Senior Physiotherapist (Intermediate Care)

Job summary

We are currently looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Senior Physiotherapist to join our expanding Intermediate Care Team.

The vision of the service is to provide outstanding, patient focused, community based health care and therapy, optimising peoples potential to achieve their goals by supporting earlier discharge from hospital.

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that patients get the best care possible in their own homes, maximising potential in the initial phases upon discharge from hospital in our short stay service. The service also provides therapy within our interim bed environment and supports the prevention of hospital admissions.

Successful applicants will be expected to assist in the development of therapy assistant practitioners and integrated care workers, to support the clinical delivery of the service and proactively work alongside the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure patient flow and safety.

If you are looking for a new challenge, are dynamic, flexible and enjoy variety in your work and wish to be part of a team making a difference in our community then you are the right person for us.

Main duties of the job

To undertake assessment of patients with complex and multiple pathologies using specialist clinical reasoning skills.

To identify patient needs, agree goals and provide appropriate therapy interventions, provide equipment and rehabilitation programmes.

To work across Pathway 1 (care at home) and Pathway 2 (care home beds) for the Intermediate Care service.

To work as an autonomous practitioner within the integrated multi-professional team.

To be responsible for patients on shared caseloads within community and/or care home settings.

To take a holistic approach to all therapeutic interventions, working across professional boundaries at times.

About us

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead fulfilling lives.

Our clinical teams deliver a wide range of NHS services across inpatient, primary care and community settings, including children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, and research and development.

To achieve our goals, we recruit high calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities' employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly under represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

All appointments are subject to the successful completion of a probationary period.

Please note we reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all roles. If you apply for a post that does not attract sponsorship, your application will be withdrawn from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at https://www.cpft.nhs.uk

Job responsibilities

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities which include:

• To keep the patient at the centre of care, ensuring patient and carer participation in decision making.
• To provide support and education to peers, junior staff, non-registered staff, and students.
• To be accountable for delegated tasks and activities undertaken by Therapy Assistant Practitioners, and Integrated Care Workers.
• To prioritise all patients according to clinical need and to allocate or signpost tasks appropriately.
• To always provide a high standard of care.
• To provide resilience and cover to other locality teams as required due to operational demands and system pressures.

*DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential

• Degree or equivalent eg. BSc, MSc or Diploma entry level qualification into the Physiotherapy profession
• Current HCPC registration
• Documented evidence of own continuing professional development

Desirable

• Member of CSP
• Fieldwork/Practice Educator qualification

Experience

Essential

• Relevant post-graduate clinical experience in a variety of settings

Desirable

• Community experience
• Equipment knowledge and provision

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision
• Ability to work flexibly as part of a team
• Good communication skills
• Able to assess plan and implement care
• To support all members of the multi-disciplinary team
• Good documentation skills.
• Proficient IT skills on various platforms and programmes

Knowledge & Understanding

Essential

• Recognises the limits of own authority within the role
• Seeks and uses professional support appropriately
• Understands the principle of confidentiality

Other

Essential

• Ability to travel independently around Cambridgeshire and Peterborough area meeting required timescales. A Full driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential.