Physiotherapist | Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

The Community Neurological Service based in Newhaven and covering the High Weald, Lewes and Havens area of East Sussex is seeking to employ an experienced physiotherapist to join the team. You will be working with clients who have had a Stroke, TBI or ABI.

The role will be to assess new clients in the community setting for therapy input and support a caseload of existing clients in all aspects of their care. You will work alongside other physiotherapists within the team and be responsible for delegating work to rehabilitation technicians and also have a supervisory role for bands 3 - 5. You will work alongside the other therapy and nursing staff in planning a multi-disciplinary approach to care.

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.

We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.

Why work for us?

• Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support


• Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county


• Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options


• Excellent training and development opportunities


• Research opportunities


• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton


• Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks


• Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces


• Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)


• Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast


• Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff


• To work as a band 6 registered professional within the Community Neurological Rehabilitation Service HWLH.


• To manage a caseload of patients with a stroke, ABI or TBI.


• To formulate and deliver a generic and specialised treatment programme based on a sound knowledge of evidence-based practice and treatment options using clinical assessment and reasoning skills.


• To treat all patients with respect and courtesy, maintaining dignity and respecting individual needs and differences, both physical and cultural.


• To be involved in the support and supervision of staff at Band 2 to 5 level.


• To act as a clinical educator for undergraduate students within own professional area.


• To receive and deliver internal training and keep your own Personal Development plans up to date.


• To assist the team with service development and initiatives.


Full time or part time hours would be considered.

Car driver is essential for this post