Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Physiotherapist to join our Integrated Community Team. You will work closely alongside our nursing and frailty teams and wider Primary Care Colleagues to prevent hospital admissions, support patients being discharged from hospital, palliative care and promote self-management for patients with long term conditions.

We are currently working to develop and expand the delivery of UCR (Urgent community response) model of care whilst continuing to deliver rehabilitation to adults living in the area who have long-term or complex health needs.

We are looking for applicants who are dynamic, keen to develop their skills and who enjoy working as part of a team. The successful candidate will need to have good communication skills, demonstrate good time management and prioritisation skills. The post holder will participate in the development, training and support of the multi professional team and students. In return Southern Health offer training opportunities to support ongoing career development.

Applicants must be a registered physiotherapist and have full access to a vehicle for work and possession of a full driving license is essential. The post holder will also need to be willing to work flexibly to support our 7 day service model.

Location -- South Efford House, Milford Road, Everton, Lymington SO41 0JD

Main duties of the job

To provide advanced clinical and professional Physiotherapy to the Community Therapy Team, and to provide support to the Integrated Community Care team leaders in ensuring that the team contributes to the implementation of Southern Health Clinical Governance Strategies.

Undertake Physiotherapy assessments of patients with diverse and complex conditions, providing a clinical diagnosis (where appropriate), development, and delivery of individualised treatment programmes.

To support the case management process by providing expert clinical advice and therapy to patients with a variety of complex conditions living in the community who are at risk of deteriorating health that may result in declining quality of life or avoidable hospital admission to secondary care.

As a supervisor, delegate tasks to assistant practitioners and junior therapists relevant to their skill level and competence.

About us

Southern Health is one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health and learning disabilities, as well as offering physical health community-based services.

With a workforce of more than 7000 and a footprint that spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, we're wholeheartedly committed to providing the best possible healthcare, reaching a range of diverse communities, whilst placing patients and staff at the forefront of all our endeavours.

We are currently working closely with other NHS Trusts to integrate all our collective community, mental health, and learning disability services. Our new organisation, to be known as Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Foundation Trust, is set to launch in July 2024.

The transformation will happen in staggered stages; Hampshire CAMHS, part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust joined Southern Health in February 2024, with Isle of Wight NHS Trust mental health and community services transitioning in early May 2024. The final combination of Southern Health and Solent Trusts is anticipated to occur in July 2024, when the new organisation will be formed.

Our new Trust will continue to cater to the unique needs of different communities, making healthcare across the county more accessible, as well as offering staff more opportunities for career development, training and partnership working.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare in Hampshire.