Job summary
An exciting opportunity for an experienced Physiotherapist has arisen in the Sudbury Integrated Neighbourhood Team. The team are based in a modern Health Centre in Sudbury which is a historic market town surrounded by picturesque villages. The Sudbury Health Centre is the base for a wide range of other health professionals and agencies including Adult Social Care so we are able to work together in a fully integrated way.
The successful applicant will join a friendly team of therapists, community nurses and social care staff. You will be providing Physiotherapy to patients in the community and have the chance to work in an autonomous manner carrying your own caseload of patients with the support of the wider multi disciplinary team within the hospital and across the West Suffolk Alliance. The role includes provision of therapy for patients with long term conditions but you will also be providing a responsive, same day service to patients to facilitate hospital discharges and carry out joint health and social care assessments of need in the community. On site at the health centre you have access to a range of treatment facilities and well equipped gym to provide individual and group therapy.
Main duties of the job
You will be using a wide range of Physiotherapy skills and will need high level assessment skills. Experience of neurological conditions, musculoskeletal conditions, frailty, falls, dementia and orthopaedics will be an advantage. You will have opportunities to develop your role in accordance with areas of clinical interest, training and education are available to support this. We work closely with our Quality Improvement team and there are many opportunities for you to initiate projects which will lead to service improvement. Your additional duties will include the supervision and mentorship of junior staff and students and you will be involved in ongoing learning and development within the team.
This is a part-time post. Ability to travel to rural locations is essential for this role. We operate a 7 day service within core hours 8am to 6pm.
If you have the necessary skills, experience and qualities to help us to put patients first, please contact Jennie McCrory, Clinical Team Lead. 07961603129 Jennifer.mccrory@wsh.nhs.uk. for an informal discussion.
About us
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Tasks & Responsibilities:
- To provide clinical and supervisory leadership to junior staff and students within the multi-disciplinary team.
- To be jointly responsible with other senior colleagues for the day-to-day planning and delivery of the multi-disciplinary team services within the Integrated Neighbourhood Team
- To manage a caseload of clients with multiple and complex needs, using evidence based/client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions
- To provide specialist Therapeutic input into planning, development and evaluation of clinical services within the team, with responsibility for defined projects
- Communication:
- To establish, maintain and participate in robust multi-disciplinary communication networks, for self and team, with clients, carers and other health workers and agencies involved in client care.
- To promote awareness of the role of Occupational Therapy/Physiotherapy within the team, in relation to all aspects of patient care, negotiating priorities where appropriate, informing the Integrated Services Implementation Plan using high level of presentation and training skills.
- To promote the role of the multi-disciplinary rehabilitation services within Suffolk Community Healthcare, in relation to all aspects of client care, informing the Integrated Services Implementation Plan.
- To participate in and maintain robust professional communication systems within own and other professional teams.
- To ensure junior Occupational Therapy/Physiotherapy team members maintain robust communication systems within their own profession and with other professionals.
- To contribute to relevant meetings with Suffolk Community Healthcare. To provide highly complex information to the clients, clinicians and other agencies to assist in decision-making, using persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training, empathic and re-assurance skills.
- To ensure any verbal complaints are dealt with in a sensitive, effective and timely way in accordance with local and Trust complaints procedure.
- To ensure that self and junior members of the team maintain up-to-date written and electronic data, where applicable, in accordance with professional and Suffolk Community Healthcare standards and in compliance with Confidentiality of Information policy.
- To ensure self and all members of the team provide therapy reports relevant to the clients situations.
- Planning and organisational Skills:
- To identify the training needs of self and junior staff through the service appraisal process to inform personal and team development plans.
- To contribute to a robust induction process for all new staff in the multi-disciplinary services and all students on placement.
- To participate and support the Practice Placement Education of professional, NVQ and work experience students.
- To act as specialist witness for NVQ candidates.
- To plan, contribute and participate in robust in-service training programmes for the staff.
- To apply highly developed specialist knowledge and skills in order to demonstrate professional competence and fitness to practice in multi-disciplinary services.
- To demonstrate ongoing personal development of self and junior staff through participation in internal and external training and development opportunities, recording learning outcomes in a portfolio.
- Develop self and others through regular one to ones and supervision.
- Clinical Duties:
- To hold a caseload of clients with a broad range of multiple and complex health needs, using specialist knowledge to carry out assessments, using standardised tools, setting objectives and implementing appropriate treatment, as part of the holistic care plan.
- To formulate an individual specialist management/treatment plan for each client using clinical reasoning skills and utilising a wide range of highly specialised physical, sensory and cognitive treatment skills following analysis of information received from client, carers and referrer and any other professionals involved in the clients care as necessary.
- To ensure own and junior staffs interventions are evaluated and treatment is modified in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention.
- To apply a high level of understanding of the effects of disability and provide training and advice to patients and carers on lifestyle changes and adaptations to the clients social and physical environment, involving other appropriate professionals and agencies when indicated.
- To work with the appropriate leads and other senior staff to effectively triage all referrals to the team, to ensure the most appropriate use of the services and the appropriate and timely service to the client.
- To ensure all aspects of care offered by the team meet with agreed national, professional and local standards.
- To provide specialist advice to clients, carers and colleagues, as necessary, on Occupational Therapy/Physiotherapy related matters as appropriate
- To develop and maintain an agreed area of professional interest and experience and act as a resource for other team members for the subject area accessing relevant external training/information.
- Governance:
- To ensure that self and junior members of the team work effectively within the service to support the planning and achievement of local and Suffolk Community Healthcare service objectives.
- To contribute to and participate in the planning and development of services in line with the Integrated Services Implementation Plan.
- To be actively involved in integrated working across and between Health and Adult Community Services (ACS)
- To ensure self and junior members of the multi-disciplinary team are working in partnership with local voluntary and statutory agencies.
- To demonstrate a clear understanding of the roles of own and other services and how they interact to provide effective patient-centred care.
Equality and Diversity
- To adhere to Rules of Professional Conduct and facilitate compliance of junior staff with local and professional standards of practice.
- To participate in the recruitment and appointment of staff as required whilst ensuring that confidentiality is maintained with regard to the processing of personal documentation
- To respect the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of clients and contribute to the provision of the service sensitive to these needs.
- To demonstrate the ability to reflect on ethical issues and to provide guidance to junior staff as necessary.
- To ensure self and junior staff comply with all relevant Suffolk Community Healthcare policies, procedures and guidelines relating to Equal Opportunities.
Health, Safety and Security
- To ensure that self and staff adhere to Suffolk Community Healthcare and local Health and Safety policy and procedures and maintain safe environments and working practices.
- Ensure that staff report incidents and near misses in accordance with Suffolk Community Healthcare risk management/ incident policies. Promoting a blame free culture in reporting incidents.
- Comply with Suffolk Community Healthcare Infection Control Policies and conduct themselves in such a manner as to minimise the risk of healthcare associated infections.
- To comply with jointly agreed policies and procedures of the Suffolk Area Child Protection Committee/Vulnerable Adults services, including cooperating with the statutory child protection agencies in ensuring the safety and well-being of children and attend case conferences as required
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Tasks & Responsibilities:
- To provide clinical and supervisory leadership to junior staff and students within the multi-disciplinary team.
- To be jointly responsible with other senior colleagues for the day-to-day planning and delivery of the multi-disciplinary team services within the Integrated Neighbourhood Team
- To manage a caseload of clients with multiple and complex needs, using evidence based/client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions
- To provide specialist Therapeutic input into planning, development and evaluation of clinical services within the team, with responsibility for defined projects
- Communication:
- To establish, maintain and participate in robust multi-disciplinary communication networks, for self and team, with clients, carers and other health workers and agencies involved in client care.
- To promote awareness of the role of Occupational Therapy/Physiotherapy within the team, in relation to all aspects of patient care, negotiating priorities where appropriate, informing the Integrated Services Implementation Plan using high level of presentation and training skills.
- To promote the role of the multi-disciplinary rehabilitation services within Suffolk Community Healthcare, in relation to all aspects of client care, informing the Integrated Services Implementation Plan.
- To participate in and maintain robust professional communication systems within own and other professional teams.
- To ensure junior Occupational Therapy/Physiotherapy team members maintain robust communication systems within their own profession and with other professionals.
- To contribute to relevant meetings with Suffolk Community Healthcare. To provide highly complex information to the clients, clinicians and other agencies to assist in decision-making, using persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training, empathic and re-assurance skills.
- To ensure any verbal complaints are dealt with in a sensitive, effective and timely way in accordance with local and Trust complaints procedure.
- To ensure that self and junior members of the team maintain up-to-date written and electronic data, where applicable, in accordance with professional and Suffolk Community Healthcare standards and in compliance with Confidentiality of Information policy.
- To ensure self and all members of the team provide therapy reports relevant to the clients situations.
- Planning and organisational Skills:
- To identify the training needs of self and junior staff through the service appraisal process to inform personal and team development plans.
- To contribute to a robust induction process for all new staff in the multi-disciplinary services and all students on placement.
- To participate and support the Practice Placement Education of professional, NVQ and work experience students.
- To act as specialist witness for NVQ candidates.
- To plan, contribute and participate in robust in-service training programmes for the staff.
- To apply highly developed specialist knowledge and skills in order to demonstrate professional competence and fitness to practice in multi-disciplinary services.
- To demonstrate ongoing personal development of self and junior staff through participation in internal and external training and development opportunities, recording learning outcomes in a portfolio.
- Develop self and others through regular one to ones and supervision.
- Clinical Duties:
- To hold a caseload of clients with a broad range of multiple and complex health needs, using specialist knowledge to carry out assessments, using standardised tools, setting objectives and implementing appropriate treatment, as part of the holistic care plan.
- To formulate an individual specialist management/treatment plan for each client using clinical reasoning skills and utilising a wide range of highly specialised physical, sensory and cognitive treatment skills following analysis of information received from client, carers and referrer and any other professionals involved in the clients care as necessary.
- To ensure own and junior staffs interventions are evaluated and treatment is modified in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention.
- To apply a high level of understanding of the effects of disability and provide training and advice to patients and carers on lifestyle changes and adaptations to the clients social and physical environment, involving other appropriate professionals and agencies when indicated.
- To work with the appropriate leads and other senior staff to effectively triage all referrals to the team, to ensure the most appropriate use of the services and the appropriate and timely service to the client.
- To ensure all aspects of care offered by the team meet with agreed national, professional and local standards.
- To provide specialist advice to clients, carers and colleagues, as necessary, on Occupational Therapy/Physiotherapy related matters as appropriate
- To develop and maintain an agreed area of professional interest and experience and act as a resource for other team members for the subject area accessing relevant external training/information.
- Governance:
- To ensure that self and junior members of the team work effectively within the service to support the planning and achievement of local and Suffolk Community Healthcare service objectives.
- To contribute to and participate in the planning and development of services in line with the Integrated Services Implementation Plan.
- To be actively involved in integrated working across and between Health and Adult Community Services (ACS)
- To ensure self and junior members of the multi-disciplinary team are working in partnership with local voluntary and statutory agencies.
- To demonstrate a clear understanding of the roles of own and other services and how they interact to provide effective patient-centred care.
Equality and Diversity
- To adhere to Rules of Professional Conduct and facilitate compliance of junior staff with local and professional standards of practice.
- To participate in the recruitment and appointment of staff as required whilst ensuring that confidentiality is maintained with regard to the processing of personal documentation
- To respect the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of clients and contribute to the provision of the service sensitive to these needs.
- To demonstrate the ability to reflect on ethical issues and to provide guidance to junior staff as necessary.
- To ensure self and junior staff comply with all relevant Suffolk Community Healthcare policies, procedures and guidelines relating to Equal Opportunities.
Health, Safety and Security
- To ensure that self and staff adhere to Suffolk Community Healthcare and local Health and Safety policy and procedures and maintain safe environments and working practices.
- Ensure that staff report incidents and near misses in accordance with Suffolk Community Healthcare risk management/ incident policies. Promoting a blame free culture in reporting incidents.
- Comply with Suffolk Community Healthcare Infection Control Policies and conduct themselves in such a manner as to minimise the risk of healthcare associated infections.
- To comply with jointly agreed policies and procedures of the Suffolk Area Child Protection Committee/Vulnerable Adults services, including cooperating with the statutory child protection agencies in ensuring the safety and well-being of children and attend case conferences as required
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
- Diploma or 1st Level degree in Physiotherapy (or equivalent)
- Current HCPC registration
- Clinical educators course within the first year
Experience and knowledge
Essential
- Able to demonstrate the ability to work at relevant level
- Knowledge of additional specialist areas through in-house training & short courses
- In-depth knowledge of working within the NHS
- Able to provide high standards of clinical intervention
- Advanced observational & reporting skills
- High level of skill in developing and maintaining effective working relationships with relevant stakeholders
- Able to demonstrate good IT and standard keyboard skills
- Ability to work within a team setting and on own
- Able to communicate effectively using the English Language in both verbal and written forms
- Able to demonstrate adaptable communication skills appropriate to complex situations to facilitate an effective outcome.
- Able to review and reflect on own practice and performance and develop a PDP
- Able to support other staff to review and reflect on their practice and develop a PDP
- Able to support workplace learning for staff and students, and specifically act as a field work educator, and preceptor
- Able to analyse complex professional and ethical issues
- Able to manage workload and priorities for self and others.
Desirable
- Able to demonstrate the ability to work within a community health team
- Able to demonstrate the management of complex casework
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Documented evidence of continuing professional development
- Post registration experience in a relevant clinical setting
Desirable
- Evidence of previous community experience
Personal qualities
Essential
- Commitment to person-centered.
- Positive approach to change.
- An understanding of hazards associated with lone working in the community
- Frequent Travel Essential - You will need to travel, so you must either hold a full, current driving licence and have access to personal transport or meet the mobility requirements of the role through other reasonable and suitable means.
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
- Diploma or 1st Level degree in Physiotherapy (or equivalent)
- Current HCPC registration
- Clinical educators course within the first year
Experience and knowledge
Essential
- Able to demonstrate the ability to work at relevant level
- Knowledge of additional specialist areas through in-house training & short courses
- In-depth knowledge of working within the NHS
- Able to provide high standards of clinical intervention
- Advanced observational & reporting skills
- High level of skill in developing and maintaining effective working relationships with relevant stakeholders
- Able to demonstrate good IT and standard keyboard skills
- Ability to work within a team setting and on own
- Able to communicate effectively using the English Language in both verbal and written forms
- Able to demonstrate adaptable communication skills appropriate to complex situations to facilitate an effective outcome.
- Able to review and reflect on own practice and performance and develop a PDP
- Able to support other staff to review and reflect on their practice and develop a PDP
- Able to support workplace learning for staff and students, and specifically act as a field work educator, and preceptor
- Able to analyse complex professional and ethical issues
- Able to manage workload and priorities for self and others.
Desirable
- Able to demonstrate the ability to work within a community health team
- Able to demonstrate the management of complex casework
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Documented evidence of continuing professional development
- Post registration experience in a relevant clinical setting
Desirable
- Evidence of previous community experience
Personal qualities
Essential
- Commitment to person-centered.
- Positive approach to change.
- An understanding of hazards associated with lone working in the community
- Frequent Travel Essential - You will need to travel, so you must either hold a full, current driving licence and have access to personal transport or meet the mobility requirements of the role through other reasonable and suitable means.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
