Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part time Band 6 Physiotherapist to join Whitby Community Therapy Team. Our multidisciplinary team provides therapy and rehabilitation to the Whitby Hospital inpatient unit and in the community in the surrounding towns, villages, and rural communities of the Yorkshire Coast. This is a community physiotherapist role with an exciting opportunity to be involved in implementing an intermediate care model in Whitby. We are willing to offer a relocation package to suitable candidates if you do not live locally and are interested in the available position. We can discuss relocation expenses and incentives upon appointment. We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. We are forward thinking and dynamic, with a commitment to staff development and a supportive environment. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and offer flexible work patterns where possible.
Responsibilities
* As a senior therapist, you will have management and supervision responsibilities for junior staff and students, and contribute to service development.
* Triage and prioritise new referrals received by the service.
* Be responsible for a designated caseload of patients: organise this effectively and efficiently with regards to clinical priorities and time management.
* Undertake comprehensive assessments of patients, including those with diverse or complex presentations, using clinical reasoning skills.
* Support patients with individualised goal setting, education and care plans to work towards fulfilling their potential, via delivery of evidence based clinical interventions and practice in partnership with patients, relatives, staff, managers, and externally with other agencies.
* Be accountable in your area of clinical responsibility, participating in regular clinical and line management supervision, completing required training and ensuring ongoing professional development.
* Have a Home First ethos and provide outreach into the community for patients recently discharged from rehabilitation inpatient unit.
* Support innovation and service development.
* Rotation of intermediate care and UCR, plus any ad hoc cover required on inpatient ward.
Additional information
We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care. We are proud to score above or equal to the NHS People Promise theme areas, demonstrating our commitment to improving the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. We recognise the positive value of diversity and promote equality while challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. Work-life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised. We offer a range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts, including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support. Humber NHS Foundation Trust provides staff benefits including a personal car lease scheme, discounted gym membership and an attractive pension scheme.
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