Job summary
To provide assessment, intervention, advice, support, education, training and
information to service user, carers, other professionals and any other person
involved in the care of the individual in respect of physiotherapy and the care
of older people with specialist mental health needs including dementia,
depression, anxiety, psychosis, bipolar spectrum disorder etc.
Through the delivery of physiotherapy support older adults needs are met
within the OPMH service, promoting optimal physical and mental well-being,
functional capability and quality of life
To use evidence based / service user centred principles to assess, plan,
implement and evaluate physiotherapy interventions delivered in secondary
mental health in-patient and community care settings
To participate actively in multi-disciplinary and multi-agency methods of
working within the Trust's Older Peoples' Mental Health Service and across
the heath and care system
To develop physiotherapy clinical practice within Older People's Mental
Health Service. To actively contribute to the development of the
physiotherapy service and the older people's mental health care pathway
through debate, meetings etc.
To maintain professional standards and practice.
Closing date: 23rd June 2024
Shortlisting date: 24th June 2024
Interview date: 16th July 2024
Main duties of the job
To participate in the planning and delivery of the physiotherapy service across
the care group, prioritising clinical need to provide an effective service.
Assess, plan and implement comprehensive physiotherapy treatment
programmes for service users, and evaluate the outcome, whilst ensuring that
a high standard of professional practice is maintained and further developed.
To manage a caseload of service users presenting with complex mental and
physical health needs, frailty, multimorbidity, challenging behavior,
communication difficulties and other associated conditions
Use a range of verbal and nonverbal communication tools to communicate
effectively with service users to progress rehabilitation and treatment
programmes
Use interpreters where appropriate for the local population.
Assess service user understanding of treatment proposals, gain valid consent and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with service users who lack capacity to consent to treatment in line with the Mental Capacity Act (2005)
Please read the attached Job description and the person specification for more details about this role.
About us
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -
We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs
We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners
We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :
Increase mileage rates for > 3500
A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
Plus many more.
We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read the attached Job description and the person specification for more details about this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/Diploma Physiotherapy
- Registered to work within the UK
- Health Professions Council registration
Training
Essential
- Moving and Handling Regulations and their practical application in clinical practice.
- Evidence of attending post graduate CPD courses.
Experience
Essential
- Post graduate experience.
- Participated in audit and /or research
- Demonstrate clinical experience in either Mental Health or older peoples settings
- Participated in the supervision of junior staff and physiotherapy students on clinical placement
Desirable
- Experience working in the NHS
Knowledge
Essential
- Audit and Evaluation
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Relevance of recent government publications, eg Disability Discrimination Act.
- Community care legislation and the role and responsibility of the different agencies.
- Up to date treatment techniques
- A clear understanding of the needs of service users with complex physical needs
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Airedale Centre for Mental Health
Skipton Road
Keighley
BD20 6TA