A 12-month fixed-term Band 6 physiotherapy post in the UCR, Intermediate Care and Community Therapy Team at Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust. The work is home-based rehabilitation with a personal caseload, aimed at preventing avoidable admissions and supporting safe discharges. Weekend and evening rota working with no overnight on-call, and rotation into Urgent Community Response work, set this post apart. Current HCPC registration and NHS experience across several specialties are essential.
What the job involves
- Deliver patient-centred physiotherapy to support rehabilitation and independence at home
- Manage your own caseload across a wide range of conditions and levels of complexity
- Prevent avoidable hospital admissions and facilitate timely, safe discharges
- Work autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Work closely with GPs, consultants, nurses, paramedics, occupational therapists, social workers and other professionals
- Take part in a weekend and evening rota with no overnight on-call commitment
- Take part in internal rotation, including Urgent Community Response work
What’s required
Qualifications
- Diploma or degree in physiotherapy
- Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio, including recent postgraduate courses relevant to the clinical field
Registration & licences
- State registration with a current HCPC certificate
Experience
- NHS experience, including a junior rotational post covering orthopaedics, elderly care, medical, surgical, neurological and musculoskeletal conditions
- Working as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Supervising student physiotherapists or physiotherapy assistants, technical instructors or support workers
- Some experience of a biopsychosocial approach to assessment and treatment
- Experience in inpatient, outpatient and community settings
Skills & knowledge
- Working knowledge of a broad range of musculoskeletal, neurological and medical conditions common in the elderly
- Knowledge of the relevant NSFs and clinical guidelines
- Competent IT skills
- Understanding of clinical governance and its implications for services, including quality issues and participation in research and audit
Nice to have
- Postgraduate training or experience in rehabilitation and elderly care
- Experience of primary care rehabilitation
- Experience with amputee management, treatment and rehabilitation
- Knowledge of up-to-date BACPAR and NICE guidelines for management
- Experience with respiratory management of conditions such as COPD, asthma, lung cancer, pneumonia, respiratory infections and COVID-19
- Knowledge of the safeguarding adults process
- Knowledge and understanding of complex legislation surrounding health and adult social care
What’s offered
- Regular supervision and career development support
- CPD opportunities
- Opportunities to supervise and mentor students, apprentices and junior staff
- Integrated working across health, social care and voluntary sectors
- A positive, flexible and supportive team culture
- Staff benefits set out in an interactive candidate booklet
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
