Physiotherapist - Community Respiratory Team

Job summary

We are offering an exciting opportunity for a HCPC Registered Band 5 Physiotherapist to join our Respiratory Physiotherapy Team based in Stafford, South Staffordshire.

This is a new vacancy with the possibility of being part of a 6 monthly rotational post covering a wide range of specialties. This may include - Musculoskeletal & Rheumatology OP, Neurological Rehabilitation - inpatients & community, pulmonary rehabilitation, D2A inpatients and general domiciliary visits.

Youwillprovide physiotherapyassessments and treatments across a variety of clinical settings, for example, Musculoskeletal Outpatients, Community Hospitals and Community Home Visits.

You will work as part of a uni/multi-disciplinary team/agencies to provide services for a range of care/support issues across the spectrum of conditions to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions.

We can offer flexible working arrangements and can offer full-time and part-time options.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for

• Ability to assess and have an awareness of a variety of Respiratory and MSK, Neurological conditions.
• Ability to support patients with rehabilitation and self-management/ strategies
• Ability to manage time and caseload effectively
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

We can offer

• Training during the speciality
• Support from a variety of teams, including friendly, experienced senior Physiotherapists, Nursing colleagues and the wider MDT
• Support with Continuing Professional Development and Preceptorship available
• Opportunity to develop leadership skills and participate in service development
• Career progression opportunities discussed as part of yearly appraisals and regular supervision

To hear from one of our Band 5 Physiotherapists please follow this link:Physiotherapist :: Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (mpft.nhs.uk)

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