Community Physiotherapist

Job summary

Come and work in the beautiful New Forest, where traffic jams are more likely caused by a curious donkey than roadworks

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Physiotherapist to join our Integrated Community Team. We provide rehabilitation and assessment to adults living in the area who have long-term or complex health needs alongside providing an urgent community response service.

You will work closely alongside our nursing and frailty teams and wider Primary Care Colleagues to prevent hospital admissions, support patients being discharged from hospital, palliative care and promote self-management for patients with long term conditions.

We are looking for applicants who are keen to learn, flexible, able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, be team players and able to prioritise their workloads with a patient focused approach.

The post holder will participate in the development, training and support of the multi professional team and students. In return Southern Health offer a range of possible training opportunities to support your ongoing career development.

Applicants must be a HCPC registered physiotherapist and have full access to a vehicle for work and possession of a full driving license. The post holder will also need to be willing to work flexibly to support our 7-day service model 8 to 6. Flexible working patterns can be considered.

Main duties of the job

To provide specialist therapy skills within the Community Care 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 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 therapy service. To contribute to the inter-disciplinary working within the Community 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 April 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

- UK Health Professions Council registered Physiotherapist -Evidence of community experience and working as part of a multidisciplinary team.

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