Job summaryPhysiotherapy services for Adult & Older Adult Mental Health across services in West Kent, are looking for an enthusiastic Band 6 Senior Physiotherapist to join our KMMH Physiotherapy team.
We are developing Physiotherapy services across mental health services and there are many new opportunities for developing physiotherapy practice and promoting the profession.
The work is varied and involves assessing and treating across sites. The post offers a service to both Adult & Older adult Acute Mental Health.
The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).Main duties of the jobThe senior physiotherapist is an experienced physiotherapist within the multi-disciplinary care team.
- To identify, develop and provide the physiotherapy contribution within the multi-disciplinary service in accordance with the needs of service users and the requirements of the service.
- To assess, plan, deliver and evaluate therapeutic interventions for identified service users.
- To manage a defined caseload of service users with physiotherapy needs using evidence based, service user centred, hope and recovery, health promotion and relapse prevention orientated principles and practice.
- To provide supervision to designated junior staff and students
You will need to be innovative and be able to think out of the box to enable our patients to achieve their potential.You will be working alongside and have the support of a Physiotherapy Assistant Band 4, who will be able to carry out exercise programmes that you have prescribed.Regular clinical supervision will be provided by the Physiotherapy Team Leader.
About usWeare Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway and are rated 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our teams support children, young people and adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD.
Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve.
Our vision is simple: we are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. Everything we do is guided by our values: caring, inclusive, curious and confident.
Join us if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's working well together.
Job responsibilitiesPlease refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification
Person SpecificationQualification/skillsEssential- Qualified and registered as a physiotherapist with Health and Care Professions Council.
Desirable- Additional training and qualifications, Evidence of Post graduate CPD
ExperienceEssential- Experience of service development
- Experience of supervising junior staff
- Experience of supporting students
- Appropriate experience including elderly care, falls prevention, orthopaedics, MSK, Respiratory, community, discharge planning
Desirable- Experience of working with patients with mental health conditions
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.
UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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. 
