Job summary
We are redesigning our community services model and implementing a new Intermediate Care Team and therefore an exciting opportunity has arisen to appoint a Band 6 Physiotherapist to deliver an urgent community response services and will play a crucial role in developing the service, providing essential support and care to individuals, with a focus on promoting independence, dignity, and well-being.
Theobjective is to optimise safe and timely discharge from an inpatient stay for patients that need some form of continuing care or prevent admission with interventions that can be managed at home
To provide a high standard of physiotherapy service within the Intermediate Care Service working across the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTMUHB) localities, health board sites, various community settings and patient homes.
To autonomously work as well as alongside members of the multi-disciplinary team ensuring best current, evidence based clinical management of patients referred within the defined specialist clinical area. English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner and will have relevant post registration experience for the role and will undertake specialist clinical duties as required within a defined specialist clinical area.
ommunicating effectively and working collaboratively with medical, nursing, therapy, and other organisational colleagues, to ensure delivery of a co-ordinated multi-disciplinary service to the patient.
There will also be a responsibility for teaching student physiotherapists to graduate level on physiotherapeutic skills and knowledge within core clinical areas.
Providing specialist assessments and advice onappropriate walking aids and other equipment provided to the patient for therapeutic interventions and to liaise with and advise patients/parents/guardians/carers and others as appropriate for its ongoing use in line with University Health Board Guidelines.
Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn't mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isn't 'fluency', just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health.
About us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Person Specification
Qualifications and knowledge
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy.
- Professional registration as recognised by HCPC.
- Evidence of Broad-Spectrum clinical knowledge skills.
- Sound knowledge of Professional Practice/ Rules of Professional Conduct.
- Knowledge of a range of policies/ procedures.
- Up to date with mandatory training requirements.
Desirable
- Member of CSP.
- Completion of validated Clinical Educator's course.
- Evidence of attendance on appropriate courses to enhance specialist knowledge/skills.
- Knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards for falls (local and national).
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Good communicator. .
- Ability to work independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes.
- Ability to organise and prioritise.
- Good time management.
- Keyboard/IT skills.
Desirable
- Welsh language Speaking/Listening Skills at Level 3 or above
Other Role Requirements
Essential
- Promote and uphold the values and behaviours of CTMUHB.
- Recognition of own level of competence.
- Availability to participate in out of hours emergency on-call rota as required.
- Ability to carry out full range of duties of the post (to include travel in a timely manner around the various bases and carry out on-call duties).
- Availability to participate in out of hours emergency on-call rota as required.
Person Specification
Qualifications and knowledge
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy.
- Professional registration as recognised by HCPC.
- Evidence of Broad-Spectrum clinical knowledge skills.
- Sound knowledge of Professional Practice/ Rules of Professional Conduct.
- Knowledge of a range of policies/ procedures.
- Up to date with mandatory training requirements.
Desirable
- Member of CSP.
- Completion of validated Clinical Educator's course.
- Evidence of attendance on appropriate courses to enhance specialist knowledge/skills.
- Knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards for falls (local and national).
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Good communicator. .
- Ability to work independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes.
- Ability to organise and prioritise.
- Good time management.
- Keyboard/IT skills.
Desirable
- Welsh language Speaking/Listening Skills at Level 3 or above
Other Role Requirements
Essential
- Promote and uphold the values and behaviours of CTMUHB.
- Recognition of own level of competence.
- Availability to participate in out of hours emergency on-call rota as required.
- Ability to carry out full range of duties of the post (to include travel in a timely manner around the various bases and carry out on-call duties).
- Availability to participate in out of hours emergency on-call rota as required.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Address
Bridgend Hospital@Home, but working across the CTMUHB area
Bridgend
CF32 8UN
Employer's website
https://joinctm.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)
