Overview
The purpose is to support people to live fully until they die. The Tulip Centre will see people at all stages of their health journey, from diagnosis where there can be uncertainty over prognosis, through to deteriorating advanced disease. Most interventions will occur in the department, but there is a recognised need to complement existing community therapy services and the hospices inpatient unit, in providing support, particularly with breathlessness and anxiety management. Both the Hospice at Home service provides care and support for people recognised to be in their final weeks of life. The physiotherapist will provide interventions at home to support, as required, those people with difficult symptoms such as breathlessness and distress, and in supporting functional difficulties. You will be working within the Therapy team, consisting of 2 Occupational Therapists, 1 Rehabilitation Assistant and a Complementary Therapist. You will be directly responsible to the Therapy Lead, and will work closely with the wider multi-disciplinary team. You will have line management responsibilities for junior members of the Therapy department, as well as responsibility for supervising students on placement and daily management of volunteers. You will be required to work independently and as part of the multidisciplinary team applying clinical skills in physiotherapy including assessment, treatment planning, intervention and evaluation, which includes individual and group orientated approaches. This will be appropriate to the patients needs and stage of illness. You will contribute to the evaluation and continued development of the therapies service, and will provide specialist advice and education on all aspects of physiotherapy management and rehabilitation for patients, relatives and health care professionals, both within the organisation and occasionally to the wider community.
Responsibilities
* Work within the Therapy team, consisting of 2 Occupational Therapists, 1 Rehabilitation Assistant and a Complementary Therapist.
* Be directly responsible to the Therapy Lead, and work closely with the wider multi-disciplinary team.
* Have line management responsibilities for junior members of the Therapy department, as well as responsibility for supervising students on placement and daily management of volunteers.
* Work independently and as part of the multidisciplinary team applying clinical skills in physiotherapy including assessment, treatment planning, intervention and evaluation, which includes individual and group orientated approaches.
* Contribute to the evaluation and continued development of the therapies service, and provide specialist advice and education on all aspects of physiotherapy management and rehabilitation for patients, relatives and health care professionals, both within the organisation and occasionally to the wider community.
Organisation
About us – Tapping House is a leading provider of palliative care services in Norfolk. We are an independent charity delivering innovative and specialist rehabilitative therapy, end of life care and bereavement services. Rehabilitative Palliative Care integrates rehabilitation, enablement, self management and self-care into the holistic model of palliative care. The specialist physiotherapy post has been developed to promote and embed this patient-centred approach with patients attending Therapy and those who receive end of life care at home. Our modern building is located in peaceful and picturesque grounds and offers plenty of free parking and a subsidised onsite cafe.
Benefits
* Access to blue light card
* Access to Complementary Therapy
* Onsite Cafe
* Free Parking
* Pension Scheme
* Access to Employee Assistance Programme
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