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We love what we do and we think you will, too!Learn more about the general tasks related to this opportunity below, as well as required skills.At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in peoples own homes and in a range of other locations across the county.We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care. We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking what matters to you.Were passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and we are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality teams in all areas of the Trust.Job overviewWould you like to work as part of a dynamic, developing Integrated Community Team? Across Gloucestershire, we have had major investment in our Home First and Reablement Team, and as a result of this, we have an opportunity for a Band 6 Physiotherapist to join our Team and be a key part of developing our therapy-led service in the South Cotswolds. Our Team is based in Cirencester, and we work closely with the GP practices in the Primary Care Network, alongside our Adult Social Care colleagues and voluntary organisations in the locality.This is an exciting time to join our team, as we build on our existing services in order to support more people to live independently at home. If you have a passion for community work and delivering personalised care, then we would love to hear from you.We can offer you the opportunity to work in a very supportive integrated team, with access to training, regular supervision, annual appraisal, and the autonomy to be a lead professional in our new service delivery.As you will be driving around the beautiful Cotswolds delivering our service, being a car driver is essential to the role. There might be opportunity for onsite accommodation at Cirencester Hospital - please get in touch for details.Main duties of the jobIn line with the Government hospital discharge and community support policy, and the discharge to assess model, our Home First service is a time-limited assessment service for people in their own homes to facilitate rapid discharge from Acute and Community hospitals. We also provide Reablement to patients in the community, to prevent hospital admission and to facilitate maximum independence, working on jointly agreed goals, promoting personalised care.Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesAs a Physiotherapist, you would be a key part of our team, providing assessment, goal planning, and reviews, working alongside Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Reablement workers, and rehabilitation assistants to enable our patients to gain their maximum level of independence in their own home. The caseload will be varied, ranging from rapid assessment to prevent hospital admission, Home First assessments to establish pathways of care following hospital admission, through to setting goals as part of a reablement pathway.Person specificationQUALIFICATIONSDiploma / Degree in PhysiotherapyHCPC registrationDriving licence and use of vehicleMembership to a relevant professional body e.g. CSPLENGTH AND / OR NATURE OF EXPERIENCEBroad range of clinical experience across a variety of clinical areasSolid experience as a physiotherapist, or the ability to demonstrate relevant experience in the field of rehabilitationExperience of managing junior members of staff and rehabilitation assistantsEvidence of working unsupervisedEvidence of working across multi-disciplinary and multi-agency boundariesExperience of performance managementPROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGEAble to deliver community rehabilitation and treatment of patients with complex clinical presentationsAbility to deliver in-service training programmesAbility to clinically practice the core areas of exercise therapy, management of pain relief, mobility training, and therapeutic handlingAble to demonstrate specialist knowledge in rehabilitation of patients with complex needs / multi-pathologiesWhen joining us, as well as becoming part of a team that makes a difference, we also offer:Free car parking at many of our sites27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long serviceA broad range of training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships up to Level 7 qualification.A multi-professional preceptorship programme for all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners.Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when working unsocial hoursFlexible, family-friendly, and agile working opportunitiesRecognition and long service awardsFast Track physiotherapyAccess to discounts and salary sacrifice schemes; including Cycle to Work, Car scheme, and discounts on travel, leisure, and retailers.Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date. Good luck with your application.For more information please see the attached 'Additional Information for Applicants' document.Employer certification / accreditation badgesYou must have appropriate UK professional registration.This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.#J-18808-Ljbffr