Are you a passionate and motivated Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist looking for a role where your work truly makes a difference? Join Sirona as a Senior Community Therapist and play a key role in supporting people to live independently and well at home.
This is an exciting opportunity for a clinician committed to high-quality, community-based rehabilitation and person-centred care. You will work with individuals in their own homes to improve quality of life, promote independence and support long-term self-management.
We have part-time and full-time roles available in:
* South Bristol
* Inner City & East Bristol (ICE)
* North & West Bristol
You will be supported to:
* Develop specialist community therapy skills
* Strengthen multidisciplinary working
* Build confidence supervising and supporting colleagues
* Grow leadership skills within a supportive environment
The Sirona Integrated Network Teams (INT) are innovative services delivering active rehabilitation in community settings. We support:
* Hospital discharge and admission avoidance
* Rehabilitation following illness or injury
* Long-term condition management
Our focus is maximising functional potential and enabling people to remain safely and confidently at home.
You will join a friendly multidisciplinary team of Therapists, Assistant Practitioners, Nurses, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Support Workers and Administrators.
Initial holistic assessment, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for patients who are acutely and chronically unwell; often with complex needs.
Use clinical reasoning skills to assess, plan, implement and evaluate, patient- centred intervention programmes using an evidence-based practice approach, promoting high quality and harm free care
Responsible for proactive service and own caseload management
Responsible for allocation of work and efficient service/team coordination
Develop and maintain strong, communicative working relationships to prevent avoidable admissions and facilitate timely discharges.
Collaborate and negotiate with service users, carers and family in identifying achievable goals as part of the overall care plan to maximise quality of life and independence.
Facilitate appropriate referrals to other services based on your assessment
Assess and arrange the provision of equipment within scope of practice; reporting any issues
Take responsibility for the development of other members of the INT including peers, junior staff, and students
Maintain accurate, informative and legal records
Actively participate in training; this may involve assisting in the delivery
Identify risks and act accordingly to minimise risk to self, colleagues and service users
Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas. It's time to turn your dream into reality
We are Sirona care & health – England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.
Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme – just a glimpse of the benefits we offer.
Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different – we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.
Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find as an attachment on this vacancy.
Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.
If you refer to qualifications or employment within your supporting statement, that has not been included in your Qualifications, Training or Employment History, this information may be discounted.