Community Physiotherapist

Job overview

Are you a passionate, forward-thinking Physiotherapist looking to join a supportive and compassionate team?

Our multidisciplinary Purbeck Integrated Community Rehabilitation Team are looking for a Part time Community Physiotherapist to be based in our Wareham location.

As a Community Physiotherapist you will be involved in the assessment and treatment of patients in both a community and inpatient setting (Purbeck area and Swanage Community Hospital). The hospital and community caseload comprises of a mix of complex medical problems including orthopaedic, neurology, respiratory and elderly care with an aim to treat and rehabilitate.

We look to help prevent hospital admissions, promote earlier hospital discharges and rehabilitate a wide variety of conditions. We encourage independence through equipment and exercises which will directly impact the quality of a patient’s life. In return we offer you one to one support, excellent training opportunities, the ability to work flexibly alongside an experienced and multidisciplinary team.

The Community Physiotherapist role is a part time  role of 18 hours per week. We support flexible working around shift patterns, see below;

Monday to Friday 08:00 – 18:00

Weekend and Public Holiday 08:00 – 18:00 (Enhanced pay!)

Further enquiries please contact [email protected] or call 07854800112

Main duties of the job

The post would suit a therapist with a commitment to integrated working with a passion for promoting rehabilitation, occupation and function as part of a multidisciplinary rehabilitation pathway.

Training can be provided to develop any areas of specific clinical interest. Professional support and access to the Trust’s clinical supervision, in-service training and other developmental opportunities are just some of the benefits of working as part of this team.

Other benefits involve working in a beautiful area of Dorset as part of a busy, friendly team, who are co-located with social services and advanced practitioners which offers further scope for training and development.

We would welcome applications from newly qualified physiotherapists and we provide a very comprehensive and fully supported Preceptorship Programme for newly qualified healthcare professionals

Applications from candidates that require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are unfortunately ineligible to apply for this position.

Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of.  Applicants who subscribe to the DBS update service are able to present a valid DBS certificate instead of requiring a new check.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.

As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare is working in partnership with The Prince’s Trust to support people getting into work, as part of this partnership, we are offering an employability service to support individuals between 16-30 years old with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support please do contact [email protected]