Physiotherapist
Job Description
Job summary
37.5 hours per week.
A full time B5 Physiotherapy position within a fabulous and innovative team has become available and they don't come along often. Have you ever thought about working in the Community? Are you passionate about supporting people in their own homes to live as independently as possible?
Are you a Band 5 Physiotherapist looking to build your career in a Community setting?
If so then we could be the team for you - an exciting opportunity has arisen to join a forward thinking Multi- Disciplinary Team where patient centred care is paramount. We deliver rehabilitation in our Locality in a number of ways:
Intermediate Care and Home First - urgent intervention for admission avoidance and supporting hospital discharges delivered by Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Therapy Support Workers. Close working relationships with the Health & Social Care Hub, Rapid Response Team and the Acute Hospital.
Rehabilitation within the patients own home assessing and treating a variety of conditions e.g. neurological, long term conditions, orthopaedic, frail elderly, multi-pathology, falls, respiratory.
Please note that this role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route.
Please note that Livewell may close the job advertisement earlier than the specified deadline if a high number of applications are submitted. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be well supported by senior staff as well as the wider multi-disciplinary team, to develop their clinical expertise in Rehabilitation in the Community with rotations through the various aspects of Community Therapy listed above. There are excellent opportunities for Continued Professional Development, through shared learning, shared skills and formal educational opportunities. Caseload supervision for junior staff and participation in student education will be part of this role.
Tavistock Locality is proud of its integrated working practices between Health, Social Care and the Voluntary Sector, and the benefits it offers to our patients. Flexible working across all service areas will be an expectation of this post. We also work closely with University Hospital Plymouth to enable early hospital discharges where appropriate.
Located on the edge of Dartmoor National Park, we are extremely lucky to work in an area of outstanding natural beauty. Many of our patients live in rural locations, so being able to drive and having access to a vehicle will be essential for this post.
To arrange an informal visit or discuss the role further, please contact the Anna McVeigh, Therapy Manager on 01752 436505 or email: anna.mcveigh1@nhs.net.
Interviews are programmed for 9th April 2025 (can be subject to change)
All Livewell staff are expected to be able and willing to work across a 7-day service.
Job Share(s) Considered
About us
Livewell Southwest values its staff and makes investment in their development a priority. Currently we offer the following development opportunities for staff:
- A minimum of three days protected CPD for registered staff
- Development pathways for unregistered staff from apprentice to bands 2, 3 and 4 and for registered staff in bands 5, 6, 7 and 8
- Leadership programmes
- Coaching and mentoring
- Medicines Management, leg Ulcer Management and Assessment Training
- Access and funding for training including Care Certificate, Assistant Practitioners Course and Scholarship Into Nurse Training
- Robust Preceptorship
- An induction programme tailored to your needs
- Relocation package may be considered for the right candidate for certain roles
Livewell Southwest can allow existing members of the NHS Pension Scheme to continue their membership when they join the organisation.
Job responsibilities
Clinical
1. To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work including the management of patients in your care.
2. To provide holistic evidence-based/best practice care to patients in accordance with National and Organisational approved policies/procedures and individual care plans.
3. To undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations/multi pathologies; use advanced clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques to provide an accurate clinical diagnosis of their condition.
4. To demonstrate highly developed dexterity, co-ordination and palpatory senses for assessment and manual treatment of patients.
5. Use an extensive range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patients/carers; to motivate, gain co-operation, to progress rehabilitation and treatment programmes. This will include patients who may have difficulties in understanding or communicating; e.g.: patients may be dysphasic, depressed, deaf, visually impaired or who may be unable to accept diagnosis, or realistic expectations of Physiotherapy intervention
6. Formulate and commence an individual physiotherapy treatment programme based on a sound knowledge of evidence based practice and treatment options using clinical assessment, reasoning skills and knowledge of treatment skills e.g. manual physiotherapy techniques, patient education, and other alternative options.
7. Evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment programmes if required.
8. To provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching and instruction to patients, relatives, carers and other professionals, to promote understanding of the aims of physiotherapy, and to ensure a consistent approach to patient care.
9. To problem solve and liaise as soon as possible to the most appropriate clinician for problems that may arise.
10. To review with Band 6 Physiotherapist any clinical issues or concerns.
11. To participate in organising and planning caseload to meet service and patient priorities. Readjusting plans as situations change/arise.
12. To maintain accurate records, which are confidential, contemporaneous, legible and all care given to be documented. These records may be paper or an IT based system and must be maintained as specified in the Organisational Policies, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) guidelines and Government directives. The post holder will be expected to oversee the standard of patients' records by audit or peer review and have a regular open discussion with team members.
13. To undertake comprehensive risk assessments of all situations associated with the care of patients in order to ensure colleagues and the carers' safety. This might include the assessment, provision of equipment and providing education to ensure its safe use.
14. To comply with all infection control policies and guidance, attend relevant updates and report issues of concern to their immediate line manager .
15. To monitor and maintain the health, safety and security of self and others in the team and patients.
16. To be conversant with the vulnerable adult and child protection procedures and policies of the organisation.
17. To be responsible for organising own time management on a daily basis in line with caseload demands balancing patient needs with the administrative aspects of the role.
18. To work within challenging and unpredictable environments e.g. patients' homes, which may have constraints and require adaptability
19. To provide education and continuing support to patients, family and carers.
20. To identify areas of improvement of practice and communicate to the line manager.
21. To be aware of organisational, professional and national developments within Community Care and work within these guidelines e.g. NSF, NICE.
22. To initiate and participate in Clinical Supervision.
23. To be involved in audit and research.
24. To be aware of and abide by the Organisation approved Policies, Standards and Quality Assurance Initiatives.
25. To be involved in all aspects of clinical governance including audits and effective and safe use of resources and equipment..
26. To work jointly with other health and social care colleagues and services (for example medical, nursing, Social Services, private sector and therapy colleagues) to ensure patients' identified rehabilitation and care needs are met through delivery of a
coordinated multi-disciplinary service.
27. To advise on and prescribe as appropriate, and in line with Organisational and departmental policies and procedures, both general and specialist rehabilitation aids, equipment and recommend low-level adaptations for patients referred to Community Therapy.
28. To assess capacity, gain valid informed consent, which must be documented and have the ability to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment. To comply with local confidentiality policies, child protection and vulnerable adult procedures.
29. To represent Livewell Southwest externally (locally, regionally and nationally) regarding physiotherapy services ...
