Physiotherapist

PHYSIOTHERAPIST | Band 5 | £32,073 - £39,043 per annum (pro rata)
Part Time: Working 30 hours a week over 4 days
Location: Based at our Hospice, Winsley, Wiltshire

WHY THIS ROLE?

Are you a Physiotherapist looking to develop your career in palliative care, rehabilitation and symptom management? Do you want to work in an environment where you have the time to focus on truly person-centred care and help people achieve the goals that matter most to them?

At Dorothy House Hospice Care, we believe rehabilitation plays a vital role in helping people live well with life-limiting illness. As a Physiotherapist within our Allied Health Professional (AHP) Team, you'll work closely with patients, families and carers to maximise independence, manage symptoms and improve quality of life through a personalised rehabilitative palliative care approach.

Working alongside specialist Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Exercise Rehabilitation Practitioners and wider multidisciplinary colleagues, you'll support patients across our hospice services while continuing to develop your clinical expertise. This is an exciting opportunity for a Physiotherapist who is passionate about rehabilitation, holistic care and making a meaningful difference to people during some of the most important moments of their lives.

ABOUT THE BENEFITS

Dorothy House is an incredible place to work. Some of our benefits include:

• 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days and then 33 days with length of service
• Excellent industry leading training with a focus on career development!
• Pension with Life Assurance.
• Colleague discount across our 30 retail stores.
• 55p per mile for work travel.
• Mindful Employer Plus Charter - supporting our colleagues with access to impartial, confidential advice when you need it most.

WHAT WILL THE ROLE INVOLVE?

As a Physiotherapist, you will be an integral member of our multidisciplinary team, delivering specialist rehabilitative palliative care interventions to patients and families. Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing a caseload of patients, carrying out physiotherapy assessments and developing personalised treatment plans
• Delivering physiotherapy interventions that support symptom management, mobility, independence and quality of life
• Championing the holistic rehabilitative palliative care approach across hospice services
• Supporting patients, families and carers through education, self-management techniques and practical advice
• Working collaboratively with colleagues across the multidisciplinary team to coordinate personalised care
• Providing physiotherapy guidance and advice to staff supporting patients with specialist palliative care needs
• Supporting students, volunteers and assistant roles through mentoring, supervision and learning opportunities
• Contributing to audit, service evaluation, quality improvement and the ongoing development of physiotherapy services
• Participating in education, teaching sessions and professional networking activities to promote best practice in palliative rehabilitation

See our full detailed Job Description on our website for more information.

ABOUT YOU

If you're a compassionate and motivated Physiotherapist with a passion for helping people achieve meaningful goals and maintain independence, you'll find this role both professionally rewarding and personally fulfilling.

Essential requirements:

• Degree qualification in Physiotherapy (BSc/BSc Hons or equivalent)
• Registration with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• An interest in palliative care and an understanding of rehabilitative palliative care
• Understanding of the role of physiotherapy within palliative and end of life care
• Experience carrying out physiotherapy assessments, goal setting and developing treatment plans
• Experience working effectively within a multidisciplinary team

Desirable requirements:

• Post-graduate experience working autonomously with relevant client groups
• Experience or interest in extended scope practice, such as acupuncture or non-pharmacological symptom management techniques
• Experience supporting volunteers, students or supervising others
• Experience delivering education and training
• Experience working with community partners or external organisations

If this sounds like your ideal job, then we'd love to see your application.

Please note that our vacancies can close at any time once sufficient applications have been received. We therefore encourage early submission of your application.

INTERVIEWS

Interviews will take place at the beginning of November.