Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Physiotherapist with a wide range of clinical skills to join Caerphilly Community Resource Team on a permanent basis. The Team is an integrated one, made up of Therapists, Social Workers, Support staff, Nursing staff and Dom Care staff. It is a well-established, friendly, innovative team providing community based services across Caerphilly Borough County.
This is a chance to utilise and develop clinical skills in managing a wide and varied caseload of community patients, including Reablement and Falls work. The CRT provides a hospital to home service and the Physiotherapy role is a vital one in working with individuals to ensure a seamless service in their journey. The successful post holder will be supported by the other Band 6 and Band 7 Physiotherapists within the team.
If after reading the job description you are interested in the post and feel that you have the skills necessary to undertake the role please apply.
If you wish to speak to someone about the role/team then please do not hesitate to get in touch.
Main duties of the job
Providing Physio support to individuals in their own home. Applicants need to have experience of supporting individuals to achieve their goals, and experience of working in the community would be an advantage. The applicant would may also be expected to assist with the falls clinic and provide support in the 12 bedded unit in the Rhymney Integrated Resource Centre.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy
2. State Registered Physiotherapist (HPC)
3. Appropriate range of postgraduate clinical education
Experience
Essential
4. Broad range of post graduate clinical experience including comprehensive rotational experience
5. Experience of supervising staff
6. Experience of undertaking falls assessments
Desirable
7. Evidence of having worked unsupervised
8. Evidence of having working in the UK as a HPC Registered Physiotherapist
9. Evidence of facilitating learning with undergraduate students
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
10. The ability to discuss the clinical reasoning process in the management of complex cases
11. The ability to identify and act upon adverse clinical signs
12. Good communication skills both verbal and written
13. The ability to work effectively in a team environment
14. Evidence of initiative
15. Good time management
16. The ability to demonstrate an understanding of the NHS and the challenges facing the Physiotherapy service
Desirable
17. IT literate
Other
Essential
18. The physical ability to perform and cope with all aspects of manual handling as demanded by the job
19. The ability to adapt to changes in work routine
20. The ability to move between sites with ABUHB or patients' residences if required by the job role
Desirable
21. The ability to speak Welsh