Physiotherapist​/Senior Physiotherapist

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Here at North Northamptonshire Council, we’re transforming for the better, using all our creativity and imagination to create the best life for our local people.

You’ll find that we have a wide range of careers that may be more surprising than you think!

Why choose us?

• a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
• lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
• generous leave entitlement (28days, rising to 33days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
• hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work-life balance.

We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.

Physiotherapist/ Senior Physiotherapist

Salary grade:

NNCBAND
06 (NHS Band 5 equivalent)/ NNCBAND
07 (NHS Band 6 equivalent)

Hours:

37 hours – Monday to Friday only (excluding Bank Holidays)

Location:

Thackley Green Specialist Care Centre

Reports to:

Clinical Lead

Service area:

Therapy Services
- North Northamptonshire Council

• To complete highly skilled and specialised Therapy assessments with the implementation of safe interventions which promote independence, resulting in safe and sustainable discharge back into the community. Supporting residents of North Northamptonshire to live well for longer.
• To specialise in one or more Therapy discipline such as community, dementia, reablement, and manual handling (list not exhaustive)
• To assist with the supervision of junior Therapy staff and the development of the Thackley Green Specialist Care Centre.

• To complete skilled and specialised Physiotherapy assessments to customers with a wide range of more complicated medical conditions, in accordance with all relevant legislation and eligibility criteria.
• To facilitate safe and appropriate interventions which enable customers to optimise their independence; this may include the use of complex specialist equipment or providing specialist advice. Reviews of these interventions may be required.
• To communicate effectively with customers; relatives; carers; legal guardians; or any other relevant professionals. This may require coaching customers and carers on aspects relevant to the Physiotherapy intervention.
• To ensure all communications are delivered in a timely and appropriate way using all the available media such as e-mail, telephone, written and face to face contact.
• To be responsible for ensuring that current practice is up to date and research new practices with a view to development of the current service. To ensure you are up to date with all relevant national legislation, professional standards of practice and organisational policies and procedures. To ensure that own CPD folder is also current.
• To supervise, performance manage, and support other staff members and colleagues. To give, receive and engage in an annual appraisal and a personal development plan which will improve your performance.
• To support the therapy service with the implementation of systems and processes that will support service delivery and staff within the team.
• Demonstrate awareness / understanding of equal opportunities and other people’s behavioural, physical, social and welfare needs.
• Ensure that reasonable care is taken at all times for the health, safety and welfare of yourself and other persons, and to comply with the policies and procedures relating to health and safety within the company.
• Carry out any other duties which fall within the broad spirit, scope and purpose of this job description and which are commensurate with the grade of the post.

Are you passionate about Physiotherapy? Do you like helping people? Would you like to support people in our community?

We are looking to recruit a Physiotherapist (NHS Band 5 equivalent) or a Senior Physiotherapist…