Specialist Physiotherapist (Community)

Job overview

Are you a dynamic and dedicated Physiotherapist seeking a rewarding opportunity? 

Look no further! We're currently seeking a highly skilled, driven Physiotherapist to join our Releasing Time to Care Review Team (RTTCRT). 

As a Specialist Community Physiotherapist, you'll contribute to a paradigm that prioritises individual uniqueness and empowers patients to achieve optimal function and vitality. Our culture is built on collaboration, and where your passion meets purpose, and your commitment becomes a catalyst shaping the rehabilitation narrative of our community.

Who are we?

We are an innovative, well-established integrated review team consisting of Occupational Therapists, Therapy Support Workers and Social Workers.  We strive to deliver the right support, at the right time in the right place as close to home as possible and can’t wait to welcome a Physiotherapist into this team – recognising the valuable expertise they would bring in regard to rehabilitation and maximising individual independence.

Often following a period of illness, injury or disease progression, individuals require an increased level of care and support. As a RTTCRT, we want to support that individual during this period to recover and rehabilitate in their own homes and assess their needs ongoingly.

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You would carry out a review assessment of the individual, with the aim of providing intervention, and rehabilitation to improve function, reduce risk of de-conditioning and improve the physical and psychological well-being of these individuals. 

Following intervention, with support from the wider MDT in this team, you would proportionately assess and agree what long term support they require. Optimising on the individual’s independent capacity to care for themselves and utilisation of specialist equipment before prescribing the least invasive package of care for the individual. Aiming to improve the lives of people who require support in the community and ensure prudent utilisation of our scarce caring resource. 

As a versatile postgraduate, you will need to have a strong clinical grounding in older people rehabilitation, complex manual handling, and knowledge in diverse conditions.

Successful applicants will require an excellent ability to work autonomously, managing and prioritising a diverse caseload, have proven clinical reasoning/problem solving skills and provide comprehensive and professional interventions through the review assessment process. They will possess motivational and reassurance skills and be expected to support and play a role in supervising junior Physiotherapy staff, therapy support workers and students.

Working for our organisation

Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 12,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services to almost 400,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:

Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest.

Five community hospitals: Amman Valley Hospital and Llandovery Hospital in Carmarthenshire, Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire.

Two integrated care centres (Aberaeron and Cardigan, Ceredigion).

Community facilities, including: 

48 General Practices (GP surgeries), 49 Dental Practices, 98 Community Pharmacies (chemists), 44 General Ophthalmic Practices (including eye health and low vision services), 38 sites providing mental health and learning disability services, care within your own homes.

Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.