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Job overview

Specialist Physiotherapist Band 6 - This is an inpatient post and for a suitable candidate we would consider a development post from band 5 to 6.

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 centered 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: 31st July 2024

Shortlisting date: 1st August 2024

Interview date: TBC

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)

Working for our organisation

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.
The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received
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