Physiotherapist

As a Physiotherapist, you help some of the most vulnerable do things they couldn't do before. Join Stanley House in Hereford and enjoy a rewarding career where your expertise makes meaningful change happen.

As a Physiotherapist, you are responsible for devising, developing, delivering and updating individualised rehabilitation and/or therapy/support plans with peer support and supervision. You will be required to provide support, guidance and training to therapy and care assistants.

You will provide ongoing treatment, monitoring and support to service users' physical needs which will see you identify and source specialist equipment and advise on mobility and use of equipment.

With a strong emphasis on teamwork, you’ll receive support from a regional network of healthcare professionals and enjoy access to a variety of training courses to support you reach your career goals.

As a Physiotherapist you will be:

• Supporting and assisting qualified staff in the assessment, planning and implementation of patient rehabilitation care.
• Responsible for the delivery of Physiotherapy services to residents, in liaison with the Head of Therapies.
• Providing professional leadership in all aspects of Physiotherapy following the principles of clinical governance and in accordance with the code of professional conduct as required by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.
• Working as a member of the multidisciplinary Neuro care team.
• Responsible and accountable for physiotherapy assessments and treatment of highly complex neurological conditions.
• Implementing and evaluating individual treatment and rehabilitation plans liaising with other relevant agencies as appropriate.
• Utilising effective clinical reasoning skills and evidenced based practice to develop individualised care plans.
• Delivering a high standard of clinical care and maintain service delivery at St Neots Hospital by flexible, effective and efficient prioritisation based on clinical judgement.
• Selecting and applying standardised and non-standardised Physiotherapy and other professional assessment tools to ensure effective treatment.
• Participating in collecting and analysing clinical audit data and use of relevant outcome measures.
• Carrying out clinical risk assessment and complete risk management plans.
• Identifying and sourcing specialist equipment for all residents with complex physical needs that require use of non-standard items.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• A Physiotherapy degree
• To be a registered member of the HCPC
• Up-to-date knowledge of evidence-based practice in the field of Physiotherapy
• Working knowledge of regulatory frameworks and regulatory body inspection processes and documentation
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development

Where you will be working:

Location: Bosbury, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR8 1HB

You will be working at Stanley House, a service which offers a multidisciplinary approach to its long term care provision and provides the specialised care and expert therapeutic interventions.

You will working alongside the multidisciplinary team to support and enable residents to undergo reviews of their specific and/or changing needs. Stanley House offers therapies and activities which include Physiotherapy and Art therapy and receives input from a Professor in Neuropsychiatry and monthly specialist GP clinics.

What you will get:

• Annual Salary of £45,000
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (inc Bank Holidays) – plus your birthday off!
• Free parking and meals
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
• Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
• Pension contribution to secure your future.
• Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
• Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.

About your next employer:

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move. 

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally. 

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.