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Physiotherapist (Development Role)

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
West Midlands
1 week ago
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Job Summary

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic physiotherapist to join our Community Learning Disability team in Worcestershire. If you are a Band 5 wanting the opportunity to further develop your skills and knowledge in learning disabilities, why not apply to join our physiotherapy team.

You would join an established, friendly, and supportive community learning disability multi-disciplinary team based in Worcestershire. You would be working across the county to meet the clinical needs of adults with a learning disability and would be working in a variety of settings; day centres, supporting living homes, family homes, residential homes to provide patient centred interventions, working closely with carers and family.

The post holder will provide assessment, diagnosis and develop bespoke therapy for a caseload of service users with a learning disability and complex needs, using evidence based/client centred principles and delivered in accordance with HCPC and CSP.

The Trust offers remote and flexible working, including an element of home working. The Trust support its staff with a range of benefits including car leasing, health and wellbeing support, carer passports and staff networks e.g., LGBTQ+.

This is a full time role but we would consider applicants looking for part time hours.

Main duties of the job

You will have the opportunity to manage a mixed caseload of patients with a Learning Disability and a variety of health needs such as complex neurological physical disabilities, musculo-skeletal difficulties, frail, elderly and dementia, chronic respiratory conditions, obesity, and those with poor physical activity levels.

You will be providing comprehensive assessment, planning, implementation of appropriate interventions and evaluation for adult patients with a learning disability in order to optimise their physical function. You will be providing safe, effective, interventions.

You will gain invaluable skills and further experience in 24-hour postural management working with people who have complex physical disabilities with a moderate to profound learning disability and in promoting safe mobility and prevention of falls in those with a learning disability.

Along with the physiotherapy team you will be responsible for managing and prioritising referrals according to clinical need for LD physiotherapy across the county and providing supervision to student physiotherapists.

You would be working in a variety of settings to provide patient centred interventions, working closely with carers and family, offering support and recommendations to prevent complications.

About Us

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer
  • 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
  • Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
  • Flexible and agile working opportunities
  • Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
  • Wide range of supportive staff networks
  • Health and wellbeing opportunities
Job Description

The job will be a Band 6 community Learning Disability Physiotherapist or a Band 5 wanting to develop into a B6 role. working across the county of Worcestershire, covering locations such as: Worcester City, Evesham, Malvern, Droitwich, Bromsgrove, Kidderminster, Redditch and Bewdley.

All within the speciality of learning disabilities which covers conditions such as: Cerebral palsy, Downs syndrome, dementia, Parkinsons, fragile X syndrome, Williams Syndrome, complex physical disabilities, and learning needs. Job responsibilities include:

  • Managing your own caseload, including complex clients
  • Prioritise waiting lists with the help of the wider Physiotherapy team
  • Dynamically risk assessing throughout treatments
  • Standing and walking frame prescription, set up and assessment
  • Liaison with specialist schools and college for client transitions to adult services
  • Working with care staff and day service managers
  • 24hr posture care prescription
  • Stretching and strengthening programme creation
  • Administering respiratory care
  • Diagnosis and information gathering from minimal patient communication
  • Working alongside Nurse, Speech and Language therapists, Occupational therapists, Clinical Phycologists, GPs and consultants
Person SpecificationEssential
  • Committed to personal development
  • Forward Thinking
  • Reliable and flexible
  • Confident and enthusiastic
  • Able to meet the travel requirements of the post
Desirable
  • Committed to team development
ExperienceEssential
  • A minimum of 1 years post graduate experience including working in a variety of settings
  • Experience of assistants and students
  • Experience of delegation to unqualified staff
Desirable
  • Experience within relevant clinical field of learning disabilities e.g. 24-hour postural management, respiratory, degenerative conditions, rebound therapy and hydro/aquatic therapy
  • Experience of lone working
KnowledgeEssential
  • A good knowledge of physiotherapy in relevant areas disabilities, falls prevention
  • Awareness of research processes
  • Knowledge of IT skills
Desirable
  • Knowledge of postural care
QualificationsEssential
  • Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
  • HCPC registration
  • Evidence of relevant post- graduate) courses / CPD maintained in portfolio
Desirable
  • Relevant validated clinical course
  • Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists
  • Clinical Educators qualification
Skills & AbilitiesEssential
  • Ability to challenge poor behaviour
  • Role modelling good behaviour
  • A positive attitude and able to act on feedback
  • Ability to praise and be supportive to others
  • Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats
  • Good critical appraisal skills
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Self-directed learning
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Be able to work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team.
  • Able to work well with others
  • Ability to motivate self and others
  • Ability to pass on skills/ knowledge to others
  • Able to maintain judgement and work effectively under pressure.
  • Ability to maintain contemporaneous, accurate and up to date patient records.
  • Effective time management
Desirable
  • Teaching and presentation skills


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