Physiotherapist - JCR and Falls Prevention

Physiotherapist - JCR and Falls Prevention

Band 6 Physiotherapist, JCR High Weald Lewes & Havens. Part Time, fixed term post to cover maternity leave.

Welcome to East Sussex, a place that boasts a beautiful coastline, beaches and the South Downs National Park. Close to Brighton and rail links to London. Come and join our friendly, sociable, experienced teams working within an integrated Health and Social Care community rehabilitation service based in Lewes.

The Joint Community Rehabilitation Service is a short-term 7 day service which assesses and treats people within their own homes. Our service aims to prevent unnecessary admissions to hospital or long-term care, enable earlier discharges from hospital and promote independence and quality of life. The ability to travel around the county in a timely fashion is essential. Weekends are covered on a rota basis and at present includes one weekend day approximately every 4 weeks with a day off during the week. As this is a fixed term post, experience of working as physiotherapist within NHS is essential.

We are committed to fostering a culture of equality, diversity, and belonging. We actively welcome and encourage applications from individuals belonging to marginalised communities.

Main duties of the job

JCR is a friendly, supportive, integrated and multi-professional team which includes Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Support Workers using an inter-professional model of working. We key work and provide rehabilitation to adults with a variety of medical and surgical conditions. You will be fully supported to develop your inter-professional skills and areas of special clinical interest. We offer regular supervision and training opportunities for professional development.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in Physiotherapy
• Health and Care Professions Council Registration
• Post-graduate qualification or proven equivalent experience and knowledge in relevant field

Experience

• 18 months - 2 years rotational Band 5 experience
• Experience of training/supervision
• Experience of multi-professional working
• Experience of using client-centred goals
• 2-3 years acute rotational experience, to include neurological experience
• Experience in the area of community rehabilitation
• Experience of providing training
• Experience of delivering presentations

Knowledge/skills

• Knowledge of client-centred practice
• Awareness of clinical governance and understanding of the NHS and challenges facing service delivery.
• Specialist client group knowledge

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.

Salary: £37,338 to £44,962 per annum, pro rata.