Band 6 Physiotherapist

Job summary

Job Title: Physiotherapist

Grade: Band 6

Trust: Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

Location: Whiteleaf Centre, HP20 1EG

Ward/Dept: Physiotherapy Covering Sapphire, Ruby, Opal and Amber wards.

Hours: 37.5 hours

Shift Pattern: Mon Fri 8.30-4.30 or 9-5

Pay Rates Day: £22.99 per hour

Why might this job interest you?

The purpose of the role is to provide specialist physiotherapy assessment and intervention to patients admitted to the wards at the Whiteleaf Centre in Aylesbury. The Whiteleaf Centre has 4 wards (2 acute, 1 rehab and 1 older adults - mixed Dementia and functioning mental health). The role will include assessing and treating patients with complex long term neurological conditions, MSK conditions, and mobility difficulties and supporting physical activity on the wards along with the Physical Fitness Practitioner and Physiotherapy Technical Instructors.

Main duties of the job

Deliver safe and effective rehabilitative patient care, working in partnership with colleagues in the multidisciplinary team within the mental health inpatient wards at the Whiteleaf Centre.

Accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients and be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your work ensuring high standards of clinical care.

Independently manage clinical need and prioritisation across own caseload.

Undertake comprehensive assessment of patients as an autonomous practitioner using clinical reasoning skills, knowledge of evidence-based practice and professional expertise.

Develop, deliver and co-ordinate personalised intervention and management plans and discharge planning.

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