Community Physiotherapist

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen in South for a physiotherapist to join our Dereham community therapy service.  You will work with and support a team of friendly, approachable physiotherapists, occupational therapists and community assistant practitioners. The post will be based at Dereham hospital and requires travelling out to see patients in their own homes or in care homes in the surrounding villages.

You will deliver high quality physiotherapeutic interventions and health care to patients within a variety of community settings, which may include in-reaching on to the in-patient unit as needed. To provide proactive, holistic case management and rehabilitation whilst working with patients to help them set realistic goals. Utilising health coaching skills to actively engage with patient and their family to ensure that expectations are appropriately managed.

Main duties of the job

You will assess and prescribe exercise programmes to patients with, but not exclusive to,  frail ad elderly, palliative care and rehabilitation needs, to achieve quality and independence where possible.

You work with the integrated team to facilitate early discharge from hospital, and also to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital.

You will be working  with health care professions , statutory and non-statutory agencies to provide a seamless integrated service to our service users.

You will provide advise, support and supervision to junior staff, therapy assistants and students.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To provide physiotherapeutic interventions to patients with a wide range of conditions , in their own homes, care homes or on the in-patient unit.   For more detailed information please see the attached job description.