Job summary
Do you get job satisfaction from holding a complex caseload, treating older people and younger people with complex physical disabilities?
Are you flexible, motivated, and organised and enjoy working as part of a multidisciplinary team?
If the answer is YES then we would love to hear from you.
Swansea Community Integrated Services therapy team work geographically across beautiful Swansea Bay, with fabulous coastlines, outdoor pursuits, and mountain walking all within easy travelling distance.
The team provides same day response and reablement to support people to be discharged in a timely and safe manner from hospital, or to prevent an admission to hospital or permanent placement into a care home. You will be supported by an experienced MDT including physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech & language therapists, dietitians, medicine management, domiciliary care assistants, social workers and nursing colleagues.
There are CPD opportunities, for undergrad and post- graduate education. As part of your role you will be expected to support student placements and provide supervision to less experienced colleagues.
The successful post-holder will be expected to work flexibly across Swansea Bay and participate in 7 day working as required.
The ability to travel in a timely manner across sites during the working day is required.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
- To manage a defined caseload within the specialty, using evidence based /client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions, maintaining associated records.
- To provide a high standard physiotherapy service to the specialist caseload across various sites within SBUHB as the service requires.
- To perform advanced physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions to provide a diagnosis and develop and deliver an individualised treatment programme.
- To provide leadership for more junior staff, as agreed with senior staff.
- To deputise for the Senior Physiotherapists in their absence as required.
- To supervise Physiotherapy students on clinical placements.
- To participate in CPD and develop skills and knowledge through participation in the in service training scheme.
- To undertake lone working if required.
- To be an active participant in the on call rota and the 7 day working rota
About us
We believe staff are our best asset and wewant you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.
As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.
You might be a nurse ordoctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - wehave a job for you.
There are also apprenticeships, work placementsand volunteering roles available.
We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.
Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show thatour commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.
If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery,with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Establish rapport with the client before applying other professional skills.
- Communicate complex sensitive information in an understandable form to patients and carers where the skills of motivation, persuasion, empathy and re-assurance are required.
- Communicate effectively with other members of the Physiotherapy Service and multi-disciplinary team both formally and informally.
- Share acquired knowledge and skills with members of the multi-disciplinary team, peers, students and others using a variety of teaching methods and presentation skills.
- Hold a qualification enabling registration with the Health Professions Council (HCPC) as a Physiotherapist.
- Adhere to the CSP/HCPC Code of Ethics, Professional Conduct and Standards of practice.
- Understand the requirements of national standards e.g. NICE, NSF
- Use/ apply complex specialist skills underpinned by advanced theoretical knowledge of professional practice in order to establish professional competence and fitness to practise as a Specialist Physiotherapist.
- Demonstrate highly developed dexterity, coordination and palpatory senses for assessment and manual treatment of patients
- Maintain a professional portfolio for CPD recording learning outcomes through participation in internal and external development opportunities.
- Be aware of professional developments in assessment and intervention and contribute to the development of good practice within service area.
- Maintain and develop current knowledge of evidence based practice, developing specialist knowledge of particular conditions and patient types.
- Have satisfactorily completed a range of core junior rotations in a variety of specialities
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- You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Establish rapport with the client before applying other professional skills.
- Communicate complex sensitive information in an understandable form to patients and carers where the skills of motivation, persuasion, empathy and re-assurance are required.
- Communicate effectively with other members of the Physiotherapy Service and multi-disciplinary team both formally and informally.
- Share acquired knowledge and skills with members of the multi-disciplinary team, peers, students and others using a variety of teaching methods and presentation skills.
- Hold a qualification enabling registration with the Health Professions Council (HCPC) as a Physiotherapist.
- Adhere to the CSP/HCPC Code of Ethics, Professional Conduct and Standards of practice.
- Understand the requirements of national standards e.g. NICE, NSF
- Use/ apply complex specialist skills underpinned by advanced theoretical knowledge of professional practice in order to establish professional competence and fitness to practise as a Specialist Physiotherapist.
- Demonstrate highly developed dexterity, coordination and palpatory senses for assessment and manual treatment of patients
- Maintain a professional portfolio for CPD recording learning outcomes through participation in internal and external development opportunities.
- Be aware of professional developments in assessment and intervention and contribute to the development of good practice within service area.
- Maintain and develop current knowledge of evidence based practice, developing specialist knowledge of particular conditions and patient types.
- Have satisfactorily completed a range of core junior rotations in a variety of specialities
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- You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
- Registered HCPC
Desirable
Experience/knowledge
Essential
- Broad range of NHS Band 5 rotations
- Experience of working as a team or MDT
- knowledge of the community
Desirable
- Audit/governance experience
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
- Registered HCPC
Desirable
Experience/knowledge
Essential
- Broad range of NHS Band 5 rotations
- Experience of working as a team or MDT
- knowledge of the community
Desirable
- Audit/governance experience
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).
