Job summary Are you passionate about quality care for you patients?
Do you believe in a holistic approach, treating people and not their conditions?
Are you also passionate about your own career development and do you care about your well-being?
KCFT are an "Outstanding" rated Trust and one of the largest NHS Community organisations in the UK.
Our mission is pretty simple, empower our communities to live well and be a great employer.
More than half of our workforce work flexibly, including compressed hours and term time only.
More than 70% of our workforce feel we take positive action on health and wellbeing, and we are working now to improve this.
Our staff survey results put us consistently above the national average for commitment to our workforce.
And with the forward NHS vision being based on community care, there has never been a better time to join us.
Main duties of the job We are looking for an Assistant Practitioner Physiotherapy to join our Learning Disabilities Team.
The Physiotherapy team provides specialist support to enable people to live their lives fully.
We work with people with learning disabilities, their families and paid carers in community settings as part of a multi - agency team.
We provide assessment and treatment interventions that aim to maximise a person's quality of life Your role will be absolutely key in the support of our patients.
You will help with the undertaking of treatment plans and use your clinical judgement to keep people as safe as possible.
Full duties can be found in the job description.
About us Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we've got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities.
To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce.
We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms.
This isn't visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability.
Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you.
Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won't involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments.
We'll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both See where you can go with KCHFTcareer pathways Job description Job responsibilities The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role.
Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application.
If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know.
All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
Still have questions?
The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible.
A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated.
In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
Find out more about the community difference here.
Good luck!
We cant wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential Functional Skills at Level 2 (Literacy and numeracy/ GCSE grade A-C or equivalent in English and Maths) Evidence of Foundation Degree Level study (Level 5) Desirable Mentorship / Coaching qualification Experience Essential Experience of working as part of a team providing care and support to people Minimum of 2 years' experience as a Senior Healthcare worker Desirable Experience with the use of Microsoft Office and a variety of IT packages (E-Pay / E-roster / AT-P / CIS) Knowledge Essential Knowledge of up to date clinical practice and understands the role and remit of a Band 4 Awareness of professional issues and recent developments in the NHS and Primary Care including Clinical Governance, NICE, Essence of Care Skills & Abilities Essential Ability to organise own work, ability to cope with change, ability to use own initiative and moderate level IT skills Sound communication and interpersonal skills (verbal and written) Desirable Ability to motivate and organise others to ensure best practice, ability to work under pressure and flexible and adaptable Ability to Manage Essential Ability to prioritise care delivery in a professional manner, taking into account Trust policies and procedures Able to support the implementation of local and national agenda's for health under the guidance of the Registered Practitioner Desirable Ability to manage own time effectively