Physiotherapist - Willow Unit in Norwich

An opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic Band 5 Physiotherapist within the Willow Therapy Unit. The Willow Therapy Unit is a 48 bedded unit providing inpatient reablement for patients in Norfolk. This post will involve shift working across a 7 day service in a large integrated therapy team including Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Assistant Practitioners.

Main duties of the job:

• To contribute to the delivery of high standards of health care to patients within the Willow Unit.
• Be responsible for delivery of care in a reablement setting.
• To support an environment where all team members are responsible for a reablement ethos using a positive risk-taking approach for patients, their carers and families.
• To support patients being as independent as possible within their functional limits.
• To work as part of a multidisciplinary team within a quality framework to ensure that the highest standards of care are met.
• To support and deliver innovation within discharge practice and pathways.
• To work with system partners including the voluntary sector to ensure that patients experience a seamless transfer of care both into and onward from the unit.
• Be responsible for the delivery and co-ordination of care to a named group of patients.
• Work proactively within the team to achieve unit and trust goals and objectives.
• Work with and promote recognised policies, protocols, and guidelines.
• Assess, prescribe care packages for patients, for example with long term conditions, palliative care and rehabilitation needs, to achieve quality of life and independence where possible.
• Work within the integrated team to facilitate early discharge from hospital.
• Work within the integrated team to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital.

Person Specification:

• Qualifications: BSc Hons in Physiotherapy or MSc in Physiotherapy, or equivalent; Active HCPC registration.
• Personal Attributes: Able to identify with the Trust's commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults; Ability to undertake shift working across 7 day service.
• Experience: Highly motivated; Able to provide high standards of care; Ability to deliver effective patient care & inputting data/patient records; Demonstrate that you can work in a team environment; Work flexibly to accommodate patient/service needs; Be able to kneel, bend & stoop, and work in cramped environments; Be able to manoeuvre limbs of around 5-6 kg; Be able to manoeuvre patients using handling aids.
• Skills, Abilities and Knowledge: Ability to use own initiative; Good observational and reporting skills; Ability to manage stressful situations; Good interpersonal skills; Have basic IT and standard keyboard skills; Good awareness of a range of clinical conditions and their management.
• Communication: Able to communicate effectively in written and verbal English Language; Demonstrates active listening skills; Ability to remain calm under pressure; Demonstrates tact and diplomacy; Demonstrate ability to communicate with a wide range of people, including patients, relatives, health & social care professionals; Ability to be concise and feedback information in a clear and defined way; Demonstrates good telephone manner.

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.