Specialist Physiotherapist

Job overview

We are delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity for a HCPC Registered Physiotherapist to join our team.

You will work as part of our Tamworth & Lichfield Discharge to Assess Team (D2A), a well-established and supportive integrated multi-disciplinary team of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Therapy Assistant Practitioners, Social Care Practitioners, Home First Support Workers and administrators.

Ideally you will be a band 6 with D2A experience, but we will also consider applications from band 5 and band 6 Physiotherapists who have relevant skills and experience working in the community.

You will be well supported by a Clinical Lead along with the D2A management and supportive Multi-Disciplinary Team who will offer continuous support and guidance to help achieve your goals.

Main duties of the job

As part of this role you will focus on providing comprehensive assessments and rehabilitation to support the individuals you see following their discharge home from hospital to maximise their potential, improve their independence and reduce the need for reliance on long term care and support.

You will be expected to:

• Undertake a range of physiotherapy assessments to support maximising patients' independence after a stay in hospital.
• Develop therapy goal plans for individuals which will then be shared with the designated care team to follow.
• Review of the goal plans and adapting to meet the needs of the individual.
• Liaise with other professional in the team around individual patients.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further details regarding this role please see attached a full job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications and training

Essential criteria

• Qualified Physiotherapist with HCPC registration.

Desirable criteria

Relevant training to the role.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Relevant experience to the role including assessment and interventions for a wide range of disabilities.
• Working in a multidisciplinary team.
• Supporting service users, families and carers in dealing with the impact of disability and life limiting conditions.
• Experience of working in the community.

Desirable criteria

• Experience working within D2A or similar post hospital discharge community therapy team.

Able to travel to fulfil service requirements

• Able to travel between visits to fulfil service requirements - driving licence and access to car, or registered disability enabling access to work support.

Desirable criteria

• UK Driving licence.