Specialist Physiotherapist

at  Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust NHS is delighted to announce new opportunities for a Physio in the Community Rapid Response, Intermediate Care team. We have two positions available, one based in Kettering and the other based in Northampton but you will be expected to work across the County to meet the needs of the Service.
Join us as part of our County wide Community Rapid Response & Intermediate Care Team, working to get people out of hospital or preventing hospital admission by playing a major part in their rehabilitation journey, setting goals and support planning with Nurses, Doctors and support workers as an integrated approach for patients in their own home environments.
In addition you will be working with colleagues in both our acute and community hospitals to facilitate timely discharges from hospital. You should have a wide range of clinical expertise ideally within the NHS and with experience of working in a community multidisciplinary team environment and have managed healthcare assistants
As an expert clinical resource for the team you will be expected to support staff in identifying and developing their knowledge and skills. You must be innovative in your approach and willing to work with other members of the community team to ensure high quality service delivery.
With a fantastic ethos our dedicated team has a passion for quality care who are experts in this field. In order to respond to the healthcare needs of the local population, the teams operate 7 days a week ensuring the delivery of the service can react to the patients’ needs as and when required. The shifts for the service are between 8.30 am to 18.00 pm across daily including weekend and bank holiday working as part of the rota. The successful candidates will be expected to work within these shift patterns.
Applicants must hold a valid UK driving license, have access to a vehicle for work purposes at all times on duty and confident to drive in all driving conditions for this community post. Applicants will be flexible and adaptable, being able to respond to need at short notice.

Have previous experience in a similar role
Have HCPC registration & relevant degree/qualification in physiotherapy
Good communication skills
Manual handling experience
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document