Senior Physiotherapist

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

To be responsible for own caseload and 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 adaptive equipment and rehabilitation programmes.

To keep the patient at the centre of care, ensuring patient and carer participation in decision making. To provide support and education to peers, new staff, non-registered staff and students.

To be accountable for a delegated caseload held by Band 5 Therapists and Assistant Practitioners.

To prioritise all patients' tasks according to clinical need and to allocate or signpost appropriately. To provide a high standard of care.

To work in various community settings within CPFT as required, completing home visits when required.

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 If you apply for a post that does not attract sponsorship, your application will be withdrawn from the process.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

Essential: - Degree or equivalent eg. BSc, MSc or Diploma entry level qualification into the Physiotherapy profession; - Current HCPC registration; - Documented evidence of own continuing professional development; - Willingness to undertake Fieldwork/Practice Educator qualification

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

Essential: - Relevant post-graduate clinical experience in a variety of settings; - Clinical supervisor; - Experience working with frail older adults with a broad range of conditions

Desirable: - Community experience; - Equipment provision

Essential: - Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision; - Ability to work flexibly as part of a team; - Good communication skills; - Able to assess plan and implement care; - Time management & Prioritisation skills

Essential: - Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities of others; - Recognises the limits of own authority within the role; - Seeks and uses professional support appropriately; - Understands the principle of confidentiality

Desirable: - SystmOne

Essential: - Listens to and understands directly and indirectly expressed feelings; - Positive approach to older people; - Willingness to be flexible in approach and attitude