Community Clinical Therapist (Physiotherapist)
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Job summary
Are you an experienced physiotherapist wanting to try new experiences and challenges within the Mid and North Hampshire area. Are you passionate about delivering patient centred care with a focus on improving quality of life whilst providing rehabilitation in the patients own environment. The teams are responsive, well led, and caring providing guidance to patients, relatives, carers and staff
Our innovative Enhanced Care at Home Team and the Mid Community Therapy Team are looking for a physiotherapist for a year maternity to provide holistic assessments and treatments to the population of Mid and North Hampshire. The role will cover the nursing home patients within the division and the community patients for the Winchester patch, working alongside occupational therapists, therapy assistants and carers to improve the quality of life of the service users.
Main duties of the job
*The Community Therapy Team model aspires to provide a responsive, safe effective caring service that is well led. The team is commissioned to reflect the needs of the local community. The service aims include providing a local point of access, proactive case management and adoption of a co-produced approach with patients and service users. The Community Therapy Team delivers a joined-up approach across a specific locality, to deliver excellence in care and engages with all practices and wider stakeholders in the locality.
*To assess and treat own caseload, which may include complex presentations and to maintain own records as an autonomous practitioner.
*To assist senior staff in the education and supervision of junior colleagues, assistants, carers and students.
*To assist senior staff in daily management of the team and provision of therapy service, deputising for the team leader in their absence.
*To assist senior staff in development and maintenance of an efficient and effective service
*To contribute to the inter-disciplinary working within the therapy team, nursing home care team, and Locality by teaching, learning & practicing inter-disciplinary skills & techniques as defined by an agreed competency framework or training scheme.
To provide specialist therapy skills to the therapy team across a five/seven-day rota.
*To provide specialist therapy skills to the Nursing Homes within the Mid and North Hampshire area.
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.
Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.
Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.
Details
Date posted
14 March 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£37,338 to £44,962 a year Based on full time hours
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
1 years
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
348-MNH-7594
Job locations
Avalon House
Chesil Street
Winchester
Hampshire
SO23 0HU
Employer details
Employer name
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Avalon House
Chesil Street
Winchester
Hampshire
SO23 0HU
Employer's website
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