Community Physiotherapist

Job summary

Job Title: Physiotherapist

Grade: Band 6

Trust: Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

Location: Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital, School Lane, Welwyn, AL6 9PW

Ward/Dept: WelHat ICT

Hours: Full time Up to 25 hours per week

Shift Pattern: Mon-Fri, 1 weekend day every 6 weeks - 9-5, 10-6, 8-6

Pay Rates Day: £22.89

The Role

We have a vacancy in our team for a qualified and experienced community Physiotherapist. You will be part of a friendly and supportive integrated team delivering a locally driven needs led service. Our ward provides Intermediate Care rehabilitation services, for adults 18+ who require rehabilitation following illness or surgery. The unit also incorporates some sub- acute care and complex discharge planning functions.

We also provide in-patient rehabilitation to patients admitted from the acute hospitals and from home to prevent admission to the acute services, supporting discharge from hospital and maximising independence.

Main duties of the job

The Responsibilities

If you are successful in your application to this post, you will be expected to manage and deliver on the responsibilities outlined below as well as those not included here, call today to discuss further:

Be an excellent communicator, with the assessment and treatment skills needed for a variety of conditions including care of the elderly, general medical conditions, orthopaedics, neurology and amputees.

Provide excellent clinical reasoning skills and give expert advice, guidance and information to patients, health and social care professionals, carers and relatives and other non-professionals, to facilitate safe and timely discharges.

The post holder will deputise for the Lead Therapist when needed, and will provide supervision for junior staff, therapy support workers and students.

Will have access to regular restorative and safeguarding supervision sessions to support your practice.

Will have experience in using electronic records and be able to be a mobile worker.

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