Employer Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Aylsham Health Centre Town Aylsham Salary £37,338 - £44,962 pa pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 22/05/2025 23:59 Interview date 05/06/2025
Community Physiotherapist
Band 6
NCH&C is proud to be the first standalone NHS community trust in the UK to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our focus is on continually improving the quality of care we offer to local people and on improving access to that care, helping people to move seamlessly from one service to another. Praising NCH&C’s “compassionate, inclusive and effective leadership at all levels”, the CQC observed that our staff are well supported to make positive changes and innovations.
Norfolk Community Health & Care NHS Trust is committed to continuing to create a modern and inclusive work environment. As part of this commitment we actively promote flexible working opportunities where possible, to meet the needs and wishes of our workforce to maintain and improve their wellbeing. The trust offers a range of flexibility, including flexible working patterns, and we would encourage you to discuss this with the recruiting manager before or during the application process if this would interest you.
We welcome applications from people who share our values and can help us deliver outstanding care in our local community.
Job overview
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 units 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 ad elderly, palliative care and rehabilitation needs, to achieve quality 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.
Working for our organisation
You will work with a small team of friendly, approachable physiotherapists, occupational therapists, therapy assistant practitioners and community nurses. The post will be based at Aylsham health Centre and will be travelling out to see patients in their own homes or in care homes in the surrounding villages.
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.
Detailed job description and main 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 first level degree in Physiotherapy
* Current HCPC registration
* Clinical Educator's course or equivalent
Experience
* Evidence of working at a relevant level across a broad range of specialities eg Orthopaedics, MSK, Neurology, Care of the Elderly etc in acute and community settings
* Experience of performing falls assessments and gait analysis
* Experience of working with/as part of multidisciplinary teams and partner agencies
* Experience of working with patients with multiple pathologies and managing holistic patient centred care
Skills, Abilities and Knowledge
* Ability to organise and prioritise workload independently and support others to do so
* Evidence of understanding of Safeguarding issues relating to the care of vulnerable adults and older people
* Ability to work on own initiative
* Evidence of attendance on short courses and/or in house training related to physiotherapy post-registration
* Good computer skills including SystmOne and ability to work on information management systems
* Relevant safeguarding training
* Working knowledge of SystmOne
* Experience of audit/research
Communication
* Evidence of excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills appropriate to supporting other members of the team
Personal and People Development
* Evidence of own personal development and experience
* Ability to support the development of others through supervision and teaching
* Supporting patients in self management through health coaching
* Clinical Educators qualification will be essential but can be gained whilst in post
* Health Coaching training
Personal attributes/behaviours
* Ability to identify with the Trust's commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults
* Value and respect the privacy and dignity of the patient
* Ability to work collaboratively as part of team
* Ability to work under pressure
* Flexible and positive approach to work to meet changing needs of the service
Other
* Post holder will be required to work standard hours between the hours of 9-5 Monday to Friday, and will need to be flexible in extenuating circumstances when there may be a need to be flexible with working hours
* Must hold a full and valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle for work
* The post holder will need to be passed as fit to perform the full duties of the post by Occupational Health, with any reasonable aids and adaptations as appropriate
* Able to communicate effectively in written and verbal English Language
Equal Opportunities - We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. Additionally, people with disabilities that fall under the Disability Confident Scheme will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification). All sites are Smoke Free.
Immigration Status- Norfolk Community Health & Care NHS Trust is a diverse employer and welcomes all job applications. However, potential applicants should note that although the Trust is registered with the Home Office as a sponsor organisation for migrant workers, sponsorship can only be offered against Skilled Worker visas. If you are an applicant from outside the UK and do not already hold a self-gained right to work, we recommend you check the Home Office eligibility requirements before making an application.
Please note: Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for some job roles, and this will be identified through filtering questions at the start of any job application on the Trac recruitment system.
Redeployment - Please note that in the first instance priority for this vacancy will be given to NCH&C staff who are on the Trusts Redeployment Register.
DBS - If this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and you are not a current employee of Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust or being recruited as an Apprentice then the cost of the DBS check will be automatically removed from your first month’s salary. However if you are registered with the update service this may not be required.
Closing and Interview Dates -This vacancy may close early if sufficient applicants are received.
Data Protection -A privacy notice detailing how we will handle your data is attached to this advert as a document. Your application will be transferred to our recruitment management system (Trac) once the advert has closed and you will receive notification then detailing how Trac will handle your data.
On April 1st 2025, the Boards of Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust and Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust will come together to deliver services as a group, with a singular board operating across both organisations. Both trusts are high performing specialist community health and care providers working in the East of England. Both have a strong track record, with the highest ratings from the Care Quality Commission, best in class NHS staff survey outcomes, and a decade of experience in innovation and clinical development.
The group model provides health and care services to a population of 3.2 million in their homes and neighbourhoods. We provide care that supports people from the very beginning to the very end of their lives.
We will remain two separate employers until further notice, and this role being advertised will be employed by Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
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