Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic Band 5 Physiotherapist to join our Community Rehabilitation Service in the Taunton and West Somerset Neighbourhood
We are an integrated team of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Clinical Specialists, Assistant practitioners, Apprentices, Rehab assistants and a Pharmacy Technician! We work with the patients over the age of 18 providing assessment and treatment to reach patient agreed goals.
Our work is within the Taunton and West Somerset Neighbourhood area. There are two team bases, one in Taunton at Harrison House near the M5 junction and in West Somerset at Minehead Hospital, where there is also a bedded rehab unit that our service provides input to.
If you think you would like to be part of our welcoming team please contact:
Nicky Flinders Taunton Team Manager on 07887 788251 or email nicky.flinders@somersetft.nhs.uk
or Sarah Gibson West Somerset Team Manager on 07899 994524 or email sarah.gibson2@somersetft.nhs.uk
Main duties of the job
- To provide high quality patient-centered care and specialist rehabilitation to adults referred to the Rehabilitation Service.
- Participate in the development of the Rehabilitation Service in the community and within the Community hospital bedded environments, where there are teams supporting hospital inpatient units
- To provide advice regarding the rehabilitation management of patients to families, carers and other members of the MDT.
- Responsibility for a caseload of patients within both the community and/or the community hospital bedded environment.
- Carry out duties autonomously but with the ability to seek support and informal and formal supervision from senior Therapists within the teams.
- Alongside senior staff, give support, guidance and training to Rehabilitation Assistants, Assistant Practitioners, Apprentices and Students within the team.
About us
As an organisation, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust offers employees a wide range of benefits including flexible working, NHS pension scheme, generous annual leave allowance and a commitment to career development.You will be eligible for our Blue Light Card and a wide range of NHS exclusive shopping & leisure discounts.We are proud of our skilled, diverse workforce and as an inclusive employer we welcome applications from all backgrounds.Working in Somerset enables you to enjoy the idyllic countryside, areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable.Somerset offers the countryside and the cosmopolitan - there is truly something for everyone!
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To be responsible for organising, prioritising and planning your own caseload to meet service and patient priorities, readjusting plans as situations change/arise.
- To ensure that your own practice, and that of the staff under your supervision, meets the required professional standards of Physiotherapy.
- To ensure your own ongoing personal/professional development.
- To comply with the Trust and departmental policies and procedures
- To be professional and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work including the management of patients in your care.
- To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management, and support more junior staff to do likewise.
- To undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations.
- To use clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques to provide an accurate diagnosis of their condition and agree patient centred goals with patients and carers.
- Formulate and deliver an individual physiotherapy treatment programme where appropriate. Use of treatment plans based on evidence-based practice and treatment options using clinical assessment, reasoning skills and a broad knowledge and understanding of treatment.
- To carry out assessment and treatments of a range of conditions with moderate physical effort on a daily basis.
- To clarify and explain the patients condition to them and/or their families to enable the formulation of realistic agreed treatment goals and plans. This may sometimes involve the breaking of unwelcome news to the patient and/or their carers.
- To deal sensitively with patients, carers and families who may have high levels of anxiety as part of their complex presentation.
- To comply with the Trusts Manual Handling policy and local therapeutic handling guidance at all times.
- To be responsible for maintaining accurate and comprehensive patient treatment records in line with Trust procedures and Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) standards of practice.
- To write concise, informative reports detailing treatment outcomes and levels of disability for medical staff, employers, solicitors and Education Health Plans
- To train, supervise and performance manage more junior staff including technical instructors and therapy support practitioners.
- To communicate effectively with patients and their parents, guardians or carers, to maximise recovery potential, and to ensure understanding of both conditions and treatment.
- Communication skills of persuasion, motivation and explanation to encourage patients to undertake their treatment programme.
- To ensure that your own actions, and those of the staff you supervise, support equality, diversity and rights of our patients and their families.
- To assess patient understanding of treatment proposals, gain valid consent and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment
Please see JD for further information
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To be responsible for organising, prioritising and planning your own caseload to meet service and patient priorities, readjusting plans as situations change/arise.
- To ensure that your own practice, and that of the staff under your supervision, meets the required professional standards of Physiotherapy.
- To ensure your own ongoing personal/professional development.
- To comply with the Trust and departmental policies and procedures
- To be professional and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work including the management of patients in your care.
- To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management, and support more junior staff to do likewise.
- To undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations.
- To use clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques to provide an accurate diagnosis of their condition and agree patient centred goals with patients and carers.
- Formulate and deliver an individual physiotherapy treatment programme where appropriate. Use of treatment plans based on evidence-based practice and treatment options using clinical assessment, reasoning skills and a broad knowledge and understanding of treatment.
- To carry out assessment and treatments of a range of conditions with moderate physical effort on a daily basis.
- To clarify and explain the patients condition to them and/or their families to enable the formulation of realistic agreed treatment goals and plans. This may sometimes involve the breaking of unwelcome news to the patient and/or their carers.
- To deal sensitively with patients, carers and families who may have high levels of anxiety as part of their complex presentation.
- To comply with the Trusts Manual Handling policy and local therapeutic handling guidance at all times.
- To be responsible for maintaining accurate and comprehensive patient treatment records in line with Trust procedures and Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) standards of practice.
- To write concise, informative reports detailing treatment outcomes and levels of disability for medical staff, employers, solicitors and Education Health Plans
- To train, supervise and performance manage more junior staff including technical instructors and therapy support practitioners.
- To communicate effectively with patients and their parents, guardians or carers, to maximise recovery potential, and to ensure understanding of both conditions and treatment.
- Communication skills of persuasion, motivation and explanation to encourage patients to undertake their treatment programme.
- To ensure that your own actions, and those of the staff you supervise, support equality, diversity and rights of our patients and their families.
- To assess patient understanding of treatment proposals, gain valid consent and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment
Please see JD for further information
Person Specification
essential
Essential
- Degree/Diploma/Masters in Physiotherapy
- Registration by the Health Professions Council (UK) as a Physiotherapist
- Knowledge and application of current best practice in rehabilitation physiotherapy
- Must have a Driving licence for the UK and car for work purposes
- Experience in working as a physiotherapist in the NHS - undergraduate or postgraduate level.
Desirable
- Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
- Experience in an NHS community hospital/community setting at undergraduate or postgraduate level.
- Attendance on additional short 'postgraduate' Physiotherapy courses or seminars.
Person Specification
essential
Essential
- Degree/Diploma/Masters in Physiotherapy
- Registration by the Health Professions Council (UK) as a Physiotherapist
- Knowledge and application of current best practice in rehabilitation physiotherapy
- Must have a Driving licence for the UK and car for work purposes
- Experience in working as a physiotherapist in the NHS - undergraduate or postgraduate level.
Desirable
- Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
- Experience in an NHS community hospital/community setting at undergraduate or postgraduate level.
- Attendance on additional short 'postgraduate' Physiotherapy courses or seminars.
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).
