Job overview

We are looking to recruit an experienced Physiotherapist to join our South Glos Later Life Therapies Team offering Physiotherapy to people in their own homes in the community receiving a mental health service from AWP, as well as contributing to the inpatient team on Aspen Ward, Callington Road Hospital.  Referrals are primarily from the community mental health team for older adults, who offer a service to people over 65 as well as frailer younger adults or those with a dementia diagnosis. We also see people under the care of the Memory Service and the Specialised Care Home and Enhanced Dementia Service (SCHEDS).

This is a rewarding and varied role with opportunities for personal development and contributing to service development initiatives. You will work alongside an experienced Physiotherapy colleague and the wider Physiotherapy inpatient hub based at Callington Road Hospital. Support, networking and CPD opportunities are also offered across the wider Physiotherapy team trust-wide.

Main duties of the job

• Provide a physiotherapy service to identified service users under AWP care in South Gloucestershire Later Life service             
• 1:1 in people’s homes.
• Walking aids and specialist equipment.
• Falls assessment and intervention plans.
• Balance, strength and conditioning.
• Safety assessments.
• Liaison with community and hospital physiotherapy and rehab teams.
• Contributing sessions to groups.
• Referral to community groups and community activity/sport/health resources.
• Advice around pain management.
• Co-morbidity of degenerative physical conditions and mental health.
• Carer advice and education.
• Lifestyle, wellbeing.
• Input and advice in care homes.
• Supporting physiotherapy students in team and role emerging placements.

Working for our organisation

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust): a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. 

We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.

Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.  

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring your unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.