Community Physiotherapist

An exciting opportunity has arisen in South for a Senior physiotherapist to join our "Ketts Oak" Community Therapy service. You will work with and support a team of friendly, approachable Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Community Assistant Practitioners. The post will be based at Wymondham Health Centre and requires travelling out to see patients in their own homes or in care homes in the surrounding villages, as well as potential to provide cover and in-reach into our community bedded unit at Ogden Court.

• Deliver high quality physiotherapeutic interventions and health care to patients within a variety of community settings, which may include in-reaching on to the in-patient unit as needed, providing proactive, holistic case management and rehabilitation.
• Utilise health coaching skills to actively engage with patients and their families to ensure expectations are appropriately managed.
• Assess and prescribe exercise programmes to patients with frail and elderly, palliative care, and rehabilitation needs, aiming for quality care and independence where possible.
• Work with the integrated team to facilitate early discharge from hospital and to prevent unnecessary admission.
• Collaborate with statutory and non-statutory agencies to provide a seamless integrated service to our service users.
• Provide advice, support and supervision to junior staff, therapy assistants and students.

Band 6. Senior physiotherapist with experience in community, palliative or rehabilitation settings.

NCH&C is proud to be the first standalone NHS community trust in the UK to achieve an "Outstanding" rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our focus is on continually improving the quality of care we offer to local people and on improving access to that care, helping people to move seamlessly from one service to another. Praising NCH&C's "compassionate, inclusive and effective leadership at all levels", the CQC observed that our staff are well supported to make positive changes and innovations.

Norfolk Community Health & Care NHS Trust is committed to continuing to create a modern and inclusive work environment, actively promoting flexible working opportunities where possible to meet the needs and wishes of our workforce.

We welcome applications from people who share our values and can help us deliver outstanding care in our local community.

Before applying for this vacancy, please make sure you are familiar with ongoing GOV.uk sponsorship eligibility criteria, which may impact the organisation's ability to provide sponsorship, whether currently or in the future.

We will remain two separate employers until further notice, and this role being advertised will be employed by Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust.