Physiotherapist

Job summary

Primary base - Sue Ryder Berkshire West, Merlin House, Brunel Road, Theale RG7 4AB

With travel to Duchess of Kent Hospice RG30 2DX & South Oxfordshire Palliative Care Hub OX10 6SL

19 hours per week

£36,252-£40,867 per annum, pro rata depending on experience

(Plus competitive benefits and enhancements)

About us

At the Sue Ryder Duchess of Kent Hospice and community nursing services across Berkshire West, we look after people living with life-limiting conditions and offer support for families too.

About the Role

To provide a physiotherapy service by assessing, implementing (by self or junior staff) and evaluating programmes of person-centred care as part of the multi-disciplinary team. To ensure continuity and consistency regarding service users physical management. To demonstrate clinical, technical and research skills through breadth and depth of knowledge.

-Responsible for assessment of service user needs in relation particularly to optimising independence and physical function, and symptom control

-Responsible to devise a formal plan for families and carers to provide physiotherapy interventions as part of overall care

-To promote choice in all aspects of clinical practice reviewing and making suggestions to enhance the service user experience and enabling concerns and complaints to be raised freely by service

user and their representatives

-To liaise and communicate with other health and social care professionals and volunteers in the planning and delivery of physiotherapy

Main duties of the job

About you:

The successful applicants will have experience of working within a variety of settings. Palliative care experience is desirable but not essential. The successful applicant will play an active role within our team. It's all about giving our patients the best possible quality of life. The support we offer is tailored to meet individuals' medical, social, spiritual, and emotional needs.

You will have:

-Diploma/BSc in Physiotherapy

-Current and valid Registration with Health & Care Professions Council

-Current registration with professional body (e.g. CSP)

-Evidence of Continued Professional Development

About us

Benefits:

Enhanced pay for unsociable hours

Company pension scheme

Continuation of NHS pension (T&Cs apply)

27 days holiday - rising to 33 with length of service plus bank holidays

NHS annual leave honoured (T&Cs apply)

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Enhanced sick pay

Employee Networks - LGBTQ+, Ethnic Diversity and Equality, People with Disabilities, and Women and Non Binary Individuals

For more of our employee benefits please visit our website.

https://www.sueryder.org/jobs/why-work-for-sue-ryder

We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and continue to make Sue Ryder a great place to work, and attract and recruit the best, most diverse workforce possible. We are particularly interested in increasing applications from the global majority, LGBTQIA+ and people with disabilities as they are currently underrepresented in our organisation.

Please let us know if you have any feedback to make our recruitment processes more accessible and inclusive or if you require any adjustments made to your application or interview process by emailing recruitment@sueryder.org

https://www.sueryder.org/jobs/equity-diversity-inclusion

If you are having trouble completing this application, please email recruitment@sueryder.org, and a member of our team will assist you.

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