Senior Physiotherapist

Reading Intermediate Care- Senior Physiotherapist (Band 6)

Location -Reading Intermediate Care,7-9 Cremyll Road, Reading Berkshire RG1 8NQ

The post holder is a Senior Physiotherapist (band 6) with the clinical skills, expertise and knowledge to support community reablement, community Physio &Falls service.

Intermediate care is a multidisciplinary service that helps people to be as independent as possible. It provides support and rehabilitation to people at risk of hospital admission or who have been in hospital. It aims to ensure people transfer from hospital to the community in a timely way and to prevent unnecessary admissions to hospitals and residential care.

Reading Intermediate Care is a team of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, a nurse, and senior therapy assistants, who treat people in their own homes to rehabilitate them to as high a level of independence as possible. This supportive multidisciplinary team works with patients across Reading in close communication with social services, voluntary agencies, and GPs. This post involves 7 days working within a shift pattern within the intermediate service.

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• Complete the timely assessment and management of referrals with multiple co‑morbidities and complex rehabilitation needs.
  

To support triage the referrals for intermediate care services

Provision of equipment to promote independence and safety.

Hold a caseload and work autonomously

Work flexibly to ensure urgent referrals are adequately managed

Supporting colleagues in the delivery of compassionate, safe, and structured care

Provide guidance and appropriate delegation within the team

To participate in service development and quality improvement

To support the supervision of more junior members of staff and provision of education and clinical physiotherapy advice to staff /students in Intermediate Care

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:

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• Caring for and about you is our top priority
  
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
  
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
  

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:

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• Flexible working options to support work‑life balance
  
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
  
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
  
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
  
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
  
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
  
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
  
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
  
• Free parking across Trust sites
  

The must haves for you to be considered for this role:

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• Excellent communications skills
  
• Current understanding of intermediate care with experience of rehabilitation and hospital discharge
  
• Car driver with ability and readiness to be flexible within working day
  
• Skills and knowledge of supporting others and clinical leadership
  
• Motivated to participate in service development and support leadership of the team
  

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point‑by‑point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.

We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed. We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call Simon Amirtharaj on or email: , we’ll be delighted to help.

Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

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• Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
  
• State Registration
  
• CSP membership
  

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• Evidence of CPD in a portfolio including attendance at recent post‑graduate courses relevant to the clinical field / reflective practice in relevant clinical field
  

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• Experience of lone working
  
• Experience of working in an intermediate care setting.
  
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team setting.
  
• Experience of liaising with Social Care in the UK
  
• Experience of providing a broad range of interventions for a complex caseload
  
• Use of goal setting and outcome measures
  
• Up to date evidence based on clinical knowledge
  
• Experience of working with acute and chronic conditions.
  
• Evidence of training in rehabilitation of older people.
  
• Training in the equipment needs of older people
  
• Understanding of the models used in Physiotherapy.
  

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• Be an excellent communicator.
  
• Ability to manage caseload
  
• Be open to and drive forward change. Be able to demonstrate flexibility in a work setting.
  
• Ability to lead and work as part of a team
  

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• Ability to travel between multiple sites efficiently.
  
• The ability to drive and have access to vehicle.
  
• Ability to work on Weekends and Extended Hours including shift working depending on the service needs.
  

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.