Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapist
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity cover)
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 201-24-474
- Employer
- Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Austell Community Hospital
- Town
- St Austell
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 Pro Rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Community Physiotherapist - maternity cover
Band 6
Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.
Strategic Themes
Great Care
- Care based on what matters to people.
- Care provided at home or close to home.
- Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
- Prevention and alternatives to hospital.
Great Organisation
- Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
- Technology enabled care.
- Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
- Safe, efficient, effective and productive.
Great People
- A place people love to work and feel valued.
- Living our values with staff (all voices count).
- Attract, grow and develop talent.
- Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.
Great Partner
- Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
- Joined-up community services.
- Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
- Reduce our impact on the environment.
At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
The successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites. Unless exempt, we encourage and support staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.
Job overview
Due to a maternity leave an opportunity has arisen for a 12 month fixed term position to join the South Restormel Community Rehab Team working as a specialist physiotherapist.
The post is for 15 hours per week. The service currently operates Monday to Friday (except Bank Holidays) and we are flexible over days worked by the successful applicant.
The community team treat at a wide range of conditions including stroke, Parkinsons, orthopaedics, amputees and frailty. You will work closely with the community occupational therapy colleagues and share an office with the inpatient therapy team increasing support supervision and learning .
Main duties of the job
• To provide a high standard physiotherapy service, performing
advanced assessments of patients including those with highly
complex presentations, and from this formulating a diagnosis and
treatment plan.
• To provide leadership for support staff and junior staff through supervision, training and appraisal.
• To participate in the planning and development of Physiotherapy Services within each team.
• To work in a variety of settings predominantly community
Working for our organisation
We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.
We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you’ll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.
Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.
We work in people’s homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.
Approximately 568,000 people live her. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increase the numbers of people who use out services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.
Person specification
Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience
Essential criteria
- Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy
- Broad range of post-graduate experience in medical, surgical, respiratory, orthopaedic, and neurological settings.
- HCPC Registered
- Experience of managing people, including qualified and unqualified, in clinical care
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jenny Bray
- Job title
- Rehab Therapy Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01726 873063
- Additional information
Guy Stickney - Community Physiotherapist - 01726 873063
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