Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Physiotherapist to join our Henderson Rehabilitation Unit!

We're a team of forward-thinking and supportive individuals who have a united goal in making a difference to our community. People in our care receive rehabilitation and recovery when they can’t be safely discharged home following a hospital stay.

Your focus will be to provide specialist advice and to promote and improve the health & wellbeing of people and communities. 

You will be part of an integrated multi-disciplinary team (MDT), which includes Occupational Therapists, Rehabilitation Support Workers, Nurses, GP’s, other Allied Health Professionals and Social Care.

If you're looking to utilise your skills and provide a safe, patient centred, effective and evidence-based Physiotherapy service within a community inpatient setting, we will welcome your application!

Main duties of the job

• Be an autonomous practitioner responsible for the safe and comprehensive physiotherapeutic assessment and management of your own caseload Work within your scope of practice
  
  
• Plan and prioritise your workload independently and supervise assistants, rehabilitation workers and students as required
  
  
• Support and guide service users in appropriate goal setting
  
  
• Use clinical reasoning and treatment skills to develop and deliver personalised treatment plans based on evidence based practice
  
  
• Maintain accurate patient/client records (paper/electronic) in line with documentation guidelines
  
  
• Work as part of a wider MDT to achieve patient goals
  
  
• Communicate effectively with the wider MDT and case-manage services users as appropriate.
  
  
• Delegate and supervise appropriate tasks and physiotherapy treatment plans to Rehabilitation Workers/ Physiotherapy Assistants/Technicians
  
  
• Be able to order patient equipment and ensure the safe and appropriate use of equipment, reporting any issues appropriately

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.