Experienced Physiotherapist in Elderly Care (Fixed Term to April 2027)
Band 6 Experienced Physiotherapist - Elderly Care
**This is a fixed-term/secondment post to April 2027.**
Are you a dynamic individual passionate about patient-centred care?
Do you value working in a positive team environment focused on peer support and development?
We are pleased to offer this exciting opportunity to come and join our team at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading on a fixed-term/secondment basis for 12 months to cover maternity leave. We are looking to employ a skilled, forward-thinking, dynamic individual as an Elderly Care Physiotherapist. We have recently been accredited as a University Department of Elderly Care.
The post is suitable for a physiotherapist with experience working in elderly care. The post will be required to work across the Elderly Care department, working with individuals with a variety of complex needs and within a heavily integrated team. Weekend working (via a rota) will be included.
The successful applicant will have Elderly Care experience and possess assessment, clinical reasoning and treatment skills. You will have sound IT skills and demonstrate the Trust's values of Compassion, Aspiration, Resourcefulness and Excellence.
Main duties of the job
To be a Senior Physiotherapist delivering patient-centred, caring therapy for Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Hospital (RBFT).
To be professionally responsible for all aspects of your own work including the therapeutic management of patients in your care, with support from your supervisor.
To use your physiotherapy knowledge and skills to provide specialist support and advice to the Multi-Disciplinary team and to manage own caseload of patients as an autonomous practitioner
To deliver a high quality, effective and efficient physiotherapy service in the Therapy team.
To be a member of the Therapy Department team, contributing to service development in Therapies and the Trust.
About us
Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.
Our "CARE" values:Compassionate,Aspirational,Resourceful,Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
In many areas, the Trust is nationally recognised as delivering outstanding care and the Therapies service is fully focused on delivering on the trusts ambition to continue to enhance this excellent work.
Come and join our team as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.
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Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the job role.
Person Specification
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
- Degree or other recognised qualification in Physiotherapy
- HCPC Registered
- NHS experience across all core clinical areas, including respiratory
- Rehab experience in acute hospital
- Up to date knowledge of research and evidence based
Leadership
- Examples of leadership
- Leadership course completed
- Knowledge of rehabillitation
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.
Team Lead Physiotherapist for Elderly Care
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