Senior Physiotherapist (Intermediate Care)

To undertake assessment of patients with complex and multiple pathologies using specialist clinical reasoning skills.

To identify patient needs, agree goals and provide appropriate therapy interventions, provide equipment and rehabilitation programmes.

To work across Pathway 1 (care at home) and Pathway 2 (care home beds) for the Intermediate Care service.

To work as an autonomous practitioner within the integrated multi-professional team.

To be responsible for patients on shared caseloads within community and/or care home settings.

To take a holistic approach to all therapeutic interventions, working across professional boundaries at times.

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

Our clinical teams deliver a wide range of NHS services across inpatient, primary care and community settings, including children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, and research and development.

To achieve our goals, we recruit high calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities' employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly under represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

All appointments are subject to the successful completion of a probationary period.

Please note we reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all roles. If you apply for a post that does not attract sponsorship, your application will be withdrawn from the process.

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

Education / Qualifications

Desirable: - Member of CSP; - Fieldwork/Practice Educator qualification

Experience

Essential: - Relevant post-graduate clinical experience in a variety of settings

Desirable: - Community experience; - Equipment knowledge and provision

Skills & Abilities

Knowledge & Understanding

Essential: - Recognises the limits of own authority within the role; - Seeks and uses professional support appropriately; - Understands the principle of confidentiality

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