Physiotherapist
| Posting date: | 14 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £32,602.00 to £39,686.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £32602.00 - £39686.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 August 2025 |
| Location: | Epsom, KT19 8PB |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9325-25-0543 |
Summary
To use a person-centred approach and current evidence base to carry out comprehensive assessments, plan, implement, evaluate, and document interventions with the support of senior colleague. To have professional expertise and a wide base of clinical skills in areas including falls prevention and management relating to individual patients over the age of 65. This will include working as an autonomous clinician, with the responsibility for the effective management of falls within an identified case load. To demonstrate specialist expertise and physiotherapy skills in different areas and to have an extensive range of clinical skills, knowledge, and experience appropriate to the needs of individual patients over the age of 65 years presenting with mental health needs. To show a sound understanding of legal and ethical issues in advance care planning. To liaise with other necessary agencies to establish robust communication networks with carers, hospitals, other health workers and agencies to facilitate an integral approach to patient care. This includes participation in multi-professional meetings, case conferences and other team meeting where they may be the sole representatives of their professional group. To use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with the people who use our services to progress rehabilitation and treatment programmes. This will include people who may have difficulties in understanding or communicating. For example, service users may be dysphasic, depressed, deaf, blind or who may be unable to accept diagnosis. To undertake comprehensive risk assessments and develop effective risk management plans. To provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching and instruction to relatives, carers and other professionals, to promote understanding of the aims of physiotherapy and to ensure a consistent approach of care. To be responsible for the safe and competent use of physiotherapeutic equipment such as walking aids and any other rehabilitative equipment or assistive device ensuring service users, carers and relevant team members attain competency in the safe use of all equipment. To demonstrate a high standard of record keeping and documentation with adherence to trust policy and an understanding of professional guidelines and application of confidentiality. To input into the development of evidence based, effective and appropriate clinical service across the inpatient wards. To undertake audit, evaluating the effectiveness of interventions in line with national and local recommendations as directed by Senior Colleagues.