Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a forward thinking dynamic Physiotherapist to join the Bedded Intermediate Care Units. Bolton Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Bolton Council work in partnership to provide patient focused care in residential units in the community. This role will involve working in our Intermediate care beds and Community Beds( Discharge to Assess Beds) to ensure the delivery of a safe and high quality service.

Bolton Intermediate Care focuses on the prevention of unnecessary hospital admission, effective discharge from hospital and promotion of independence, especially for the older person. We have a large and comprehensive multi-disciplinary team that covers 3 units across Bolton area.

Main duties of the job
The position we are recruiting to will be part of the Intermediate Care therapy team , the team consists of Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists as well as Therapy Assistants. The successful candidate will be expected to rotate across the bed base units and Discharge to assess beds provision to ensure the needs of the service are met. The successful candidate will work as part of a health and social care multidisciplinary team comprising of medics, pharmacists, social workers and nurses.

Candidates will have recent and relevant post registration experience and an interest in elderly rehabilitation in an acute and community rehabilitation setting. They should also be able to evidence recent self-directed learning and development.

Candidates will need to be able to travel to meet the needs of this post and will therefore need access to a vehicle for work.

The post will provide an excellent opportunity for individuals that enjoy working as part of a close multi-disciplinary/multi agency team. We value regular appraisal and supervision and ensure personal and professional development opportunities are available.

You must have a genuine interest in working with older people, be self-motivated, enthusiastic, resourceful and comfortable working in a changing environment.

About us
The vision of this Trust is to be recognised by the people of Bolton and beyond as an excellent provider of health and care services and a great place to work. We are striving to attract, recruit and retain high calibre of skilled staff which reflect our communities. We are an inclusive employer who trains and develops our staff in a positive learning environment. We aim to be consciously inclusive and therefore applications from all sectors of the community are welcomed. We would particularly encourage candidates from a black and minority ethnic (BAME) background and candidates with health conditions or impairments.

Job responsibilities
For further details about this job role please see the attached job description and person specification. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us via the details below.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Degree or equivalent in Physiotherapy
• Current professional registration as a Physiotherapist

Experience
Essential

• Treatment of a broad range of conditions relating to clinical speciality
• Evidence of leading and implementing clinical change
• Supervision and/or mentoring of staff/students.
• Multi-disciplinary/multi-agency collaborative working.

Skills
Essential

• Ability to communicate highly complex pathologies and diagnostic reasoning to all levels in the medical and non-medical field at the appropriate level.
• Able to undertake assessment in difficult complex situations
• Sound knowledge of psycho-social problems and ability to gain patient confidence and co-operation.
• Able to work independently as lead specialist, demonstrating good leadership skills.

Knowledge
Essential

• Understanding of clinical governance framework and implications for practice including audit and research governance.
• Understanding of current NHS/government policy/Public Health/NICE guidelines on organisational change and the ability to adapt these appropriately to local service needs through publication of documents.
• Change management skills

Other
Essential

• Ability to work flexibly and travel across the service footprint to meet business needs
• Able to work under pressure and constantly respond and adapt to frequent changes in circumstances.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).