Senior Physiotherapist – South East

Senior Physiotherapist (Community Services – South East)

• Are you looking to develop your skills in a specialist Palliative Rehabilitative role?
• Do you have a passion for palliative rehabilitation?
• Willing to work across the South East community and within our Wellbeing Hub in Spalding, Johnson Hospital and the new Novak House building?

 If this is you, we will be thrilled and excited to hear from you!!

We have a vacancy with flexible working hours options for a Physiotherapist for our developing services. This is an exciting opportunity for an autonomous, highly motivated, and dynamic Physiotherapist to work within St Barnabas Community Services in the South East of Lincolnshire. You will work within a supportive Multi-Disciplinary Team, delivering Palliative Rehabilitation to patients with a range of complex symptom management needs. You will have a vital role in supporting our patients to achieve their goals, and support symptom management. You will work holistically, bringing knowledge from a broad base of experience and skills.

The successful candidates will have strong empathy, communication, and inter-personal skills, with an ability to work well with the MDT team. You will work autonomously and therefore need effective management to handle an ever-changing level of patient need and monitor your own complex case load. There are opportunities to work with palliative patients with a range of conditions, one to one and in groups, both at home and in the wellbeing, hub opening soon, also drive the service at the In-Patient Unit. As we start to re-open the wellbeing hubs, offering face to face appointments, you will have the opportunity to take a key role in helping to shape the current and future services that we offer.

We are a growing and evolving team, exploring the service and skills we offer, extending links to other teams with plans to integrate working further. Working flexibly to the service needs is essential due to the geographical areas we cover and people we support. Previous palliative care experience is desirable but not essential, and we welcome applications from those willing to develop in this rewarding field of care.  

You will need:

• Degree (BSc/MSc) in Physiotherapy
• Recent post-registration experience in a relevant area, i.e. Acute Medicine, Orthopaedics, Respiratory, Neurology, Oncology, Palliative Care or Community Therapies.
• Current registration with the Health Care Professional Council
• Business car insurance and have access to a car/ your own transport

You will be:

• Able to develop Palliative Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy Practice in line with current and appropriate Evidence Base.
• Able to perform the role with empathy and consideration for the needs of a range of patients and their families.
• Able to adapt effectively to varying levels of demand and to support less experienced staff to maintain high levels of care.
• Evidence use of outcome measures and goal setting with patients in line with evidence base
• Able to confidently demonstrate risk assessments and support complex moving and handling
• Demonstrating specialist knowledge and application of therapy assessments and interventions
• Supporting the health and support rehab workers competencies and ongoing joint working
• Working autonomously and managing your own caseloads, and supporting the wider MDT

We Can offer:

• Autonomous practice and opportunities to develop Occupational Therapy interventions in line with Evidence Base.
• Opportunities for development and learning beyond registration.
• Opportunity to transfer and continue NHS Pension Scheme Contribution.
• Opportunity for flexible working including home-based working
• Mileage allowance
• Wellbeing support for all staff
• Appraisal and increment scheme

Starting Salary:

£33,080 – 40,080 pro rata (depending on experience)

Contract:

Up to Full-Time, Permanent

For further details of the post or to arrange an informal visit, contact:

Michelle Johnson (AHP Lead) on [email protected] or 07827 937949

To apply for this position:

Please complete an online application via the NHS Jobs website

For assistance with your application:

Please contact [email protected]

Closing Date for completed applications:

30/06/22

Interview Date

To be confirmed.

Please Note:

• We do not accept CV’s only completed application forms for clinical roles.
• St Barnabas Hospice is an Equal Opportunities Employer it believes in treating everyone with dignity and respect and encourages applications from all sectors of the community.
• We reserve the right to extend, withdraw or close vacancies where necessary.
• Please be aware that if you are selected for an interview, you will be contacted via the email account you used to register on this site. Please check your spam folder.

Positions available: 1Qualified position: YesDBS required: Standard

Contract term: Full timeContracted hours: 37.5Salary: £33,080 - £40,080

Interviews held on: To be confirmed