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Community Physiotherapist
The closing date is 29 July 2025
An exciting opportunity has arisen in South for a Senior physiotherapist to join our Diss Community Therapy service. You will work with and support a team of friendly, approachable Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Community Assistant Practitioners. The post will be based at Diss Health Centre and requires travelling out to see patients in their own homes or in care homes in the surrounding villages.
You will deliver high quality physiotherapeutic interventions and health care to patients within a variety of community settings, which may include in-reaching on to the in-patient unit as needed. To provide proactive, holistic case management and rehabilitation whilst working with patients to help them set realistic goals. Utilising health coaching skills to actively engage with patient and their family to ensure that expectations are appropriately managed.
Main duties of the job
You will assess and prescribe exercise programmes to patients with, but not exclusive to, frail and elderly, palliative care and rehabilitation needs, to achieve quality care and independence where possible.
You work with the integrated team to facilitate early discharge from hospital, and also to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital.
You will be working with health care professions, statutory and non-statutory agencies to provide a seamless integrated service to our service users.
You will provide advise, support and supervision to junior staff, therapy assistants and students.
About us
Apply now to join an organisation that has been awarded an 'Outstanding' rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS community trust in the country to be awarded the title.
Job responsibilities
To provide physiotherapeutic interventions to patients with a wide range of conditions, in their own homes, care homes or on the in-patient unit. For more detailed information please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Diploma or 1st level degree in Physiotherapy, or equivalent experience
* Current HCPC registration
* Clinical educators course
Other
* Professional appearance Be able to:
* Be able to kneel, bend & stoop, and work in cramped environments.
* Manoeuvre limbs of around 5-6kg
* Manoeuvre patients using handling aids
* Must have a full UK driving license and have access to a vehicle
* Able to communicate effectively in written and verbal English Language
* Be reliable
Experience
* Evidence of working at band 5 level
* Good observational and reporting skills
* Good interpersonal skills
* Concentrate when undertaking patient care & inputting data/patient records
* Work flexibly to accommodate patient/service needs
* Demonstrate good IT and standard keyboard skills
Skills, Abilities and Knowledge
* Knowledge of additional specialist areas through in-house training & short courses
* Highly motivated
* Relevant safeguarding training
* Working knowledge of SystmOne
* Experience of audit/research
Communication
* Tact & diplomacy
* Empathy & sensitivity
* Ability to use own initiative
Personal and People Development
* Ability to manage stressful situations
* A team player
Personal attributes/behaviours
* Able to identify with the Trust's commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults
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.
Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust
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