Physiotherapist

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Full time
Location: Chichester
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Job offered by: NHS
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Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Band 6 Physiotherapist with proven knowledge, skills and experience of intermediate care, rehabilitation and admission avoidance. We are looking for an experienced and well-organised individual with a passion for promoting independence and a home-first approach. We are excited to welcome you to join our friendly team, where you will have the opportunity to work flexibly across the tier of services, which includes: 13 Residential Intermediate Care (IMC) Beds (Currently located at Elmhurst) Killelea House (36 Enhanced and residential IMC beds) Bury Rapid Community Response Service & Hospital at Home Home-based Intermediate Care and Reablement. You will be part of a large multidisciplinary team that includes Advanced Practitioners, Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, Care Support Workers, and Administrators. The Services operate a 7-day service, currently covering the hours of 8 am to 8 pm, including weekends; therefore, the ability to work shifts to cover these hours is a requirement of the role. Main duties of the job

The Intermediate Tier prides itself on providing strengths-based assessments and interventions to the people of Bury, helping them regain or attain as much independence as possible in their homes. Our patients are at the heart of everything we do! We are looking for someone committed to being part of a healthcare team that delivers excellent care and support to our patients. To help us achieve this, you will be responsible for your own caseload, performing patient therapy assessments, providing a diagnosis, developing, implementing, and evaluating individualised holistic treatment programmes, and delivering a high standard of evidence-based care. Within all our Intermediate Tier services, you will work within and have support from a multi-disciplinary team, follow appropriate pathways of care, and liaise with and refer to other agencies as appropriate. We seek someone hardworking and motivated with excellent clinical, communication, organisational and time management skills. A flexible approach to day-to-day tasks is a must to meet the demands of the service. You will also need to travel across the service footprint, when necessary, in line with service needs, so access to transport is essential. About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives. As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team. In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance. Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience

Previous experience across a broad range of junior rotations. Specialist knowledge in anatomy and physiology to underpin relevant clinical skills. Knowledge of areas of clinical governance including quality, audit and risk management. Basic understanding of computers and their applications. Experience of working within a team and independently. Experience of liaison with other professionals and partnership working. Advance clinical reasoning skills. Education / Qualifications

Degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent HPC registration Evidence of CPD in the form of a detailed personal development portfolio. Post graduate training / CPD Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. Membership of relevant special interest group. Skills and Abilities

Excellent written and verbal communication skills Able to present information in a clear and logical manner Proven organisational skills including time management, effective delegation and prioritisation and the ability to complete a task. Ability to work with and motivate others within a team. Ability to work autonomously within a clinical area with senior support. To comprehend and work within the Trust's and Council's policies of data protection, equal opportunities and health and safety to meet the differing needs of patients. Teaching, supervisory and appraisal skills and experience. Work Related Circumstances

Able to work at levels of high concentration during most of the working day. Ability to work within a stressful and unpredictable environment. Ability to carry out moderate physical effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities. Flexible to meet the needs of the service. Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the service footprint and to patients' homes in line with service needs. Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust's and Council's Equal Opportunities and Equal and Diversity policies. Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure. 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.

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