Job Introduction
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and passionate Band 7 Physiotherapist to join our friendly multi-disciplinary team based at Livingstone Community Hospital in Dartford, North Kent.
You will provide specialist assessment, diagnosis and therapeutic interventions for patients within the community inpatient setting who have Neurological conditions, including stroke, whilst managing the therapy team.
In addition, you'll provide advice, support and education for patients and their families/carers, and will offer training to students.
There will be opportunities for you to participate in innovation and service development to benefit patients and colleagues.
This is a part-time position (32 hours per week).
Main Responsibility
- Be able to work autonomously, with a specialist, often complex caseload, to assess, diagnose, develop and implement programmes of care. Supported by clinical supervision
- Assess, differentially diagnose, formulate treatment plans (in collaboration with patients and carers), write assessment reports, identify and choose appropriate therapeutic or clinical management techniques from a range of options, provide appropriate therapeutic intervention and evaluate treatment outcomes
- Demonstrate clinical effectiveness by use of evidence based practice and outcome measures
- Provide complex and sensitive information to patients in a manner that they can understand e.g. regarding cognitive changes
- Refer on for specialist assessment/ intervention. Liaise with specialist services to provide continuity of care and suitable equipment
- Liaise with a wide range of professional colleagues and other agencies to ensure comprehensive management of the patient e.g. attendance at ward meetings and case conferences and telephone liaison e.g. with GP’s, dieticians and social services
- Plan for patient discharge, ensuring appropriate onward referral and liaison as required
A full list of responsibilities can be found in the attached job description
The Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate will have / will be:
- A current, recognised Physiotherapy Degree/Qualification, with at least 2 years band 6 level working with in the community hospital setting
- Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council
- A member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists
- Knowledge / experience of working with Neurlogical conditions
- Evidence of maintaining and ongoing development of clinical skills and theoretical knowledge in area of clinical specialism
- Understanding of the principles of clinical governance and audit
- Evidence of continuing professional development with identifiable outcomes
A full UK driving license with access to a vehicle for work purposes is essential to this role
Package Description
As a Band 7 Physiotherapist, you’ll be part of our team primarily based at Livingstone Community Hospital, Dartford, North Kent.
You will feel valued as a Band 7 Physiotherapist within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- £43,742 - £50,056 Band 7 Salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions and a high cost area supplement of 5% of the basic salary
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- Free tea, coffee, and milk at your base location
- An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
- The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission
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 well 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.
To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2
