Community Physiotherapist - Reablement (Development Role)

Job summary

Are you:

Looking for a team who work jointly across health and social care sectors?

An experienced Band 5 thinking of moving to a Band 6 Role but wanting support to do so?

Do you:

Want a supportive team who will encourage you to develop and grow your leadership skills?

Want an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic, fast paced team with a caseload spanning all physiotherapy specialities?

Want support to develop a broad skill set, enabling you to tackle future cases with confidence?

Would you enjoy regular exciting training opportunities?

If you answered yes, then come join us in this unique development role.

The Reablement team assists patients requiring additional support and rehabilitation on discharge from hospital, and those in the community who need increased care or therapy input. Assessments are holistic and focused on maximising independence at every stage.

The post is full time, working in Worcester/Malvern or Redditch/Bromsgrove, with a min of 30 hours over 4 days accepted.

Main duties of the job

As a member of the reablement team, you will work closely with therapists and social care teams, having the unique opportunity to experience both sectors whilst with us.

You will perform holistic, goal focused, patient centred assessments, and develop thorough treatment programmes to meet the goals. You will manage a varied caseload, spanning all Physiotherapy specialities.

You will work closely with both health and social care colleagues, in a blended approach to patient care. Physiotherapists, nurses, occupational therapists, therapy assistants and social care staff undertake collaborative working on a daily basis to ensure that all patient needs are met. Regular clinical supervision and professional support are provided. We positively encourage any special interests which complement the patient demographic that we see

You will be supported in developing leadership skills and widening your Clinical knowledge to be able to reach Band 6 Level through an individualised plan.

About us

We are community hospitals, neighbourhood teams and community health services across Worcestershire and the provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire. We work in partnership with other organisations to keep our community well at home for as long as possible.

We provide services for people of all ages, across a range of settings, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions.

We have an open and supportive culture, recognised by the CQC and other external regulators. We want you to thrive, offering you every opportunity to develop. We will support you; help you fulfil your ambitions with a varied and flexible training programme; and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We endeavour to offer an attractive work-life balance, with flexibility in our approach to help you get the most out of your career.

We provide our staff with direct access to a wealth of resources to support their wellbeing, from our Staff Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub, to wellbeing festivals or access to free online exercise classes.

At the core of our values, we are committed to equality, diversity, inclusion and human rights. We take every opportunity to strengthen our approach to equality and diversity in delivering best patient care and the employment of our staff.

We would encourage you to visit the Trusts Recruitment Microsite, click the Employer Website link.

Employer details

Employer name

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

County Hall G3, Reablement Team

Spetchley Road

Worcester

WR5 2NP

Employer's website

https://careers.hacw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

County Hall G3, Reablement Team

Spetchley Road

Worcester

WR5 2NP

Employer's website

https://careers.hacw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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