Physiotherapist

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Title: Physiotherapist

Grade: Band 6

Ward/Dept: Community Neuro Rehab Team

Location: Mount Gould Hospital, PL4 7QD

Trust: Livewell Southwest

Hours: 22.5 hours Monday-Friday

Shift Pattern: 8:30-16:30

Pay Rate: £21.80

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Physiotherapist for the Community Neurology Rehabilitation Team based in Mount Gould Hospital. We are seeking a candidate who is able to operate within various community setting and provide advanced assessments of patients with neurological presentations.

Livewell Southwest provides integrated health and social care services for patients across Plymouth, South Hams and West Devon, as well as parts of Devon and Cornwall. By integrating health and social care we are able to deliver the right care for people, in the right place and at the right time. You will find our teams across the community in hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, health, and wellbeing hubs.

The post holder will be working within a multi-disciplinary team to deliver individualised treatment programmes through advanced assessments and undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner. This will include utilising investigative and analytical skills to formulate individualised management and treatment plans, using a range of communication to communicate with carers to gain their co-operation in order to progress patients rehabilitation and to operate as a lone practitioner when working in community and domiciliary settings with support of management via telephone. There will be a responsibility to provide supervision to junior colleagues, plus deliver expert advice, teaching and training to other members within the MDT regarding the management of neurological patients whilst working jointly with colleagues in a co-ordinated multi-disciplinary approach.

To be successful in applying for this role you will need:

• Current relevant professional registration
• Minimum 2 years post-qualification experience
• Enhanced DBS
• UK/NHS experience
• Experience of working in a community setting
• Experience of working within Neurology
• Full UK license and access to own car for work purposes

Job description

Job description can be provided upon request.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Relevant degree or equivalent

HCPC Registered

Essential Criteria

Essential

Enhanced DBS

In addition to experience, all Qualified roles will be required to provide evidence of

• Relevant Qualifications
• Registration with the relevant Registration Body if applicable.

About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progressionaccess to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balanceflexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

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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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Professionals Limited

Employer's website

https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Current relevant professional registration
• Minimum 2 years post-qualification experience

Experience

Essential

• UK/NHS experience
• Experience of working in a community setting
• Experience of working within Neurology

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Enhanced DBS
• Full UK license and access to own car for work purposes

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Professionals Limited

Address

Livewell South West

Mount Gould Road

Plymouth

PL4 7QD

Employer's website

https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)