Job summary
Transfer of Care: Community Physiotherapist. Band 6
Are you looking for the opportunity to make a positive impact on peoples lives through rehabilitation? Supporting the improvement of their physical health, independence and ultimately their quality of life?
The Transfer of Care Team facilitates the streamlined discharge of an individual from hospital to home utilising the Discharge to Assess Model. The team also supports the prevention of admission from the community alongside the Urgent Care and Response Team.
South Bedfordshire Community Health Services are looking for a 30 hour/4 days a week band 6 Physiotherapist to be part of the Therapy Team. We are a 7 day service 8am-9pm.
Main duties of the job
You will need to have strong assessment skills with a personalised approach, have the ability to carry out Physiotherapy assessments of people with a range of needs. After the assessment, you will then develop, implement, manage and review the planned recommendations. You will need to have skills in moving and handling, risk assessing and identifying solutions to reduce risk to provide for the needs and personal outcomes of the individual, their families and carers.
Physiotherapists play a key role in shaping and developing the service provided and with this there will be opportunities to develop the role and service in a collaborative approach with Social Care colleagues and the acute settings.
Please do not apply if you do not hold a full drivers license and have access to a vehicle.
If you do not receive a response within 10 days of the closing date, you will need to presume that you have not been successful.
For further information, please contact: Helen Brown: 07837 652889
About us
ELFT is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees, job applicants and service users. We are committed to ensuring that no one will be discriminated against on the grounds of race, colour, creed, ethnic or national origin, disability, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation or marital status. The Trust commits itself to promote equal opportunities and value diversity and will keep under review its policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, users and providers of its services are treated according to their needs.
For management posts, to ensure that within their service area fair employment practice and equality of opportunity are delivered.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To undertake comprehensive assessments of clients who may have complex conditions including multi pathology. Use well developed clinical reasoning to select appropriate assessment techniques.
- To analyse the information gained from the assessment to formulate an accurate physiotherapy treatment plan for the client and then discuss and agree goals and outcomes for treatment with them. To set realistic timescales for achieving these.
- To select and be able to perform appropriate treatment techniques from a wide range of specialist skills. The selection of techniques will be based on both theoretical and practical knowledge and evaluated past experience.
- To demonstrate the physical ability to carry out physiotherapy assessment and interventions.
- To be responsible for all aspects of safety relating to equipment used. To be responsible for checking and/or teaching competency of more junior therapists and non-qualified staff in using equipment e.g. appliances, gym equipment, electrotherapy items etc.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To undertake comprehensive assessments of clients who may have complex conditions including multi pathology. Use well developed clinical reasoning to select appropriate assessment techniques.
- To analyse the information gained from the assessment to formulate an accurate physiotherapy treatment plan for the client and then discuss and agree goals and outcomes for treatment with them. To set realistic timescales for achieving these.
- To select and be able to perform appropriate treatment techniques from a wide range of specialist skills. The selection of techniques will be based on both theoretical and practical knowledge and evaluated past experience.
- To demonstrate the physical ability to carry out physiotherapy assessment and interventions.
- To be responsible for all aspects of safety relating to equipment used. To be responsible for checking and/or teaching competency of more junior therapists and non-qualified staff in using equipment e.g. appliances, gym equipment, electrotherapy items etc.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- HCPC registered Physiotherapist
- Graduate degree in Physiotherapy
Desirable
- Masters Degree
- Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
Experience
Essential
- Broad range of physical experiences clinically
- Willing to give presentations/lead teaching sessions for colleagues
- IT Skills (word, e-mail, excel, virtual platforms)
- Community setting experience
Desirable
- Supervision experience
- Experience of working within the NHS as a physiotherapist
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Detailed understanding of a wide range of medical conditions.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- HCPC registered Physiotherapist
- Graduate degree in Physiotherapy
Desirable
- Masters Degree
- Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
Experience
Essential
- Broad range of physical experiences clinically
- Willing to give presentations/lead teaching sessions for colleagues
- IT Skills (word, e-mail, excel, virtual platforms)
- Community setting experience
Desirable
- Supervision experience
- Experience of working within the NHS as a physiotherapist
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Detailed understanding of a wide range of medical conditions.
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
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).
