Physiotherapist

St Margaret’s Hospice Care has a fantastic opportunity for a Physiotherapist or Developmental Physiotherapist to join our multi-disciplinary palliative care team. Based in Taunton, you will join us on a full time, permanent basis and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £32,414 - £40,888 per annum, depending on experience.Although this is a full-time role, we understand that different ways of working suit different people which is why we are open to a part time working patterns.

Whether you have existing palliative care experience or are looking for a developmental role to progress within your physiotherapist career, we want to hear from you. What’s key is that you have a real passion for palliative care and a willingness to learn. With ongoing investment in your professional development, we will support you to further your existing skills, knowledge and experience and take the next step in your career. As part of the developmental role, there is the expectation that you will prove competence within 2 years to meet the full specialist physiotherapy job description with pay increasing within the given scale to reflect this.

You won’t just be joining a fantastic team – you’ll be part of a welcoming, community minded charity. Our mission is to provide excellent specialist palliative care for patients and support to their families. Everyone here contributes and has a part to play towards our goal. If you speak to any of our staff or volunteers, they will tell you how the patient is at the heart of everything they do. So, if you’re looking for a role where you can really make a difference, working as part of a supportive team, we could be a perfect match.

What can you expect to be doing?

We support palliative patients at all stages of their journey, from diagnosis to end stage disease, offering preventative, restorative, supportive and palliative rehabilitation and intervention – and you will be a key part of that.

Your day-to-day role will involve:

• Based in our multi-disciplinary Therapy Team, you will work in the Hospice and in the community to support patients in a variety of settings; in-patient, outpatient, Day Centre or in their own homes.
• Using holistic approach, you will undertake assessments as well as plan and deliver high quality patient care.
• With your expertise and lived experience, you will be able to contribute to the evaluation and development of our services.

With ongoing investment in your professional and personal development, we will help you to develop and enhance your existing skills, knowledge and experience. You will also have full access to in-service training and courses on and off site to support your CPD.

This is a hugely rewarding role. As well as the opportunity to develop new skills, you will be working in stimulating and positive working environment, with the satisfaction of supporting the St. Margarets team to help make each day count for individuals and families in Somerset.

What will you be good at?

We offer ongoing support, training and guidance to help you be the best you can be. You will:

• Be qualified as a Physiotherapist
• Be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council
• Have demonstrable experience in a variety of clinical settings and transferrable skills.

Access to own transport is required to travel with equipment across the locality during a normal working day.

To help your application, we will also be looking for the following Core Competencies and how you will use these help us put our values into practice. Further details on our competencies are included on the job pack attached to the advert.

• Self-awareness - Can demonstrate a clear understanding of palliative care and the needs of patients and families.
• Working with others - Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to liaise effectively with patients, the multidisciplinary team and across organisations and individuals at a range of levels.
• Outcomes and results - Can demonstrate sound clinical decision making in the assessment of patients and the implementation and evaluation of treatment plans plus patient centred short and long-term goals.
• Leading in your area - In-depth postgraduate experience or study of a range of relevant topics at post-graduate diploma level or equivalent.

What can we offer you?

• Holiday entitlement
  • 33 days holiday, including bank holidays, rising to 35 days after 1 year, and increasing with length of service (pro-rata if part-time)
  • Recognise continuous service for clinical staff paid at band 5+ who join directly from the NHS or another hospice
• Pension Scheme
  • NHS employees eligible to continue with their NHS pension scheme*
  • Non-NHS employees will receive 5% employer and 5% employee contributions
  • Life assurance cover 2x salary
• Award-winning Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family offering:
  • Vitality & wellbeing health portal for non-emergency care
  • Unlimited access to 24/7 online GP Consultations for employees, their partners, and dependent children as well as Expert Case Management
  • Confidential and free 24-hour Employee Assistance
  • Counselling and support
  • Legal, financial, and medical information and advice
• Blue Light Card Discounts on retailers and restaurants saving up to 35%
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave*
• Excellent learning and development opportunities
• Free on-site parking in Yeovil and Taunton
• Volunteering and fundraising opportunities

• Eligibility criteria applies

If you want to get to know our team or have a chat before applying, wed love to hear from you. Just reach out to us at Karla Howe (Therapy and Day Service Lead) on 01823 333822 or via email karla.howe@st-margarets-hospice.org.uk

Unfortunately, we are not able to offer visa sponsorship at this time.

For any questions about our recruitment process or to request an application form is sent to you, please contact Recruitment@st-margarets-hospice.org.uk

We welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich our team. You can always contact us for a chat if theres anything you want to talk about before you apply.

If you have all the information you need, just click apply. We cant wait to hear from you!

Closing date: 26th May 2024