Community Physiotherapist

Are you a physiotherapist who is passionate about rehabilitation and ever wondered what a role in the community is like? Do you have varied clinical background with transferable clinical and leadership skills that you would like to continue to develop, then the community setting is a perfect.

If you want a job that involves a flexible work-life balance, rehabilitation of patients with a wide variety of clinical conditions and where no two days are the same, then look no further!

This is a fantastic opportunity to work within our multidisciplinary Neighbourhood Teams. Our interventions are exciting and dynamic, supporting patient flow through rapid response/admission prevention work and facilitation of hospital discharges with a Home First approach.

With training you will gain further experience in falls prevention, palliative and end of life care, and long-term condition management including: Neuro, MSK, Orthopaedics, Respiratory, Rheumatology and Frailty., The service functions over 7 days from 8am and 6pm. We promote a positive work/life balance and utilise flexible working to accommodate needs, your role will require lone working. We have posts in the North and West of the city dependant on preference and service needs.

You will be responsible for your own caseload, delivering holistic rehabilitation made meaningful by taking place in local communities, delegating to others to optimise outcomes. You will have opportunity to make a positive difference to your patients lives and develop skills in triage, rapid response, management of deteriorating patients and long-term conditions. You will work closely with the wider multidisciplinary team to enhance your knowledge, supported by clinical supervision, peer support and regular CPD. You will develop leadership skills supporting others including therapy assistants and students and contribute to service improvement projects across the Trust and wider partners.

We welcome visits to find out more about what this role can offer.

Please Review the Job Description and Person Specification Attached for full Requirements of the Role.

Working for Leeds community Healthcare NHS Trust, Leeds Community Healthcare provides a range of community-based health services across the whole city. We treat people in their homes, local health centres and community hospitals, and work in partnership with other local Trusts, charities and Leeds City Council.

We have a strong culture based on deeply-held values, and our focus at all times is on delivering high quality care to the people of Leeds. In our most recent CQC evaluation, we were rated "Good", with our Adult Services rated "Outstanding" for caring.