Senior Physiotherapist

Are you a Physiotherapist looking for the next step in your career & a new opportunity to shape the delivery of Physiotherapy?

We have an exciting new role for a Senior Physiotherapist to develop & deliver physiotherapy services across our inpatient mental health wards. Mental health experience would be beneficial but not essential as skills will be transferable from previous roles & training will be provided. Parklands Hospital is in Basingstoke and is home to inpatient Older Persons & Adult Mental Health Services with an AHP team working across the site.

Our AHP led team consists of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Creative Therapists, technical instructors, therapy assistants, exercise & mobility instructors, & are supported by our AHP Therapy Manager & AHP Service Manager. This helps to provide an outstanding service to our populations & support those requiring admission to our inpatient services to return to being an active member of their local community.

You will be responsible for developing physiotherapy services alongside the AHP Therapy Manager, realising the art of the possible for physiotherapy within mental health services. You will work closely with the mutli-disciplinary therapy team to deliver integrated AHP services to our inpatients & work collaboratively on patient focused discharge planning. This is an excellent opportunity to showcase the benefits that physiotherapy can have for our older persons & adult mental health services.

Main duties of the job

*To provide specialist Physiotherapy skills to the inpatient mental health therapy team.

*To assess and treat own caseload, which may include complex presentations and to maintain own records as an autonomous practitioner.

*To assist senior staff in the education and supervision of junior colleagues, assistants and students. To include educating the MDT on the role of Physiotherapy in Mental Health.

*To assist senior staff in daily management of the team and provision of therapy service, deputising for the team leader in their absence.

*To assist senior staff in development and maintenance of an efficient and effective service

*To contribute to the inter-disciplinary working within the inpatient mental health therapy team and Locality by teaching, learning & practicing inter-disciplinary skills & techniques as defined by an agreed competency framework or training scheme.

About us

Southern Health is one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health and learning disabilities, as well as offering physical health community-based services.

As a Trust, our footprint spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, wholeheartedly committed to providing the best possible healthcare, reaching a range of diverse communities.

- We function as a unified team, placing patients and staff at the forefront of all our endeavours.

- Our 7,000+ workforce is skilled and diverse, with a deep commitment to ongoing staff development. We offer customised training, leadership pathways, and a plethora of career opportunities.

- We respect and listen to your thoughts, ideas, and concerns via well-established network of staff groups to increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion.

Building on all this, we are currently working closely with other local NHS Trusts to integrate all our collective community, mental health, and learning disability services across Hampshire and Isle of Wight. Our new organisation is set to launch in July 2024 and will incorporate Southern Health, Solent, Isle of Wight and Sussex Partnership Trusts.

While the new Trust will be substantially bigger, it will continue to cater to the unique needs of different communities, streamlining services and making healthcare across the county more accessible.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare in Hampshire.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• - HCPC registered physiotherapist
• -Relevant post registration experience including transferable skills and experience.

Employer details

Employer name

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Parklands Hospital

Aldermaston Road

Basingstoke

Hampshire

RG24 9RH

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