Community Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist

Job summary

Rotherham are currently seeking organised and motivated candidates to fulfil occupational therapy and physiotherapy opportunities within the community team under a long-term placement contract.Are you a dynamic and enthusiastic individual with excellent communication skills looking to embark on a new opportunity within the NHS? If so, we would like to hear from you today!

The post holder will ideally have elderly care experience and will be working within an intermediate care setting for those with a range of conditions including but not limited to falls, fractures, and Parkinsons. They must be able to demonstrate initiative and prioritise a complex workload whilst working both as an autonomous practitioner and as part of a team.

High levels of both written and oral communication are essential to this post with the ability to deliver or discuss difficult diagnosis and prognosis with tact, empathy, managing distressed or aggressive patients or carers/relatives. The post holder must be able to communicate accurate and sensitive information to patients, carers, and relatives as well as within their own team & colleagues.

Main duties of the job

To provide a high standard occupational therapy or physiotherapy service, including the supervision of support staff within intermediate care, primarily within residential rehab beds across different locations around the borough

To manage a caseload of patients/client and deliver interventions to promote safe and timely discharges.

To contribute to the delivery of services to meet Trust objectives

Contribute to the holistic assessment of wellbeing needs

Deliver relevant evidence-based care cluster pathway interventions

Contribute to the development, delivery, and evaluation of ward activity interventions

Engage with carers and significant others in response to identified needs

To contribute to monitoring the quality of work in own service, through active involvement in clinical supervision and reporting any performance/quality issues and related risks.

To be responsible for equipment used in carrying out duties, adhering to departmental policy and ensuring the safe use of equipment by others through teaching, training and supervision of practice

To be responsible for maintaining own competency and self-development

To contribute to monitoring the quality of work in own service area, through active involvement in clinical supervision and reporting any performance/quality issues and related risks

To be responsible for maintaining own competency and self-development

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