Physiotherapist

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and experienced, Specialist Physiotherapist to join the Carrick Community Rehabilitation Team.

We are looking for a colleague who is experienced at working autonomously in the community and who wishes to develop his / her rehabilitation skills.

You will be based at Falmouth community hospital but cover a vast area over Carrick community providing Physiotherapy to patients in their own homes.

The ability to travel independently across the area to fulfil the requirements of the post is essential.

You will work predominantly, alongside Physiotherapy colleagues, Occupational Therapy colleagues and support workers. You will have contact with the inpatient therapy team and occasionally required to provide cross cover.

You will be involved with the wider integrated , multidisciplinary team.

You will be responsible for the assessment, planning and implementation of patients' rehabilitation, identifying problems and needs and set realistic patient led goals.

For this post you will need to be able to think quickly, problem solve and multi task.

Main duties of the job

• To provide a high standard physiotherapy service, performing advanced assessments of patients including those with highly complex presentations, and from this formulating a diagnosis and treatment plan.
• To provide leadership for support staff and junior staff through supervision, training and appraisal.
• To participate in the planning and development of Physiotherapy Services within the designated team.
• To work predominantly in the community setting but also inpatient and rehabilitation outpatient departments as required.
• Specialist advice and support to Physiotherapy and the wider multidisciplinary team.

About us

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health.

We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning are a people organisation and people matter to us.

As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the 4,000 people make up the Trust.

This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases.

Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon.

As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area.

This increases the numbers of people who use our services.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see supporting documents.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience

Essential

• Professional qualification - Physiotherapy
• Current professional registration - HCPC
• Formal and informal post graduate training in the rehabilitation and management of complex and long term conditions
• Clinical educator

Desirable

CSP registration

Skills and Aptitude

Essential

Advanced assessment skills, with broad range of post graduate experience of medical, surgical, orthopaedic, neurology, respiratory, musculoskeletal rehabilitation work.

Knowledge and Abilities

Essential

• Ability to manage people, provide supervision to junior / support staff
• Ability to safely lone work in the community

Last updated : 2024-11-21