Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapy
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 267-BM5921224-B
- Employer
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Whiteleaf Centre
- Town
- Aylesbury
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 Per annum | Pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Physiotherapist - Aylesbury
Band 6
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.
We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Job overview
Are you interested in working in a role where everyday is different, and able to adapt to support people with mental illness who may present with a variety of physical conditions from long term disability to MSK injuries or complaints and who may have struggled to access outpatient physiotherapy services? Then this role is for you.
We are looking for a physiotherapist to support the patients on the adult wards at the Whiteleaf Centre in Aylesbury.
You will be working with a diverse, supportive multi-disciplinary team, and have support from the Professional Lead Physiotherapist for Mental Health, with responsibility to support physiotherapy assistants.
Main duties of the job
You will be providing physiotherapy input to the 4 adult wards at the Whiteleaf Centre in Aylesbury. Assessing and treating patients with complex long term neurological conditions, MSK conditions and mobility difficulties. Supporting physical activity on the wards along with the Physical Fitness Practitioner and Physiotherapy Technical Instructors.
You will be responsible for supervising junior staff and physiotherapy students, and for supporting the professional lead in service development and QI projects.
Working for our organisation
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”
Oxford Health has a strong AHP leadership team providing you opportunities for support, development and career progression.
We welcome requests for flexible working.
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To provide physiotherapy assessment, intervention and advice to patients on the adult mental health wards at the Whiteleaf Centre in Aylesbury.
- To manage and prioritise own caseload.
- To support the Multi-disciplinary team to provide holistic care to patients, including formal and informal teaching and guidance.
- To support audits, and quality improvement projects.
- To provide clinical supervision/education to more junior staff and students.
- To ensure safe and appropriate use of mobility and gym equipment.
- To support he development, implementation and evaluation of local protocols and guidelines.
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
- BSc Physiotherapy
- HCPC Registration
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of post graduate study relevant to the role
- Member of a specialist interest group
- Member of the CSP
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive experience in a variety of care settings and care groups
- Experience of managing complex patient caseload and developing management plans based on advanced clinical reasoning.
- Experience of supervising other staff or students
- Experience of working within an MDT
Desirable criteria
- Experience in a mental health setting
- Experience in an MSK service
- Experience working with older adults
- Experience in audit and service development
- Previous NHS experience
Skills
Essential criteria
- Adaptable and flexible
- Keen to learn, enthusiastic
- Reflective practitioner
- Good organisational skills
- Excellent verbal and non verbal communication skills
- Competent in using a computer
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Penny Sansom
- Job title
- Physiotherapy Professional Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07799076135
- Additional information
At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.
Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application
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