We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Physiotherapist to join the Home First Service within Doncaster. As part of our integrated community care offer, we offer a community physiotherapy service alongside partners to support clients in their own home or residency. The current post would be based across Community Physiotherapy, Urgent
Community Response and Enhanced Care Home Team, however, cover across the Home First Rehabilitation Service may be required at varying times.
The Home First Service provide assessment, treatment, and care support to patients in dedicated bed-based units, in their own homes or residency. The service aims to avoid acute hospital admissions and support early discharge, providing care in the community when possible. The Urgent Community Response service is an integrated, multi-agency pathway designed to prevent hospital admission. Community Physiotherapy involves assessment of patients in their own home or care home, for provision of individualised care plans and rehabilitation promoting independence. The post holder will be required to develop skills that will support all areas within the Home First Rehabilitation pathways, which
include:
- Community Physiotherapy
- Urgent Community Response
- Enhanced Care Home Team
- Community Rehabilitation Team
- Virtual ward
- Intermediate Care Wards
The role is for Band 6 post, 37.5 hours per week, flexible working will be considered. The service is 7 days a week with bank shifts currently available as part of this role to support weekend service cover.
The successful candidate will be required to have excellent communication skills. They will be capable of working autonomously as well as supporting the multidisciplinary team in assessment and development of a holistic management plan. The role requires organisation and ability to prioritise your own workload balancing the demands of the role.
The Trust provides regular clinical supervision with a Personal Development Review. There is a range of Continuing Professional Development opportunities including in-service training, access to external courses, and a post graduate training support. We facilitate
student education and have close working relationships with neighbouring teams in both Health and Social Care partners.
You should be HCPC registered, have appropriate post qualification experience of working within rehabilitation, and be able drive/ travel to various locations over the geographical area of Doncaster.
For more information or to arrange an informal visit please contact Helen Williams, Team Lead Physiotherapist on 07814 956585 or
[email protected]
To provide specialist assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients with complex
Physiotherapy problems as an autonomous practitioner within clinical speciality area
To undertake line management responsibility for staff, within the service area to
provide a responsive and effective service.
To actively support the Team Leader in the operational management of the area and
service developments on a local and/or service-wide level.
To provide clinical education and training.
To have responsibility for specific projects or initiatives contributing to the overall
delivery of the service within a clinical speciality area.
be responsible for providing information to the Senior Management Team
To support 7-day service delivery.
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.
We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.
We are dedicated to the development of our our people and hold a learning half day every month for our colleagues.
We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:
https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/
To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:
https://workwithrdash.co.uk/
We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:
https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q
The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications
