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An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Band 5 Physiotherapy Rotation at Sussex Community Foundation Trust.
If you're an ambitious, proactive Physiotherapist looking to be part of a supportive team, using your skills to provide excellent community care, we'd love to hear from you. Our aim is to maximise opportunities for the people living in our communities to be as independent as possible in what matters to them, living full and active lives within their family circles, social networks, and the workplace.
The rotation will begin in the Community Therapy Team to work in the service delivering the aim above via holistic, personalised, therapeutic care. You will work as part of well-established wider Multi-Disciplinary Teams (MDTs) across our local communities, where you will provide support across both proactive community rehabilitation and urgent care pathways. Our teams work flexibly to provide a seven-day service, 365 days a year, between 8am and 8pm
- Provide specialist, holistic assessments, and reviews to improve or maintain quality of life.
- Support individuals to take increased ownership and control over their health through rehabilitation interventions, personalised care planning and goal setting.
- Provide an urgent response to minimise crisis situations and the need for emergency interventions or hospital admissions.
- Improve access to existing services through a coordinated MDT approach.
Main duties of the job
In this role you will work with patients with a variety of conditions within their homes. You will provide clinical assessment and will plan their treatment and intervention, identifying ongoing needs and appropriately referring to other services within the area. You will be a valued and supported member of the team, contributing to team decisions, and will be supported with your development, including partaking in regular in-service training.
If you are new to Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust, you will be given the opportunity our preceptorship programme, through protected time and regular clinical supervision with dedicated registered professional support.
You will need to able to drive with a full UK licence due to the geographic area covered by the team.
Our Trust and leadership teams are committed to supporting your work/life balance via flexible working and tailored support to help you advance your clinical practice and leadership skills in style that suits you, your health and wellbeing and your future career aspirations. This is an ideal opportunity to bring your skills and develop them in a flexible, supportive, and positive community service.
About us
Why work for us?
- Positive 2021 NHS Staff Survey results with compassionate culture and leadership, and support for staff wellbeing, scoring highly
- Rated 'Good' with 'Outstanding' features by the Care Quality Commission (CQC)
- Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
- A great variety of working environments, in the community, in patients' homes and in our community hospitals
- Excellent training and development opportunities
- Real Living Wage Employer, with great rates of pay
- Supportive flexible working patterns such as part time, flexi time, annualised hours etc.
- Supportive team environments
- Cost-effective and convenient workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
- Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
- Accredited Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
- Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Further information is available in the attached job description and person specification.
If you would like to discuss this role or find out more, you can contact our Team Leads, Felicity Clarke, 07901 312015, felicity.clarke6@nhs.net
Person Specification
Qualifications & registration
Essential
- Degree in physiotherapy or Equivalent
- Physiotherapy HCPC Registration
- Member of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
Experience
Essential
- Completed a Broad Range of student placements
- Evidence of practical Continued Professional Development
Desirable
- Experience of NHS placements/experience
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Good evidence of understanding of EBP
- Broad understanding of NHS/healthcare community
- Able to demonstrate good communication and interpersonal skills
- Able to demonstrate a good level of clinical knowledge and reasoning
- Able to demonstrate good time management and prioritisation skills
- Good standard of English
- Own transport and current/valid driving licence
Desirable
- Basic understanding of Audit/service improvement
Other
Essential
- Professional manner and appearance
- Willing to work flexibly to meet service requirements
- Punctual
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Crawley Hospital
West Green Drive
Crawley
RH11 7DH
Employer's website
https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)
