Senior Community Physiotherapist
- Clevedon, Somerset
- £38,682-46,580 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Initial holistic assessment, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for patients who are acutely and chronically unwell; often with complex needs.
- Use clinical reasoning skills to assess, plan, implement and evaluate, patient- centred intervention programmes using an evidence-based practice approach, promoting high quality and harm free care
- Responsible for proactive service and own caseload management
- Responsible for allocation of work and efficient service/team coordination
- Develop and maintain strong, communicative working relationships to prevent avoidable admissions and facilitate timely discharges.
- Collaborate and negotiate with service users, carers and family in identifying achievable goals as part of the overall care plan to maximise quality of life and independence.
- Facilitate appropriate referrals to other services based on your assessment
- Assess and arrange the provision of equipment within scope of practice; reporting any issues
- Take responsibility for the development of other members of the INT including peers, junior staff, and students
- Maintain accurate, informative and legal records
- Actively participate in training; this may involve assisting in the delivery
- Identify risks and act accordingly to minimise risk to self, colleagues and service users
- BSc or equivalent in Physiotherapy and HCPC registration
- Evidence of continuing professional development and commitment to lifelong learning.
- Willingness to undertake additional study and qualifications relevant to the role. Tell us how you would be motivated to do so.
- Explain how you have effectively led a team with senior support when required.
- Explain how you've made clinically reasoned judgements when working with a variety of conditions.
- Explain how you're able to work autonomously, with the ability to know when to seek appropriate advice / guidance from senior staff.
- Experience of supervising staff and students of own profession.
- Effective time management and caseload management.
- Recent relevant experience within the community setting.
- Working with a range of professionals in health or social care.
- Experience of supervising staff and students from other professions.
- Please tell us why you have chosen to apply for this role with Sirona care & health?
- BSc or equivalent in Physiotherapy and HCPC registration
- Evidence of continuing professional development and commitment to lifelong learning.
- Willingness to undertake additional study and qualifications relevant to the role. Tell us how you would be motivated to do so.
- Explain how you have effectively led a team with senior support when required.
- Explain how you've made clinically reasoned judgements when working with a variety of conditions.
- Explain how you're able to work autonomously, with the ability to know when to seek appropriate advice / guidance from senior staff.
- Experience of supervising staff and students of own profession.
- Effective time management and caseload management.
- Recent relevant experience within the community setting.
- Working with a range of professionals in health or social care.
- Experience of supervising staff and students from other professions.
- Please tell us why you have chosen to apply for this role with Sirona care & health?