Job summary
Do you want to join a dynamic and innovative Community Rehab Team that is expanding?
Do you want to join a team that is fully integrated into the Community Teams in East Staffordshire in line with the ICB agenda? We are co-located with all of our admin, Therapy and Nursing colleagues all in one place.
Are you interested in working for a team that has 100% supervision recording and works seamlessly with Rapid Response, Community Neuro Teams and D2A services, and has well-established links with the acute sector and primary care?
Do you want to have the flexibility to choose your working hours and days?
We can offer you all this and more!
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a Band 6 Physiotherapist to join our Community Therapies Team in East Staffordshire to help us continue to change things for the better.
Are you........
A Physiotherapist with post graduate experience
Enthusiastic, with a creative approach to rehabilitation
Passionate about making a difference to people's lives
If so we would love to hear from you!
As one of our Physiotherapists, you will join a friendly, highly skilled and motivated multi-disciplinary team, based at Anglesey House in Burton on Trent.
We can offer you.......
Opportunity to develop skills in rehabilitation
Training opportunities - in house and externally
Established and supportive supervision and appraisal structure
You willwork alongside Occupational Therapists and support workers in this evolving team to provide home based assessments for a multitude of patients in the community.
About us
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;
- Supporting your career development and progression
- Excellent NHS Pension scheme
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Options for flexible working
- Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
- If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
- Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
- Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
- Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
- Free car parking at all trust sites
- Free flu vaccinations every year
- Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications
Job description
Job responsibilities
The ability to travel independently across East Staffs is essential for this role.
A change to the advertised hours will be considered.
For further information and/ or an informal discussion, please contact:
Helen Cook
Helen.cook@mpft.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
The ability to travel independently across East Staffs is essential for this role.
A change to the advertised hours will be considered.
For further information and/ or an informal discussion, please contact:
Helen Cook
Helen.cook@mpft.nhs.uk
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential
- BSc in Physiotherapy.
- Professional registration (HCPC).
- Relevant post graduate training within the speciality of rehabilitation e.g. Neurological and musculoskeletal courses.
- Evidence of CPD in a portfolio - relevant to clinical field.
- Willingness to undertake appropriate further study.
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- General experience across a wide range of Physiotherapy care groups including neurology, orthopaedics, musculoskeletal and elderly care.
- Experiencing of mentoring/supervising and training junior colleagues.
- Understanding of community-based working and systems.
- Experience of research and audit.
- Experience of working across professions and agencies including social care.
- Working in multidisciplinary team.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential
- BSc in Physiotherapy.
- Professional registration (HCPC).
- Relevant post graduate training within the speciality of rehabilitation e.g. Neurological and musculoskeletal courses.
- Evidence of CPD in a portfolio - relevant to clinical field.
- Willingness to undertake appropriate further study.
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- General experience across a wide range of Physiotherapy care groups including neurology, orthopaedics, musculoskeletal and elderly care.
- Experiencing of mentoring/supervising and training junior colleagues.
- Understanding of community-based working and systems.
- Experience of research and audit.
- Experience of working across professions and agencies including social care.
- Working in multidisciplinary team.
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).
