Physiotherapist

As a Physiotherapist, you help some of the most vulnerable do things they couldn't do before. Join Avonfield Neurological Centre in Irchester 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: Avonfield Neurological Centre, 290 Station Road, Knuston, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN29 7EY

Join the team at Avonfield Neurological Centre in providing supportive and therapeutic care for adults with a physical disability, brain injury, neurological condition or learning disability. Within this specialist care home, the 24-hour on-site nursing team also supports individuals with additional physical health conditions.

Avonfield is a homely and welcoming environment with several communal areas for socialising as well as a large garden. Service users are actively encouraged to take part in a variety of activity programmes, which are aimed to increase independence in undertaking everyday tasks such as shopping, gardening, and budgeting.

What you will get:

• Annual Salary of £28,500-£36,000
• 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.

About your next employer:

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

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. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility and are committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service users. Candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure.