An exciting opportunity has arisen for a proactive, dynamic and inspiring Band 6 Physiotherapist to join Taunton & West Somerset Community Rehab Service. Working with people on their identified rehabilitation goals to reach their maximum potential and personal health & well-being in their own homes or local communities.
You will be working alongside OTs, Rehab Assistants/Practitioners and Pharmacy Tech and liaising with other health, social and voluntary services. You will be supervising other staff and participating in the Duty rota.
We run an in-service training programme and continually aspire to improve the service we deliver.
As this is a community post, being a car driver with a car available for work is essential.
Main duties of the job
The main aim of the Community Rehab Service is to enable patients to work towards their own identified goals in their own environments. The post holder will be required to use enhanced knowledge and skills to assess and facilitate rehabilitation programmes with patients and their support network to maximise their daily abilities in their daily life and ongoing self-management skills. There will be a requirement for post holders to work closely with colleagues in the local neighbourhood and community services/teams. You will be expected to carry out specific therapy assessments and devise rehabilitation programmes. This will include treatment planning, assessing risk, promoting and enabling independent functioning. You will be committed to a person-centred approach to your work and have an ability to prioritise. About us
As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, fantastic pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts. The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London. There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. You will experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan -- there is truly something for everyone! Job responsibilities
Maintains good communication, liaison and working arrangements with other Trust teams, Trusts and external agencies. To use communication tools (verbal and non-verbal) to gain valid informed consent with patients where there will often be barriers to effective communication e.g. loss of hearing, altered perception, expressive and receptive dysphasia, pain, and fear. To have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment e.g. those with cognitive or speech difficulties. Person Specification
Qualifications
Degree or equivalent in Physiotherapy Evidence of further relevant training qualifications. Experience
Qualified Physio experience in a wide range of settings and a range of diagnoses. Previous Band 6 experience Previous community rehab experience. Additional Criteria
Must be a car driver with a car available for work. Experience of Team working. 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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The main aim of the Community Rehab Service is to enable patients to work towards their own identified goals in their own environments. The post holder will be required to use enhanced knowledge and skills to assess and facilitate rehabilitation programmes with patients and their support network to maximise their daily abilities in their daily life and ongoing self-management skills. There will be a requirement for post holders to work closely with colleagues in the local neighbourhood and community services/teams. You will be expected to carry out specific therapy assessments and devise rehabilitation programmes. This will include treatment planning, assessing risk, promoting and enabling independent functioning. You will be committed to a person-centred approach to your work and have an ability to prioritise. About us
As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, fantastic pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts. The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London. There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. You will experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan -- there is truly something for everyone! Job responsibilities
Maintains good communication, liaison and working arrangements with other Trust teams, Trusts and external agencies. To use communication tools (verbal and non-verbal) to gain valid informed consent with patients where there will often be barriers to effective communication e.g. loss of hearing, altered perception, expressive and receptive dysphasia, pain, and fear. To have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment e.g. those with cognitive or speech difficulties. Person Specification
Qualifications
Degree or equivalent in Physiotherapy Evidence of further relevant training qualifications. Experience
Qualified Physio experience in a wide range of settings and a range of diagnoses. Previous Band 6 experience Previous community rehab experience. Additional Criteria
Must be a car driver with a car available for work. Experience of Team working. 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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