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Job summary

Main area
Physiotherapy
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
34.5 hours per week
Job ref
083-6417145-MP
Employer
Sirona care & health CIC
Employer type
NHS
Site
East Bristol Intermediate Care Centre
Town
Bristol
Salary
£35,392 - £42,618 per annum, pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
11/07/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Sirona care & health CIC logo

Senior Community Physiotherapist

NHS AfC: Band 6

Please note that if you apply for a position with Sirona care & health, you may be contacted via Trac or via email. This includes invites for job interviews. We therefore recommend that you regularly check your Trac Account and email accounts.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received prior to the advertised closing date.

Job overview

Are you an enthusiastic and passionate Physiotherapist looking for a new environment to utilise your skills? Come and join Sirona as a Senior Community Physiotherapist, a role where you really make a difference.

If you are passionate about delivering exceptional community-based therapy, improving quality of life for service-users and committed to rehabilitation in a home environment, we would love to hear from you!

In return, we will be fully committed to supporting your continued development. We will give you the opportunity to develop specialist community skills and enhance your multidisciplinary working as well as your ability to support/supervise other team members and develop key leadership skills.

The Sirona Integrated Neighbourhood Teams (INT) are an innovative and dynamic service. We provide active rehabilitation to patients in their place of residence to maximise their functional potential and support them to remain independent within their homes. Our therapists support hospital discharges, admission avoidance and long term self-management, enabling patients to live better lives in their home environment.

You will be working within a friendly and supportive INT alongside other Therapists, Assistant Practitioners, Nurses and Nurse Associates, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Support Workers and Administrators.

We offer a flexible service which operates 7 days a week.

Main duties of the job

  • Initial holistic assessment, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for patients who are acutely and chronically unwell; often with complex needs.
  • Use clinical reasoning skills to assess, plan, implement and evaluate, patient- centred intervention programmes using an evidence-based practice approach, promoting high quality and harm free care
  • Responsible for proactive service and own caseload management
  • Responsible for allocation of work and efficient service/team coordination
  • Develop and maintain strong, communicative working relationships to prevent avoidable admissions and facilitate timely discharges.
  • Collaborate and negotiate with service users, carers and family in identifying achievable goals as part of the overall care plan to maximise quality of life and independence.
  • Facilitate appropriate referrals to other services based on your assessment
  • Assess and arrange the provision of equipment within scope of practice; reporting any issues
  • Take responsibility for the development of other members of the INT including peers, junior staff, and students
  • Maintain accurate, informative and legal records
  • Actively participate in training; this may involve assisting in the delivery
  • Identify risks and act accordingly to minimise risk to self, colleagues and service users

Working for our organisation

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.

We are Sirona care & health – England’s largest provider of Adult’s and Children’s Community Services and we’d love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days’ annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme – just a glimpse of the benefits you’ll receive.

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different – we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

Sirona care & health currently recruit overseas nursing and therapy staff through an NHS Trust Supplier and we adhere to the NHSE Code of Practice in relation to applicants from Red List countries. We are therefore, unable to accept any direct applications to this advert from candidates who are not already based in the UK.

Person specification

Application Reason

Essential criteria
  • Please tell us why you have chosen to apply for this role with Sirona care & health?

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • BSc or equivalent in Physiotherapy and HCPC registration
  • Evidence of continuing professional development and commitment to lifelong learning.
Desirable criteria
  • Willingness to undertake additional study and qualifications relevant to the role.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria
  • Effective communication skills written, verbal and non-verbal with the ability to adapt communication for individuals with communication difficulties.
  • Able to effectively lead a team with senior support when required.
  • Able to make clinically reasoned judgements when working with a variety of conditions.
  • Able to work autonomously, and ability to know when to seek appropriate advice / guidance from senior staff.
  • Experience of supervising staff and students of own profession.
  • Effective time management and caseload management.
Desirable criteria
  • Recent relevant experience within the community setting.
  • Working with a range of professionals in health or social care.
  • Experience of supervising staff and students from other professions.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Karen O Mahony
Job title
INT Manager
Email address
karen.o'[email protected]
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