Job summary
Employer heading
Highly Specialist Physiotherapist
NHS AfC: Band 7
Welcome from our Chief Executive
Our organisation is expanding and we're looking for people with the right values, skills and/or potential to join us. We need people with energy, expertise, enthusiasm to help us provide the very best possible specialist NHS mental health and learning disability care. This involves helping us achieve our strategy to improve the quality of life for the communities we serve through People, Prevention and Partnerships.
So what can we offer you in return?
We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.
You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.
As a Trust we are committed in making a difference. Your development is important to us, so don't forget to ask us during interview what opportunities we can offer. We can offer fully funded lifelong learning opportunities such as an apprenticeship from GCSE to Masters level.
If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.
Job overview
We are looking for an experienced Physiotherapist to join our lively and supportive Community Learning Disability Service in beautiful West Sussex. This is a specialist clinical role at Band 7 and would ideally suit an experienced practitioner with the desire to lead and help deliver a top quality service to people with disabilities. The post holder will be based in Horsham working with a caseload of adults with physical and learning disabilities.
Experience in learning disabilities is not essential but a broad range of skills in similar areas such as neurology, community rehabilitation and or paediatrics is required. Due to the specialist nature of the role and broad range of care pathways we offer, support and CPD will be provided to develop skills gaps.
By joining our team, you will benefit from:
· * Strong supportive teams with dedicated supportive leaders
· * Excellent CPD opportunities
· * A service that works to develop clear evidence-based care pathways
Main duties of the job
You will have the skills to manage a varied caseload across a range of care pathways including, postural care, mobility and falls, respiratory and rehabilitation. As well as direct interventions, most of our physiotherapy is delivered by increasing the skills and competencies of people's support systems and working on long term prevention strategies.
You will have support from and work collaboratively within the physiotherapy professional group which spans the whole of Sussex.
You will be collaborating across services to deliver results. We work closely with colleagues in Social care, Primary Care, Children’s services and other specialist secondary services.
Working for our organisation
Sussex Partnership provides mental health and learning disability care for all age groups across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.
We encourage flexible working. We know that a positive work/ life balance brings about huge health-related benefits, which has a positive impact on the care we provide. Please speak to us about flexible working, for example, part time hours, flexible start/ finish times or anything else. If it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
We’d love you to join our Trust, rated ‘good’ overall and ‘outstanding’ for caring by the CQC. Our staff agree, in our recent staff survey 82% told us that they recognise that care for patients is our top priority.
Other key survey results:
· 70% highlighting flexible working as a key point for satisfaction at work
· 79% reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work in their team
· 77% identifying opportunities to show initiative in their roles
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
In order to be a successful Physiotherapist in our team you will be:
- A qualified Physiotherapist, registered with the HCPC
- Experienced in a broad range of areas (e.g. neurology, community rehabilitation and or paediatrics)
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced and varied role
It would also be advantageous if you are:
- Experienced in working in Learning Disability services
See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree/Diploma in physiotherapy
- Evidence of post qualification study
- Registration with the HCPC as a physiotherapist
- Practice Education training
- Training in the use of standardised physiotherapy assessment tools
Knowledge/Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive experience of working in a range of related areas e.g. neurological, paediatric, elderly, falls and mobility
- Broad experience of working with clients with a range of physical health problems
- Experience of both group and individual work
- Experience of multidisciplinary working
- Experience of supervising staff and students
- Experience as a Care Coordinator
- Experience in a clinical area related to the post
- Leadership experience
- Experience in applying a range of assessment tools and a comprehensive knowledge of physiotherapy clinical approaches
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
- Maxine Goodman
- Job title
- Professional Lead Physiotherapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07391 408313
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