Physiotherapist

At Hallmark Luxury Care Homes, we cherish every moment and are dedicated to providing exceptional care that supports residents in living each day to the fullest. Since our inception in 1997, we've celebrated the privilege of aging and embraced it with open arms. As a family-run provider, our care revolves around family values, nurturing relationships, and delivering outstanding care across all our homes in England and Wales.

Each of our homes is equipped with innovative facilities and supported by a dedicated care team, ensuring a comfortable stay and the highest quality care available.

• Qualified Physiotherapist
• Registered member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy/ Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• Evidence of Continual professional development
• Excellent communication skills
• Leadership skills
• Influencing, listening and negotiating skills
• Respectful and able to maintain confidentiality
• Transparent, open and honest
• Approachable with the ability to effectively build rapport with a diverse range of people
• Ability to problem solve
• Commitment to delivering a high-quality service
• Ability to effectively adapt to change
• A flexible approach, caring for people with a variety of physical and/or psychological frailties.
• have a caring nature, take pride in your work and strive to achieve positive outcomes for our residents and b e open and honest and work in a transparent way.

The Role

To be responsible for assessing resident’s physiotherapy needs, planning and implementing treatment programmes, in order to maximise independence and encourage residents to achieve and maintain their full potential.

This will include –

• Undertaking comprehensive physiotherapy assessments, including risk assessments. This involves a thorough examination of the resident’s medical, physical, social and emotional state in order to determine the most appropriate plan of intervention.
• Developing a focused and individualised plan of treatment.
• Implementing treatment programmes which may include exercise therapy, provision of equipment, gait re-education techniques, postural management to support respiratory problems and graded exercise programmes.
• Evaluate the resident’s response to treatment and adapt accordingly.
• Develop and maintain daily exercise programmes aimed at movement and fun for residents.
• Taking the lead in making clinical decisions relevant to physiotherapy practice, working in collaboration with the Deputy Manager and other clinical leads in the home.
• To involve and work with other MDT members where needed.
• To prioritise day to day work loads and to ensure the most effective use of time.
• To keep accurate and up to date clinical records.
• To communicate with residents, their family and team members to advise and demonstrate practical techniques to support resident’s mobility and dexterity.
• To adhere to national, local and company procedures, protocols and guidelines and at all times to act in accordance with the professional code of conduct.
• To report and remove from service, faulty equipment without delay.
• Ensure negative feedback is appropriately managed at the point of receipt, with actions taken, and/or escalated appropriately to management.
• Ensure therapy is delivered in a manner which promotes privacy, dignity and respect.
• Lead by example in delivery of all aspects of therapy by teaching and role modelling best practice.
• Maintain a flexible approach to working hours in order to meet the demands of the service which may include working in other HCH facilities.

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