Job summary
Surrey Downs Health & Care
We require a dynamic and enthusiastic Band 5 Physiotherapist to work across Inpatients, Community and Musculoskeletal rotations throughout the picturesque Surrey Downs.
Rotation opportunities include Respiratory, Medical, Community Neuro Rehabilitation, Inpatient Neuro Rehabilitation, Elective Orthopaedics, Musculoskeletal Outpatients, Community Therapies Team and Community Hospitals.
Support and training will be provided on each rotation and personal development will be a priority.
The successful applicant will be employed by Epsom & St Helier Trust and be seconded to Surrey Downs Health and Care. As a partnership between the three GP Federations, community trust and acute trust, Surrey Downs Health and Care is delivering true transformational change for adult community services across Surrey Downs to the benefit of patients and the local healthcare system.
Main duties of the job
Our delivery model is formed around a shared vision and innovative use of the wealth and diversity of both the clinical and managerial experience that the partnership brings and as such it will provide a truly holistic, person-centred service that no one partner could provide on its own.
The model focuses on care being provided through distributed clinical leadership using Primary Care Networks (networks of GP practices working together with combined practice populations of around 50,000); integrated community bedded services and specialist services with the development of pathways into and out of the acute trust.
To provide a high quality physiotherapy intervention to patients in a wide range of specialties via a four monthly rotational scheme whilst consolidating and further developing skills and knowledge learned throughout degree course.
To assess and implement treatment programmes as an autonomous practitioner.
To work unsupervised reporting back and receiving guidance and teaching from the senior physiotherapists on a daily basis.
About us
Surrey Downs Health and Care (SDHC) deliver care closer to people’s own communities through our Primary Care Networks and our innovative partnership of local NHS organisations.
Surrey Downs Health and Care has a track record of providing person centric care that goes beyond organisational boundaries to do what is best for the individual. This partnership includes:
- The three GP federations representing practices that operate in the Surrey Downs area
- CSH Surrey
- Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Surrey Council County
We collectively aspire to be an exemplar of how to deliver the highest quality and best value care in a complex health and care environment. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, ambitious and highly motivated individual to join Surrey Downs Health & Care Partnership.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To assess, diagnose, plan and deliver treatment programme to
- To carry and prioritise own caseload and delegate appropriate work to
- To demonstrate the ability to carry out physiotherapy assessments and interventions including manual techniques and therapeutic handling in a competent
- To communicate effectively and sensitively condition related information with patients, carers and other members of the multi-disciplinary team to gain consent to treatment and to inform/agree expected goals. This will at times include patients with barriers to understanding or communication, eg blind, deaf, dysphasic, children or people who do not have English as a first language.
- Attend multi-disciplinary meetings as the physiotherapy representative for individual patients and participate in the clinical decision making process at these
- Make accurate and complete treatment records of work undertaken and keep monthly statistics in line with CSP and physiotherapy service
- To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of your own professional and clinical
- To be responsible for assessing and managing clinical risk in relation to your own caseload, seeking guidance and help from senior therapists as
- To contribute to development of patient care by attending relevant team, departmental or other appropriate meetings and comment on recommended changes to clinical care or service provision.
- To take part in the Emergency OnCall and Weekend respiratory physiotherapy
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To assess, diagnose, plan and deliver treatment programme to
- To carry and prioritise own caseload and delegate appropriate work to
- To demonstrate the ability to carry out physiotherapy assessments and interventions including manual techniques and therapeutic handling in a competent
- To communicate effectively and sensitively condition related information with patients, carers and other members of the multi-disciplinary team to gain consent to treatment and to inform/agree expected goals. This will at times include patients with barriers to understanding or communication, eg blind, deaf, dysphasic, children or people who do not have English as a first language.
- Attend multi-disciplinary meetings as the physiotherapy representative for individual patients and participate in the clinical decision making process at these
- Make accurate and complete treatment records of work undertaken and keep monthly statistics in line with CSP and physiotherapy service
- To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of your own professional and clinical
- To be responsible for assessing and managing clinical risk in relation to your own caseload, seeking guidance and help from senior therapists as
- To contribute to development of patient care by attending relevant team, departmental or other appropriate meetings and comment on recommended changes to clinical care or service provision.
- To take part in the Emergency OnCall and Weekend respiratory physiotherapy
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Physiotherapy
- HCPC Registration
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Broad spectrum pre-graduate experience/placements
- Sound knowledge of physical conditions
- Working knowledge of broad range of physiotherapy techniques and assessment skills
Desirable
- Pre-graduate experience in community settings
- Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Previous experience of working as a Junior Physiotherapist
Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate verbally and non-verbally with patients and other professionals
- Strong command of English language
- Ability to organise and prioritise own workload
- Good time management
- Ability to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day
- Competent IT skills
- Car driver/owner
Desirable
- Understanding of clinical governance and its implementation in the work place
- Problem solving skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Physiotherapy
- HCPC Registration
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Broad spectrum pre-graduate experience/placements
- Sound knowledge of physical conditions
- Working knowledge of broad range of physiotherapy techniques and assessment skills
Desirable
- Pre-graduate experience in community settings
- Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Previous experience of working as a Junior Physiotherapist
Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate verbally and non-verbally with patients and other professionals
- Strong command of English language
- Ability to organise and prioritise own workload
- Good time management
- Ability to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day
- Competent IT skills
- Car driver/owner
Desirable
- Understanding of clinical governance and its implementation in the work place
- Problem solving skills
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
