Job summary

Be at the Heart of our Community!

We seek Band 6 Physiotherapists to join our friendly team on a full or part time basis. You’ll be making a real difference to your patients every single day – deliver outstanding community care as a valued member of the North Herts or Stevenage Integrated Care Team.

In return, we can offer you:

  • 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays (pro rata where applicable)
  • One of the UK’s best pension schemes
  • Special Leave for family and personal reasons
  • NHS Car Lease Scheme (for substantive staff)
  • Eye Care Vouchers
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • NHS Discount
  • A full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

    Main duties of the job

    You will be expected to provide assessment, diagnosis and treatment to patients with varied conditions and needs. You will also be able to offer expert advice, guidance and information to other professionals, carers and relatives and other non-professionals.

    You will also be able to demonstrate sound clinical reasoning and communication skills. We are also looking for an ability to work within a team and to be able to use your initiative.

    About us

    A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

    You’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff

    We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision – Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities

    Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision

    We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds

    We don’t want you to miss out so we’d like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible – Apply now

    You’ve made a great decision to apply to join to HCT – we’re looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.

    Date posted

    25 November 2022

    Pay scheme

    Agenda for change

    Band

    Band 6

    Salary

    £33,706 to £40,588 a year

    Contract

    Permanent

    Working pattern

    Full-time, Part-time

    Reference number

    812-22-JC-SICT-10-C

    Job locations

    Gregans House /Robertson House

    Hitchin /Stevenage

    SG5 1HF

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

  • To provide Physiotherapy to patients within the Integrated ICT and Community Nursing Teams.
  • To provide assessment and treatment for vulnerable patients with complex needs, patients in crisis, supported discharge from either the acute hospitals or those in intermediate care bed based units within the community.
  • To act as the patients advocate throughout their rehabilitation programme and enable patients empowerment through the process.
  • To communicate complex patient related information effectively. To ensure collaborative working with the multidisciplinary team members across health and social care sectors and all members of the Trust ensuring the delivery of a co-ordinated multidisciplinary service.
  • To use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication skills to communicate effectively with patients to progress rehabilitation and treatment programmes, and to ensure an understanding of their diagnosis so that patients are supported in self management of their condition.
  • To use communication skills of persuasion, motivation, empathy, tact, explanation and gaining informed consent with a wide variety of vulnerable patients, within often highly sensitive situations.
  • To identify barriers to effective communication that will regularly be evident including: cognitive impairment, expressive and receptive communication difficulties, embarrassment, anxiety, pain, fear and visual/hearing impairments; to develop and implement strategies to overcome these barriers.
  • To use communication skills to address language and culture diversity issues.
  • To assist with marketing the Integrated ICT and Community nursing team to develop greater understanding of service delivery within the wider population
  • To maintain accurate and up to date documentation in line with legal requirements and communicate assessment and treatment results to the appropriate disciplines.
  • To act as an advisor on professional and clinical issues.
  • To be able to communicate effectively with relatives and carers regarding patient care and progress with the consent of the patient involved.
  • Whilst it is not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

  • To provide Physiotherapy to patients within the Integrated ICT and Community Nursing Teams.
  • To provide assessment and treatment for vulnerable patients with complex needs, patients in crisis, supported discharge from either the acute hospitals or those in intermediate care bed based units within the community.
  • To act as the patients advocate throughout their rehabilitation programme and enable patients empowerment through the process.
  • To communicate complex patient related information effectively. To ensure collaborative working with the multidisciplinary team members across health and social care sectors and all members of the Trust ensuring the delivery of a co-ordinated multidisciplinary service.
  • To use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication skills to communicate effectively with patients to progress rehabilitation and treatment programmes, and to ensure an understanding of their diagnosis so that patients are supported in self management of their condition.
  • To use communication skills of persuasion, motivation, empathy, tact, explanation and gaining informed consent with a wide variety of vulnerable patients, within often highly sensitive situations.
  • To identify barriers to effective communication that will regularly be evident including: cognitive impairment, expressive and receptive communication difficulties, embarrassment, anxiety, pain, fear and visual/hearing impairments; to develop and implement strategies to overcome these barriers.
  • To use communication skills to address language and culture diversity issues.
  • To assist with marketing the Integrated ICT and Community nursing team to develop greater understanding of service delivery within the wider population
  • To maintain accurate and up to date documentation in line with legal requirements and communicate assessment and treatment results to the appropriate disciplines.
  • To act as an advisor on professional and clinical issues.
  • To be able to communicate effectively with relatives and carers regarding patient care and progress with the consent of the patient involved.
  • Whilst it is not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19

    Person Specification

    Qualifications/Education

    Essential

  • Physiotherapy Degree
  • Registration with Health Professions Council
  • Post-graduate courses
  • Relevant courses in Long Term Conditions Management
  • Experience & Knowledge

    Essential

  • Experience on a broad rotational scheme.
  • Working as an autonomous practitioner.
  • Experience of teaching others
  • Experience of participating in investigation/management of complaints.
  • Evidence of participating in clinical audits in the workplace.
  • Skills and Abilities

    Essential

  • Communicating within a multi-discipline team
  • Be able to communicate where there may be barriers to understanding
  • Personal qualities

    Essential

  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Other requirements

    Essential

  • Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
  • Person Specification

    Qualifications/Education

    Essential

  • Physiotherapy Degree
  • Registration with Health Professions Council
  • Post-graduate courses
  • Relevant courses in Long Term Conditions Management
  • Experience & Knowledge

    Essential

  • Experience on a broad rotational scheme.
  • Working as an autonomous practitioner.
  • Experience of teaching others
  • Experience of participating in investigation/management of complaints.
  • Evidence of participating in clinical audits in the workplace.
  • Skills and Abilities

    Essential

  • Communicating within a multi-discipline team
  • Be able to communicate where there may be barriers to understanding
  • Personal qualities

    Essential

  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Other requirements

    Essential

  • Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
  • Disclosure and Barring Service Check

    This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

    Certificate of Sponsorship

    Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

    From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

    UK Registration

    Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

    Additional information

    Disclosure and Barring Service Check

    This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

    Certificate of Sponsorship

    Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

    From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

    UK Registration

    Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).