Working Part Time- 18.75 hours per week We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Physiotherapist to help support the provision of a rehabilitation service at Pinetum Nursing Home, based on the Countess of Chester Health Park. You will be part of the Inpatient Frailty Team at the Countess of Chester Hospital who are responsible for the therapy provision for these beds. We provide therapy to approx. 16 patients who are in NHS funded rehabilitation beds within the care home. Our primary focus is to provide a high level of rehab in order to help support patients back to their own home. The service runs 5 days a week – Monday to Friday. You will work in conjunction with the Senior Therapy Assistant and Discharge Co-Ordinator to help achieve timely and safe discharges whilst ensuring patients have the therapy provision to enhance their function. Whilst this job is being advertised to specifically cover Pinetum, you will be part of the wider Inpatient Frailty team and as such, dependent on the needs of service, will need to be flexible to work across all frailty services, this includes our Intermediate Care facilities elsewhere. The assessment and treatment of patients. The supervision and education of more junior staff. Work as part of an MDT managing a caseload of patients. Contribute to service development. Be responsible for own learning and seek opportunities to develop knowledge and skills. The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations: The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population. The Trust employs over 5916 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 411,000. This includes 361,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: John Simcox Job title: Frailty Team Leader Email address: j.simcox@nhs.net Telephone number: 01244 36 2531 Gemma Walton, Team Coordinator- 01244 36 2531 or email gemma.walton2@nhs.net