Community Physiotherapist

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 Telford 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 team.
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.
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.
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.
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 Person Specification Qualifications & Training Essential Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy Current registration with HCPC Evidence of specialist Post Graduate training and Education with older adults Experience Essential Significant Post graduate experience in a variety of clinical settings with experience in a community setting Experience of working in Multi-disciplinary/Multi-agency teams.
Skills and Knowledge Essential Understanding of Clinical Governance and risk Management and their Implications for the service Ongoing Awareness of recent developments in practise including NICE guidelines Excellent time management skills Excellent interpersonal and communication skills Other Essential Must be able to meet travel requirements of the post.