Band 5 Physiotherapist Grantham, England
Job description
Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to work alongside the primary provider of community therapy in Lincolnshire. We have a vacancy for a Band 5 Physiotherapist to join our team working with our team in Sleaford/Grantham with Cover to the rest of the south sector as required.
Our staff see thousands of people every day in community hospitals, care homes and in patients own homes. They also do something else very special; they are responsible for turning an ordinary day into something extraordinary. We are looking for brilliant individuals who can be part of fast-moving, innovative and ambitious team. Therapists are highly regarded and respected within our Trust and acknowledged as valued practitioners who deliver high quality patient care.
Adult Community Therapy offer holistic therapy assessments in the patients’ own home and within care homes, aiming to increase independence and prevent hospital admissions, where possible. We also manage transitional care beds; assessing these patients in a timely manner to facilitate discharge planning and reduce length of stay. Care planning and patient-centred goal planning is a fundamental part of the patient’s journey and integration with social care teams, nursing teams, and other stakeholders is essential.
You will require a Physiotherapy Degree, and current Health Care Professions Council registration. As this is a community post, it is essential that you have the ability to travel between locations to carry out your work and to attend training and meetings: daily access to transport is therefore required.
We are Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS), the primary community healthcare provider in Lincolnshire delivering services aimed at supporting people to manage their own health closer to home an reducing the need for people to go into acute hospitals. We are rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission and are playing an integral part in shaping future health service provision countywide alongside partner health and social care organisations.
There is a robust support network from the local and countywide Therapy Team and the opportunity to learn from other services and colleagues, making excellent opportunities for qualified practitioners. We have a dedicated team of Clinical Practice Educators who offer support and we provide in-service training and regular supervision which helps identify any learning needs whether internal or external.
- To work as an integrated member of the Adult Community Therapy Team delivering person centred care with particular focus on clinical and rehabilitation interventions, enabling individuals to achieve their optimum physical, psychological, social and emotional wellbeing
- To independently assess patients referred into the service / speciality to determine clinical diagnosis and treatment indicated and maintain records as an autonomous registered therapist within a variety of clinical settings
- To manage a clinical caseload to a high professional standard and seek guidance from senior colleagues when necessary
- To provide patients and their carers with a therapy plan that promotes the development needed to acquire the physical skills to live as independent a life as possible and reach
- To work as an autonomous registered therapist and be responsible for the physiotherapy management of patients referred into the service.
- Ensure that patients are seen within agreed waiting times.
- To work towards and achieve role specific competencies.
- To work as part of the multi-disciplinary and multi-agency team and in partnership with other services and agencies including Social Services and to ensure that physiotherapy is fully integrated into the patient’s care. To coordinate team multi-disciplinary meetings.
- To communicate effectively with other health professional and outside agencies where appropriate.
- To participate in clinical supervision and training.
- To contribute to the service targets and key performance indicators to reduce length of stay, monitor and assist with patient flow across therapy pathways, preventing unnecessary hospital admissions and effective discharge process by providing timely community based rehabilitation and community care.
- To maintain high quality standards in all aspects of care delivery, working in partnership with primary care colleagues, other health professionals, patients, carers, statutory, independent and voluntary organisations.
- To provide training and leadership to student physiotherapists, junior therapists, therapy
- Participate in service development activities including audit and research
