Senior Physiotherapist ( Domiciliary Team )

We are seeking an innovative and committed clinician to join this well-established domiciliary physiotherapy team.

We are a city-wide physiotherapy service with a central base at the Kenton Centre. We are a team of physiotherapists, Associate Practitioners, Technical Instructors, and administration staff, providing physiotherapy assessment and input into patients' own homes.

The successful applicant will have a broad clinical background post-registration, to include musculoskeletal, elderly care, neurology, and respiratory care where possible. The successful applicant should have good communication skills and be committed to multi-disciplinary networking and be independently responsible for the provision of home-based assessment, planning, development, and therapeutic intervention. Hence, ensuring an integrated and holistic approach working alongside other professionals within the primary, secondary, and social care services.

Car driver is essential.

• Interview Date: Thursday 31st October 2024
• 22 Hours 30 Minutes/Week

Main duties of the job

• To provide a high standard of physiotherapy assessment, treatment, and advice to a complex patient group in the community setting.
• Independently manage a caseload of patients and liaise with family and health and social care professionals as required.
• Attend and actively participate in team in-service training within the team.
• Take responsibility for own CPD.
• Supervise other members of the team as delegated by the team lead.
• Participate in Service Development.

About us

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest, and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion. We have a long history of providing high-quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally, and internationally. We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical, and neurological conditions, cancers, and genetic disorders. Our staff oversee around 2 million patients' contacts each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce that reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, and in particular those from under-represented groups.

Job description

Job responsibilities

• To work as part of the physiotherapy team within Domiciliary Physiotherapy delivering a high standard of physiotherapy assessment, treatment, and advice to patients within the specialty area.
• To be responsible for a caseload of complex patients within the designated work area working without direct supervision.
• To plan, organise, and deliver physiotherapy care to these patients.
• To prioritise own clinical caseload organising care effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical and other priorities and use of time.
• To undertake comprehensive specialist assessment of physiotherapy needs of patients including those with diverse and complex presentations.
• To evaluate and monitor patient progress adjusting treatment programmes accordingly ensuring treatment is carried out in the most appropriate and effective way and to the highest possible standard.
• To motivate and encourage patients' active participation in all aspects of their physiotherapy care.
• To carry out all duties in accordance with the requirements of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and trust policies and procedures.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month's pay.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• Sound knowledge of physiotherapy processes
• Advanced knowledge of a range of medical conditions and impact on patient functional abilities.

Desirable

• Knowledge of undertaking research and audit projects
• Knowledge of current NHS issues Improving Working Lives

Skills

Essential

• Organisation and time management skills
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Commitment to personal and service development
• Current valid driving license for the UK and access to a car for work purposes
• Ability to present information, written and orally in a clear and logical manner

Desirable

• IT skills
• Presentation skills
• Specialist treatment skills, e.g., manual therapy

Experience

Essential

• Experience as a physiotherapist in a rotational post providing a broad range of NHS experience across the core areas of physiotherapy
• Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team

Desirable

• Previous experience in a senior post
• Experience of working with patients with physical health problems e.g., stroke, mobility problems
• Experience of community working

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree or Equivalent Diploma in Physiotherapy
• State Registered with Health and Care Professions Council

Desirable

• Member of Chartered Society Of Physiotherapists
• Involvement in relevant CSP Clinical Special Interest groups

Employer details

Employer name

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Kenton Centre

317 The Kenton Centre

NE3 3QJ

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