Physiotherapist

Description:

We are looking for a dedicated physiotherapy professional to join our West Midlands Hospice team. The successful candidate will provide holistic, personalised, specialist care and physiotherapy treatment tailored to individual needs within the Hospice and surrounding Community.

As a Physiotherapist you will research and network across the system to understand the wide range of services available to patients and those important to them and work with other providers, supporting the wider system to improve the experience of dying, death, and bereavement.

You will assume responsibility for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of evidence-based, high quality person-centred physiotherapy care and treatment for people living with a terminal illness. You will delegate as appropriate to other practitioners ensuring they have the capability, knowledge, and expertise to carry out appropriate treatment.

What we’re looking for:

• HCPC Registered
• Degree in Physiotherapy
• Sizable range of post qualification experience including therapeutic, interventional, and supportive treatments
• Preferably with experience of working in a specialist palliative care setting either with a Hospice or within community settings
• Must have an interest in palliative care
• Understanding of concepts of palliative care and the holistic (physical, psychological, social, spiritual) needs of the person, and those important to them.
• Ability to develop and evaluate care management plans alongside other healthcare professionals that meets the complex needs of the person, and those important to them.
• Proven understanding of the barriers and enablers to good communication and how challenges can be overcome.
• Decision making abilities backed with clear rationale.
• Understanding of local policies and procedures, professional codes of conduct, legal and ethical frameworks in practice.
• Support the learning and development needs of others through mentorship/supervision.