Physiotherapist - CommunityNHS
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen in a community rehabilitation team for a band 6 physiotherapist to join a supportive and enthusiastic community therapy service as a Physiotherapist, working across community delivering rehabilitation in patients own homes following discharge from an acute bed, or supporting Long term condition management.
The team comprises of qualified physiotherapists, and assistant practitioners, and assistant therapy staff, who work closely with the wider MDT and INT teams in community.
You will be working with patients with a large variety of conditions and disabilities, in their own homes and local community. You will be responsible for assessment, intervention, and discharge of a caseload of patients, act as the direct supervisor to staff and provide support and expertise to the other members of the team.
We offer a fabulous training programme within a supportive team
The service operates across 5 days , Monday to Friday
Your nominated base will be Blackburn with Darwen, however cross locality working across the East Lancs footprint at times.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is an autonomous practitioner, responsible for provision ofspecialised assessment and treatment of patientsreferred to the service. . Responsible for managing a caseload of patients with a variety of complexconditions including long term condition management and acute hsopital discharges. You will see patients in own homes , working with an MDT in other organisations. You will carry out specialist assessment and treatment including the prescription of essentialequipment as part of the therapeutic intervention .
You will play an important link with PCN and MDT teams in attending meetings as part of neighbour hood team working
Job description
The post holder is an autonomous practitioner, responsible for provision of specialised assessment, treatment, intervention and discharge planning of patients referred to the service. Responsible for managing a caseload of patients in community, and onward referral and discharge.
About us
East Lancashire Hospitals Trust, our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area.
We employ over 7,000 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.