Job summary
Are you looking to further your skills as an excellent patient focused holistic clinician?
Do you want to be part of an exciting team that bridges the gap between the acute hospital and community setting?
Do you want to make a difference to a patients outcome?
Do you want to be part of an innovative and forward thinking organisation?
If so, then our team is the team you have been looking for.
An opportunity has arisen for a highly skilled, enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our Central Locality team.
The service consists of multi-disciplinary teams that include Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Assistant Practitioners and Rehabilitation Support Workers and working closely with the nurses and paramedics in the Rapid Response and Virtual Ward teams. The aim of the MDT is to promote independence through rehabilitation and crisis management with patients in their own home or within a short term care setting to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions and support timely hospital discharges.
The role includes delivery of efficient and effective services in line with local, national and professional agendas.
Main duties of the job
You will need excellent assessment and intervention skills in order to plan, develop and evaluate goal focused rehabilitation and reablement programs, as well as complex discharge planning experience. An understanding of Health and Social care provision and ability to work closely with other organisations and stakeholders is essential.
You will need to demonstrate high standards of evidence based clinical practice. You must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills. You should be able to prioritise your workload, manage your time effectively, and work flexibly within the team.
We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated, and conscientious & experienced Physios to work with the established therapy teams. We are a dynamic, developing organisation with well recognised rehabilitation services providing education, advice, support and rehabilitation for patients.
You will need to demonstrate how you meet our values and behaviours within the job description & person specification. A can do attitude and positive nature are essential.
You must be able to meet travel requirements of the post.
About us
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy
- Current registration with HCPC
- Evidence of core rotations (MSK, orthopaedics, neurology, respiratory, care of the older adult)
- Evidence of specialist post graduate training and education with older adults.
Experience
Essential
- Significant Post graduate physiotherapy experience in a variety of clinical settings with experience in a community setting.
- Experience of working in multi-disciplinary / multi-agency teams.
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Ongoing awareness of recent developments in practice and research including NSF's/NICE guidelines.
- Understanding of clinical governance and risk management and their implications for the service.
- Excellent time management skills.
- Effective communication within the team.
Other
Essential
- Must be able to meet the travel requirements of the post
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
Address
Mount McKinley
Shrewsbury Business Park
Shrewsbury
SY2 6GF
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.shropscommunityhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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