Senior Physiotherapist

Job overview

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust NHS is delighted to offer the opportunities for a Senior Physiotherapist to join the Spinneyfields which is one of the Community Hospitals sites, as part of the Community Beds service within Northamptonshire.  The post holder will provide assessment, setting SMART goals and rehabilitation to our adult and older adult inpatients with physical rehabilitation needs, plus working with the MDT to establish safe discharge plans.

Main duties of the job

• Enable patients to work towards goals relevant to the in-patient community hospital setting Support the patient and family members/carers with regards to discharge planning Identify further rehabilitation needs to include onward referral to other services as appropriate Support in developing the service in line with national and local strategies
• Enable patients to work towards goals relevant to the in-patient community hospital setting
• Support the patient and family members/carers with regards to discharge planning
• Identify further rehabilitation needs to include onward referral to other services as appropriate
• Support in developing the service in line with national and local strategies
• Demonstrate critical thinking in the clinical decision-making process. Evaluate the effectiveness of the treatment through autonomous and accountable decisions in Physiotherapy practice supported by current research and in accordance with NHFT protocols and policies.
• Communicate condition related information, sensitive diagnostic & prognostic information to patients/clients, carers & relatives, requiring empathy & reassurance.

• To complete initial and ongoing patient assessments, support patients to identify SMART goals, utilise clinical outcome measures and develop, deliver and progress bespoke treatment plans.
• To work collaboratively within the team and with external providers to:
• Provide leadership, education and support to other team members through promotion of innovative strategies to manage change and improve service delivery
• HCPC registration and relevant degree/qualification in Physiotherapy
• Good communication and organisational skills
• Manual handling experience
• Previous healthcare experience

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.