Specialist Community Physiotherapist

Job summary

We are looking for a thoughtful, proactive and enthusiastic individual to join the friendly Stroke team. The role would suit an experienced band 5 or existing band 6 Physiotherapist with demonstrable Stroke / Neurology, community experience.

As a community Physiotherapist you will be working with the Stroke Team, assessing and treating patients providing a high standard of care and physiotherapy services to patients with diverse and sometimes complex conditions in their usual place of residence. The service opperates across the Scarborough and Ryedale Locality providing treatment and care in patients own homes and places of residence.

It is essential to have a car and driving licence for the UK to carry out this role. You will be responsible for providing expert stroke physiotherapy assessment, treatment and advice, caseload management, service development as well as line management responsibilities, working closely with colleagues in this multi-disciplinary team and supported by senior Physiotherapists.

We are committed to our Trust values of caring, learning & growing & offer a variety of learning opportunities with regular supervision and in-service training programmes. This role may be eligible for recruitment incentives, please liaise with the recruiting manager for further detail.

Main duties of the job

As a Community Physiotherapist, you will have access to supportive supervision and peer review from a well-established team of Physiotherapists.

Within this role you will: Perform comprehensive physiotherapy assessment of patients with diverse presentations, using clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment Formulate and deliver specialist individual physiotherapy treatment programmes based on a sound knowledge of evidence-based practice Formulate accurate prognoses and recommend best course of intervention Evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment programmes if required To provide line management, supervision, support, guidance and training to junior staff and students We welcome applications from Allied Health Professionals with relevant experience and transferable skills.

The successful AHP applicant will have access to continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities and professional networks to support ongoing professional development and professional registration requirements

About us

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started. We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination.

We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support. From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK. Find out more and search live jobs.

Job responsibilities

For further information regarding this role opportunity, please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications &

Knowledge · Essential

Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC) registration Specialist understanding of relevant clinical practice, standards and protocols within identified clinical area.

Desirable

Evidence of relevant CPD - could include completion of short courses or post-graduate study. Develop specialist understanding of relevant clinical practice, standards and protocols within identified clinical area

Experience · Essential

Experience of Community Physiotherapy in prior NHS employment or student placement. Experience of complex case load management, within specialist area.

Desirable

Experience or working in Community based physiotherapy Experience of using SystmOne Skills & Competencies

Essential

Can commute effectively to facilitate community based visits including transportation of equipment required for clinical interventions. IT skills to facilitate use of electronic patient records & other electronic systems Effective inter-personal skills and experience in supervising and mentoring

Desirable

Ability to identify and set up home based assistive equipment according to individual patient need Ability to carry out basic observations and calculate NEWS2 score

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) . From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).