Physiotherapist - Neighbourhood Rehabilitation Service

Various hours available

Are you looking to progress your career? Do you want to provide rehabilitation to help people reach their potential & live well in their community?

Do you want to join a dynamic & innovative team?

We are looking to appoint a Physiotherapist to join the Intermediate Care team which is part of the Neighbourhood Rehabilitation Service (NRS) working across Barnsley Community.

The team provides rehabilitation to patients in their own home & residential care. The service provides specialist community therapy assessment & treatment to improve health & independence. In addition, the service offers rehabilitation to enable earlier discharge from hospital or to prevent hospital admission.

You will assess, manage & provide treatment to individuals with complex and/or multiple needs, working closely with the MDT providing supervision/support to other staff

The team is committed to personal development & provides allocated time for CPD, training & wellbeing

A vehicle to undertake travel is essential & the ability to work flexibly including evenings, weekends & bank holidays, As Physiotherapist you will:

Manage a clinical caseload with autonomy.

Demonstrate knowledge, experience & relevant clinical skills for patients with complex/long term conditions, falls, orthopaedics & general mobility problems.

Undertake comprehensive assessment, provide therapeutic diagnosis using investigative, advanced analytical skills, specialist listening, physical & observational skills, interpret clinical findings/documentation & implement agreed treatment plans.

Monitor & evaluate treatment to measure progress/outcomes to ensure effectiveness of interventions & service delivery.

Develop programmes of care to support discharge.

Contribute to clinical leadership/supervision facilitating a culture of learning/reflective practice.

Have high level communication & excellent interpersonal skills.

Compliance with clinical governance being responsible for ensuring Infection Control policy / procedures are followed.

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.

We are aware that an increasing number of applicants are using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job application forms. We strongly discourage this and will conduct a thorough screening process before selecting candidates to progress to the next stage. If you are using AI to enhance your application, please disclose this in your NHS Jobs application form.

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.