Community Physiotherapist

Job overview

We are looking for a Band 5 Community Physiotherapist to join our UEC team.

We are committed & passionate about promoting Health, Well-being and Independence. We are a values-based Trust and have dedicated and enthusiastic clinicians.  Do you have a positive and 'can do' attitude?  If so...join us!  We can provide you with support and development, whilst delivering a fantastic service to our clients.

The position will be covering the Mid Nottinghamshire area (Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark & Sherwood) .  The successful candidate will work within the Mid Notts UEC teams and support the delivery of community rehabilitation services and discharge to assess and admission avoidance.

Our passion is to maintain independence and keep individuals at home for as long as they are able, avoiding hospital admission and enabling a return home where admission has been unavoidable.

Community Services are the future of Rehabilitation.  Working with us will broaden your skill sets and give you the scope and confidence to take your professional development wherever you want it to go!

Main duties of the job

Working within the integrated team, you will be supported to effectively triage, prioritise, assess and provide holistic interventions for clients referred to the service, within their home environment.  You will work closely with health and social care colleagues across primary and secondary care to ensure continuity, effective intervention and maximise rehabilitation outcomes.

You will offer bespoke physiotherapy to adults, the frail and elderly including complex fallers, patients with neurological conditions, complex co-morbidities and orthopaedics.

We deliver services between 8am and 10pm over 7 days. We currently operate shift patterns for Band 5 posts  between 8 am and 6pm on 5/7 days.

Please note that this post does not meet the pay level required for a Skilled Worker Visa.

Successful applicants with no prior NHS experience would normally be placed at the bottom of the band in line with Agenda for Change. This salary is below the minimum salary required for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa. In these circumstances the Trust would not, therefore, be able to sponsor for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa.

Applicants requiring a Skilled Worker Visa can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship against the relevant criteria here https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Applicants should hold BSc/Diploma in Physiotherapy, HCPC Registration. You will ideally have post qualification experience and recent experience of working with clients with long term conditions, falls, neurology and health care of the elderly conditions.

A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Allied Health Professionals within Nottinghamshire Healthcare Foundation Trust are at the forefront of a range of multi-disciplinary, specialist services for people with complex needs, using their expertise around promoting recovery, enablement and positive risk taking, to add life to years, prevent relapse and reduce risks.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.