education and practice of Physiotherapy Undergraduates accepted on clinical placement.

About us

We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community health care premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.