Job summary Working Full or Part time We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Physiotherapist to help support the provision of a rehabilitation service at Pinetum Nursing Home, based on the Countess of Chester Health Park.
You will be part of the Inpatient Frailty Team at the Countess of Chester Hospital who are responsible for the therapy provision for these beds.
We provide therapy to approx.
12 patients who are in NHS funded rehabilitation beds within the care home.
Our primary focus is to provide a high level of rehab in order to help support patients back to their own home.
The service runs 5 days a week - Monday to Friday.
You will work in conjunction with the Senior Therapy Assistant and Discharge Co-Ordinator to help achieve timely and safe discharges whilst ensuring patients have the therapy provision to enhance their function.
Whilst this job is being advertised to specifically cover Pinetum, you will be part of the wider Inpatient Frailty team and as such, dependent on the needs of service, will need to be flexible to work across all frailty services, this includes our Intermediate Care facilities elsewhere.
Main duties of the job The assessment and treatment of patients.The supervision and education of more junior staff.Work as part of an MDT managing a caseload of patients .Contribute to service development.Be responsible for own learning and seek opportunities to develop knowledge and skills.
About us The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.
The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership.
Its services are provided from three locations: The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute bedsEllesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facilityTarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000.
This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery.
This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
Job description Job responsibilities See Job Description for further details.Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check.
Costs are deducted from salary following appointment.
The cost of the DBS application is £ or £, this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service.
A small annual fee of £16per year applies.New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.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.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential Degree in Physiotherapy Relevant student training course or qualification HCPC Registered Desirable Membership of professional body Experience Essential Substantial post graduate experience Evidence of post graduate short courses Evidence of CPD and reflective practice Evidence of group working and team working Evidence of audit and/or research work Desirable First line management experience Knowledge Essential Knowledge of current best practice in specialist Physiotherapy area Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance Skills Essential Communication skills (verbal and non verbal) Evidence of group working and team working Evidence of participation in health, safety and risk management Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance and that of others Ability to organise and respond to complex information, and work under pressure Good computer skills Good interpersonal and organisational skills Desirable Supervisory skills and/or first line management experience