An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our North East Therapy Locality team on the Bank.

You will be part of an integrated team of health and social care professionals, providing rehabilitation to patients in their own homes or within the community hospital setting to support early discharge. You will provide clinical guidance and supervision to rehabilitation technicians. Working closely with the team leader and caseload holders you will contribute towards the development of robust pathways and processes within the team.

You will need to demonstrate how you meet our values and behaviors within the job description and person specification. A 'can do' attitude and positive nature are essential.

We have a strong commitment to clinical supervision and continuing professional development (CPD), offering a supportive and proactive environment with opportunities for supervision, training and peer support, both locally and County wide.

The service is commissioned to cover 7 day working, 8am to 8pm.

Applicants must be a car driver, with access to a car for work purposes.

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applicants is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.

Main duties of the job

• To assist in the delivery of a high quality Physiotherapy service within a multidisciplinary team, providing a flexible approach to patient care, following the patient through their care pathway.
• To deliver therapeutic interventions, using the principles of Physiotherapy in an integrated and client-centred way.
• To be well organised and responsible for the organisation of own caseload and be able to work independently using own initiative and work collaboratively as part of a team.

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

Education / Qualifications

Essential

• oDiploma/Degree in Physiotherapy.
• oRegistered with the Health Professions Council
• oEvidence of relevant Continuing Professional Development

Experience

Essential

• oExperience of working as part of a physiotherapy team.
• oExperience of audit, current policy and outcome measures.
• oEvidence of special interest in Elderly care or older rehabilitation physiotherapy.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• oAble to present information, written and verbal, in a clear and logical manner.
• oAbility to organise, prioritise and delegate.
• oAbility to work with multi/interdisciplinary team and set team goals.
• oAbility to keep legible and accurate notes in English.

Employer details

Employer name

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

Address

Whitchurch Community Hospital

Claypit Lane

Whitchurch

SY13 1NT

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