Specialist Physiotherapist - #1744365

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Community Services rated outstanding by the CQC are looking to recruit a full time Band 6 Physiotherapist for a rotational position between the acute and community.

This Specialist Physiotherapist post is a yearly rotation working between Integrated Community Team- Therapy (ICTT) West and the Acute Medicine Team within the inpatient hospital setting (NGH)

In the acute medicine team you will deliver acute and on-going patient care within a range of specialties including Geriatric medicine, Frailty, Parkinson’s disease and palliative care. The team of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and support staff work closely covering multiple medical wards providing early rehabilitation, assessment, intervention, and discharge planning for a complex and diverse case-mix of patients .

The work in the community includes a varied caseload of Respiratory, Musculoskeletal, Orthopaedic and Neurology conditions. You will have direct access to clinical specialists for support with complex patients.

You should be used to working in a multidisciplinary integrated environment, have significant post registration NHS experience and have excellent communication skills.

Therapy provides an comprehensive in-service training program and support staff with their post graduate training. The opportunity to develop leadership skills such as the development and delivery of education, supervision, mentorship, research and service development.

To assess, diagnose, plan and develop specialised physiotherapy treatment programmes for patients/clients with a wide variety of physical/mental health needs in a community setting.

To manage a caseload of community based patients with complex needs using specialist skills and evidence based/patient centred principles.

To supervise/train inexperienced physiotherapists/ assistants/ students working within the service.

This service is a 7 day service, which includes Bank Holiday cover but this is done on a rota basis.

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes a firm commitment to professional development of it’s staff together with the provision of an excellent health and well-being support service.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Susan Steiner Garnder Job title: Operational Lead West ICT Therapy Team Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 07785314850,

Additional contact Rachel Globe, Clinical Service Manager on telephone 0114 2269527 or [email protected]