Job overview

The Community Team for Learning Disabilities are looking to recruit a Band 6 Physiotherapist to join our team. If you are passionate about making a difference to people’s lives and have proven experience in providing physiotherapy to people with a Learning Disability or other populations with complex needs, we would welcome an application from you. The post will be based at Townend Court in Hull and we cover a geographical area of both Hull and East Riding.

We are a well-established small team of friendly, motivated and committed individuals. You will receive regular individual supervision, CPD, training and support within the role to help transfer your skills and develop competencies in this specialist field.  

For this role you must have the ability to commute effectively across the geographical patch. 

Main duties of the job

• Manage a caseload of service users with complex needs, using evidence based/client centred principles.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions to treat and manage a range of conditions or physiotherapy related needs and enhance quality of life for clients.
• Use standardised and non-standardised assessments to ascertain patients care needs and inform intervention.
• Assess for and prescribe appropriate equipment.
• Contribute to the wider MDT working and interventions such as positive behavioural support.
• Participate in the planning, development and evaluation of Physiotherapy Services. Provide outcomes for the service and service users by using agreed tools/assessments.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of Physiotherapy within the Trust. Ensure Physiotherapy provision is delivered in accordance with HCPC and Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) requirements.
• Provide supervision for junior and non-registered staff.

Working for our organisation

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you’ll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you’ll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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