Senior Community Physiotherapist - South Rural

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, Ipswich

Senior Community Physiotherapist - South Rural

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East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, Ipswich

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 5 days ago, 7 Nov | Get your application in now to be included in the first week's applications.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: dd7599002dce48549c97765299042265

Full Job Description

We are seeking an experienced physiotherapist with a passion for delivering effective, appropriate, and timely therapy support for patients in their own homes, ensuring that they avoid unnecessary admissions to hospital and providing goal focused rehabilitation. The South Rural Team covers a beautiful area in Suffolk that includes Hadleigh, East Bergholt and Holbrook and will be based at Beacon House, Ipswich. Please note a driving licence and access of a vehicle is an essential requirement of this role This is a full-time position, with hours/pattern of work to be negotiated. Part time hours may be considered. We are fortunate enough to be co-located with our nursing and social care colleagues and work collaboratively as part of the South Rural Integrated Neighbourhood Team. This is an opportunity to work within a knowledgeable and experienced team, working closely with the wider MDT and other community networks. We are looking for someone that is flexible, motivated, and willing to work within a changing environment. We will provide support through in-service training and professional forums, Mandatory training, 1:1 and personal development meetings as well as clinical rolling skills training via the practice development facilitators. https://sway.cloud.microsoft/3tndXp5oQxjhGyiT?ref=LinkMain duties of the job We are committed to patient centred care in the right place, at the right time and provide a comprehensive supervision and training programme with career progression opportunities within the clinical and managerial fields. The Therapy service has a high profile within the Trust operating a 7-day service and thrives on innovation and challenge. It has taken a lead role in many developments, which are helping to shape the future of patient pathways within the local area. You must be able to:

  • Demonstrate experience of working within a multi-disciplinary setting
  • Show excellent clinical skills, providing holistic patient assessments to a range of patients.
  • Demonstrate positive leadership qualities within the Integrated Neighbourhood Team and the wider MDT.
  • Provide supervision and support to staff and students.
  • Promote seamless transitions between hospital and home for patients in the South Rural area.

    If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills & knowledge, then we want to hear from you. Find out about living & working herewww.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

    We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes. We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
  • We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training & development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (if applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients. We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.