Package Description:
We're looking for a passionate and dynamic Band 5 Physiotherapist to join our exciting Rapid Response and Intermediate Care Team to work in the community and in-patient rehabilitation unit. The Physiotherapist would be working closely with the team of Physiotherapists as well as working collaboratively with our Occupational Therapy, Nursing and Support Worker colleagues.

The service operates 7 days a week 8am - 8pm, and so includes weekend and bank holiday working.

Package Description
As a Band 5 Physiotherapist, you'll be part of our valued team, based at Gravesham Community Hospital.

You will feel valued as a Band 5 Physiotherapist within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• AFC Band 5.1 £28,407- 5.3 £30,639 with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
• 5% High Cost Area Allowance
• Plentiful on site-parking
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where you're encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission
• Free tea, coffee, and milk at your base location

Main Responsibilities
Within this role, you will:

• Undertake 6-month rotations into Intermediate Care, Rapid Response and on the In-patient Rehabilitation Unit
• Complete holistic initial assessments with patients
• Devise treatment plans in line with patient's goals
• Liaise with family members/relatives and carers
• Implement and deliver treatment interventions
• Complete follow up review visits with patients
• Delegate to support worker colleagues
• Attend and participating in clinical meetings, team meetings and in-service training

The Ideal Candidate
This is an opportunity to put your Degree in Physiotherapy to great use. You will have a full driving license with access to a car, you will be motivating, innovative and adaptable, with the ability to work flexibly across specialities as need arises, holding the HCPC (Physiotherapist) registration. With strong communication and organisation skills, and a flexible approach you will ensure delivery of positive experiences to patients at every stage of their healthcare journey.

If you are a final year student due to qualify, we can also look to support you with our preceptorship scheme that we offer where we support you into the team within the first year of your qualification.

You will also need to be confident using IT systems and be able to demonstrate working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages i.e. Outlook, Word, Excel.

Qualifications

• Degree in Physiotherapy, full UK driving license, HCPC registration

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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.