This is a five-month bank post with the Wokingham Intermediate Care Team at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, filled through NHS Professionals. The physiotherapist assesses patients in the community and builds treatment and discharge plans within a multidisciplinary team. The work covers community physio, falls and reablement pathways, on weekday day shifts totalling 37.75 hours. Candidates need HCPC registration, experience with older people and a driving licence, as the role is community-based.
What the job involves
- Assess patients in the community, providing a high standard of initial assessment
- Liaise with MDT members on treatment and management care plans, working closely with therapists
- Create and evaluate care plans, including discharge planning and onward community referrals
- Devise physiotherapy treatment plans and goals with patients, relatives, carers and the wider team
- Use and report on standardised and non-standardised assessments to analyse highly complex needs in relation to daily living
What’s required
Qualifications
- Physiotherapy qualification
Registration & licences
- HCPC registration
Experience
- Experience working with older people
Skills & knowledge
- Sound knowledge of discharge planning
- Highly skilled in standardised and non-standardised physiotherapy assessment
Checks & eligibility
- Driving licence and access to a car for community work
Nice to have
- RiO training
What’s offered
- Access to learning and development opportunities
- Flexible and committed shifts
- Wellbeing resources
- Paid annual leave, which builds up over time
- Access to shifts across over 50 partner NHS Trusts
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
