Physiotherapist

Job summary

Are you an enthusiastic Physiotherapist with a passion for providing and developing high quality coordinated health, care and community services for local people? We may have the opportunity you are looking for. Exciting opportunities are now available to work in a rehabilitation and nursing unit - Albion Mill in Blackburn.

Your role will work alongside health, social care and voluntary sector partners to provide a dynamic integrated model of care for local people and patients.

Your role will be to ensure local people who are in need of a short period of intense rehabilitation receive effective care in a safe co-ordinated way.

Using your excellent communication and interpersonal skills, you will develop excellent working relationships with a range of health, care and community partners and expertly attend regular multi-disciplinary team meetings to ensure local people and patients achieve positive outcomes.

We are looking for enthusiastic, compassionate, motivated and creative individuals who can join our vibrant team. An ability to work independently, be a positive role model and demonstrate the Trust's values is essential.

Applicants are required to have a relevant professional qualification and relevant experience of working with adults including undertaking case management, care co-ordination and multi-disciplinary team working.

We look forward to meeting you and supporting you in your new role.

Main duties of the job

Provide a high standard of physiotherapy input to the designated therapy team. Hours may be required to be worked over 7 days between 08.00am and 08.00pm, depending on service need.

To assess and treat patients within a ward or community setting as an autonomous practitioner.

Physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations, physical and psychological conditions, to provide a diagnosis and develop and deliver an individualised treatment programme.

Hold responsibility for own caseload and be responsible for a defined area of the service or a particular patient type.

The post holder will ensure their own personal development and participate in the development of others.

To supervise, educate and assess the performance of physiotherapy students to ensure the standard of practice and teaching meets the degree standard.

To take part in the On Call Respiratory rota if appropriate.

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Albion Mill

Blackburn

BB2 4LX

Employer's website

https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Albion Mill

Blackburn

BB2 4LX

Employer's website

https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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