Job Introduction
The post holder will need to have experience as a Learning Disability Physiotherapist.
As a Band 6 Specialist Learning Disability Physiotherapist, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality, person-centred care and services to support individuals and teams within Swindon. Working within a collaborative environment, you will provide essential services tailored to meet the unique needs of those we serve.
Based at Swindon, you will have the flexibility to work within a model that supports both on-site and hybrid working arrangements, depending on the nature of the role. HCRG Care Group is committed to fostering an agile and adaptable workforce to best meet the needs of our organisation and service users.
Main Responsibility
As a Specialist Learning Disability Physiotherapist, your responsibilities will include:
• To assess, plan, implement and evaluate specialist physiotherapy interventions for patients with learning disabilities that are patient centred and in consultation with the service user as part of their overall care plan. This may include musculoskeletal, neurological and falls.
• To take a lead role in the management of the general physical well-being of service users
• Apply specialist knowledge and skills to meet the needs of those with profound and complex needs and those who challenging services
• Contribute to the planning, organisation and maintenance and leadership of professional networks and interest groups to maintain and develop professional practice.
• To keep patient clinical records and statistics as per trust and professional guidelines with the use of information technology – ensuring timely, contemporaneous and accurate records.
• To work as a fully integrated member of the multi-professional team using the care plan/recovery planning approach.
• Participate in training of self and others as relevant to the post.
• To work in a collaborative and co-operative manner with other health care professionals, patients and their families.
• To provide leadership and supervision to designated junior staff ensuring that they receive advice and support and that the delegation of tasks is appropriate to his/her abilities and grade.
• To be responsible for education and supervision of physiotherapy students.
• To work within the National Standards of Physiotherapy and the Professional Code of Conduct for Physiotherapists and The health and Care Profession Council.
For a full list of responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description.
The Ideal Candidate
We are looking for someone who:
• Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy.
• Member of the Health Care Profession Council.
• Significant demonstrable post registration experience functioning as a Band 5 practitioner.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Knowledge of Learning disabilities
• Knowledge of postural management.
• An understanding of multi professional team working and an ability to promote the role of the Physiotherapist within that.
• Be able to demonstrate the application of physiotherapeutic interventions in a variety of settings.
• Flexible and able to adapt to change/unpredictable circumstances.
• Able to work independently.
• Highly developed communication skills – both in writing and verbally.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation.
• Clinical educator or willing to undertake training. Able to demonstrate the ability to teach and advise others.
• Able to demonstrate highly effective clinical knowledge and apply it within the supervision process.
• Able to show initiative within the parameters of effective team working and evidence based practice.
• Able to contribute effectively to the strategic development of services.
• Independently mobile across geographical area.
Desirable
• Experience of working with clients in community settings.
Package Description
At HCRG Care Group, we value you and your contributions, offering a range of benefits to support your professional growth and personal wellbeing:
• Competitive Pay & Pension: Receive a salary of £37,338 - £44,962 with Agenda for Change salary and NHS pension benefits.
• Professional Growth: Join our Strive for Better networks, connecting with professionals nationwide to develop and share best practices.
• Exclusive Rewards: Access discounts and offers at leading supermarkets, retailers, and experience providers through our Reward Gateway.
• Wellbeing Support: Benefit from our 24/7 free wellbeing service, including counseling, career coaching, and legal advice.
• Flexible Pay Options: Track earnings and access wages through Wagestream, providing financial flexibility.
• Learning & Development: Enhance your career with support from our Learning and Development team, access e-learning, career pathways, and funding opportunities.
• Recognition & Involvement: Celebrate achievements with local and national awards, contribute ideas for service improvements, and stay informed through regular leadership updates.
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006 we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.
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