Job Description

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust NHS is delighted to offer the opportunity for a Senior Physiotherapist to join the Therapy Team at Isebrook Hospital which is one of the Community Hospitals sites, as part of the Community Beds service within Northamptonshire. The post holder will work on the ward alongside the MDT with both stroke patients and also complex rehabilitation patients. The successful candidate will be completing joint initial assessments with Occupational Therapist, provide assessment and set SMART goals.



To complete initial and ongoing patient assessments, support patients to identify SMART goals, utilise clinical outcome measures and develop, deliver and progress bespoke treatment plans. To work collaboratively within the team and with external providers to:

Enable patients to work towards goals relevant to the in-patient community hospital setting

Support the patient and family members/carers with regards to discharge planning

Identify further rehabilitation needs to include onward referral to other services as appropriate

Support in developing the service in line with national and local strategies



Demonstrate critical thinking in the clinical decision-making process. Evaluate the effectiveness of the treatment through autonomous and accountable decisions in Physiotherapy practice supported by current research and in accordance with NHFT protocols and policies.

Communicate condition related information, sensitive diagnostic & prognostic information to patients/clients, carers & relatives, requiring empathy & reassurance.



Provide leadership, education and support to other team members through promotion of innovative strategies to manage change and improve service delivery HCPC registration and relevant degree/qualification in Physiotherapy Good communication and organisational skills Manual handling experience Previous healthcare experience

Previous stroke 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.