Community Rehabilitation Physiotherapist

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated Physiotherapist to join a dynamic multidisciplinary community rehabilitation service in Southampton. The Community Independence Service delivers programmes of rehabilitation working in partnership with other social and healthcare providers.

The role will allow individuals to gain experience in provision of equipment and minor adaptations to support independence, falls assessment, education and prevention, complex community rehabilitation, goal focused rehab planning, providing advice on health and wellbeing and signposting to other community services. This will be supported by therapy staff, an advanced clinical practitioner and geriatricians.

The team promotes inter professional working which supports the single assessment process for patients. There is a robust supervision and appraisal frame within the team and opportunities for training and development. You will need effective interpersonal skills and to show skills to support a flexible and positive approach to problem solving. For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact Kate Bennett or Louise Rooke on 0300 123 4027.

Main duties of the job

Responsible day to day for a designated case load of patients in the community, requiring physiotherapy intervention and undertake to organise and prioritise the required programmes of treatment, seeking support and advice with cases from more experienced colleagues when faced with matters outside of sphere of responsibility, knowledge or skills.

Assess patients understanding of treatment proposals and obtain informed consent to treatment and work within agreed guidelines for patients unable to give informed consent. Obtain consent to the sharing of information and document all consent issues in accordance with relevant Trust procedures.

Undertake specific physiotherapy assessments when indicated, using investigative skills for those with complex/rehabilitation/chronic needs e.g. patients with multi-pathology, terminal illness, severe disability, for example:

*Functional assessments

*Assessments of upper and lower limb motor and sensory function

*Assessment of gait & balance

*Postural and wheelchair seating assessments

*Assessment of mobility and related equipment needs.

*Assessment of gait and falls risks

*Assessment and management of respiratory disorders (e.g. airway management treatment methods including suctioning)

About us

Make a difference with us

If you are looking for somewhere you can make a real difference and are passionate about keeping people safe, well and out of hospital, a career with us may be just what you're looking for. At Solent NHS Trust, we strive to make a difference to the health and wellbeing of our communities.

We are proud to be an organisation which is focused on our people and we welcome people who share our values to come and work with us.

To deliver great care that is safe, simple and easy to access

To be a caring, flexible and supportive place to work

To deliver the best value for money

Our shared values support the development of a strong working culture. They breathe life into our organisation -- guiding and inspiring all of our actions and decisions. They enable us to be better at what we do and create a great place for our staff to work, whilst ensuring we provide the highest quality of care to our patients.

In creating our values, we spent time listening to our employees and members. Based on what people told us, we created our HEART values to reflect the deep belief that we are caring organisation at the centre of our community: Honesty, Everyone counts, Accountable, Respectful, Teamwork.

We are an accredited Real Living Wage employer.

We encourage and support our staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against Covid-19.