Senior Community Physiotherapist / Occupational Therapist - Ips West
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Job summary
The Ipswich West Integrated Neighbourhood Team (INT) has an exciting opportunity available to work as a Band 6 Senior Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist in the community. This position will be working alongside our established team of therapists and being offered on a permanent bases at 37.5hours per week. Part-time hours would also be considered.
The team is based at Constantine House in the centre of Ipswich town. You will be required to work across the Ipswich West INT, and the wider community services to meet service requirements. The team consists of district & community nurses, assistant practitioners, generic workers, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and social care workers. The team is led by a Lead Therapist and overall managed by an INT manager.
The team is busy, dynamic, and proud of their holistic care approach. The team continues to change to support developments in NHS which includes close working relationships with the local statutory, non-statutory and voluntary services. You will be actively supported by regular supervision and individual annual appraisal. You will be expected to work autonomously and on behalf of the patients served by the local area. You will have access to skills development training relevant to the post. The role involves providing therapy interventions to the residents across the South Rural INT and wider Area. You will be required to work shifts covering the operational hours of 08:00 to 18:00 over 7 days.
Main duties of the job
The role will include a comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role. We pride ourselves on the holistic care approach we provide from initial assessment to identify the needs of patients in their own homes.
Your duties will be to provide holistic therapeutic assessments of patient goals to implement management plans and strategies. This role will also include working with the wider Integrated and multidisciplinary team, including MDT meetings. We offer a variety of training to up skill and maintain your clinical skills. Although we are expecting our staff to work autonomously, we are a very supportive team and work closely together to achieve the best outcomes for our patients.
Due to this post being a community position it is essential for the successful candidate to be able to drive.
About us
One of the largest Trust's in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients' own homes. You will be joining a team of over 11,000 amazing colleagues providing care to 800,000 residents.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a range of services including mental health support. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.
Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.
To support our employees to achieve their career aspirations you may be eligible to obtain a qualification via an apprenticeship. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a skills review to facilitate this. For full details please see the attached Apprenticeship Handbook
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Find out about living and working with us -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A
Details
Date posted
14 March 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
432-HR2346-23
Job locations
Constantine House
5 Constantine Road
Ipswich
IP1 2DH
Employer details
Employer name
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Constantine House
5 Constantine Road
Ipswich
IP1 2DH
Employer's website
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