Job Description

We are currently looking for a Senior Physiotherapist to join our Intermediate Care Team in the South, based in Cambridgeshire. If you are looking for a new challenge, are dynamic, flexible and enjoy variety in your work and wish to be part of a team making a difference in our community then you are the right person for us.



The vision of the service is to provide outstanding, patient focused, community based health care and therapy, optimising peoples potential to achieve their goals by supporting earlier discharge from hospital using the home first model.



Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) provides integrated community and mental health, learning disability and social care services of the highest standard due to our continued commitment to quality and service improvement. We aim to support people of all ages to achieve the very best they can for their health and well being. To ensure that we achieve this goal we look to recruit candidates of a high calibre that share our passion for delivering excellent service user care, research and education.



To provide comprehensive, holistic therapy assessment and rehabilitation to patients within their home environment, maximising independence within a 4 -week pathway.



To hold clinical responsibility for patients within the service and Therapy Practitioners within their team. To prioritise workload including that of the Therapy Assistants within the team.



To work proactively, in collaboration with the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure patient flow and safety.



To assist in the development of the Integrated Care Workers and Therapy Practitioners to support the clinical delivery of the service.

Benefits of working for CPFT include:

Annual leave allowance 27 days plus bank holidays (this may increase depending on NHS service)

Pension scheme

Flexible job share opportunities

Salary sacrifice schemes

Staff discount schemes

Professional development via the CPFT Academy which provides in-house training programmes

Free on-site parking

Stress awareness training

Mindfulness training

Counselling service

Occupational health support



Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.



Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.



To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.



Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.



Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.



For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk



Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licenceand have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.


Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities



To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects for your own and delegated work



To work within codes of practice and professional guidelines



To undertake holistic assessment (including those with complex presentations and multi pathologies) making use of specialist clinical reasoning skills



To use evidence-based practice, to ensure clinical care is effective and appropriate



To promote independence and wherever possible to avoid hospital admission and reduce inpatient length of stay to ensure those patients receive the appropriate care in the most appropriate setting



Organise and manage own time, delegating work appropriately



Conduct risk assessments and health and safety assessments and including immediately reporting any changes/newly identified risks



To demonstrate the importance of gaining patient and carer consent in all interventions



To effectively communicate verbally with patients, carers and colleagues using tact and persuasive skills. This may involve using skills where patients have difficulties in communication eg hearing loss, diminished sight, depression, speech problems, cognitive impairment, behavioural problems and pain



Actively involved in the development of the service/organisational aims and objectives of the Teams and the new model of care



To work effectively within the team structure and liaise appropriately with members of the MDT and other agencies by attending MDT meetings, case reviews



To ensure that accurate and timely written records are kept which comply with the Trust policy and HCPC guidance, reporting on any issues as appropriate



To provide specialist advice to all members of the multi-disciplinary team, service users and appropriate others, of changes involving current care plans, patients progress and other relevant matters that pertain to the care of the patient



To support with day to day planning and delivery of a high quality care



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