Senior Community Physiotherapist- Pathway 3

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen in the complex assessment beds therapy team (Pathway 3) in Bristol for a motivated, compassionate and ambitious Physiotherapist who has a genuine interest in working in rehabilitation.

You will be part of a therapy team responsible for the management of service users who have been recently discharged from an acute hospital setting and are undertaking a period of assessment and rehabilitation in order to establish their long term place of residence. Your role will include the assessment and treatment of service users and delivery of rehabilitation programmes.

This role will be based within the Pathway 3 team which covers various nursing homes in Bristol, the role requires the flexibility to work across the Pathway 3 bed bases in Bristol.

Currently the service is Monday-Friday however will potentially expand to cover weekends in future. We are also able to support flexible working patterns.

Main duties of the job

Responsible for the initial holistic assessment, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for patients with complex needs often arising from the frail elderly cohort

Use clinical reasoning skills to assess, plan, implement and evaluate, patient- centred intervention programmes incorporating physical, psychological, social, leisure an employment needs, using an evidence-based practice approach, promoting high quality and harm free care

Work in partnership with the wider multi-disciplinary team including primary and secondary care, social care, voluntary agencies and others according to service users needs

Collaborate with service users, carers and family in identifying appropriate and achievable goals as part of the overall care plan, which will maximise quality of life and independence

Provide a service that focuses on achieving and demonstrating overall improvements in health care for patients who are complex, frail and multiple long-term conditions

Facilitate referrals to other services or investigations based on your assessment

Take responsibility for the development of other members of the team including peers, junior staff, and students whilst assisting other junior staff to organise, prioritise and manage their caseload

Participate in training; this may involve assisting in the delivery of training both within the service and to other health professional as appropriate

Operational management of a delegated number of staff with support from senior manager

About us

We are Sirona care & health, a Community Interest Company committed to providing local communities with a range of high-quality specialist health care services across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. For us, its about the personal approach; we take pride in what we do and deliver the high standard of care that we would expect for ourselves and our families.

At Sirona, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates the diverse voices of colleagues, service users and communities. We therefore welcome applications from all those who feel they have the skills and attributes we are seeking.

Benefits:

We offer NHS Agenda for Change Salary, Terms and Conditions and an NHS pension scheme plus much more! Please see the benefits leaflet attached to this advert for more details.

Additional Information:

Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received prior to the advertised closing date.

Employer details

Employer name

Sirona care & health CIC

Address

South Bristol Community Hospital

Hengrove Promenade

Bristol

BS140DE

Employer's website

https://www.sirona-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Sirona care & health CIC

Address

South Bristol Community Hospital

Hengrove Promenade

Bristol

BS140DE

Employer's website

https://www.sirona-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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