Junior Physiotherapist

We have exciting opportunities for newly/recently qualified physiotherapists in our established and varied Intermediate Care Services in South East Essex. Community services are changing and developing at a rapid rate with the development of Frailty virtual wards and Community Stroke Services. Our Intermediate Care Physiotherapists, work as part of Multidisciplinary Teams, along-side Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Rehabilitation assistants, Nurses, Psychologists and Associate Practitioners. The Therapists have an opportunity to make a real difference to patient's functional abilities in their own home or community settings. Therapy is patient focused around individual goals rather than constraints of traditional discharge planning. There are opportunities to develop and specialise your clinical skills in orthopaedics, neuro/stroke rehabilitation, falls prevention and frailty patients, as well as developing leadership and managerial skills supporting the development of new and exciting services. Intermediate care cover the following areas:

• Inpatient Stroke rehabilitation
• Early supported stroke rehabilitation
• Frailty virtual ward/admission avoidance
• Re- ablement and unstable fracture management
Due to the nature of post it is essential that applicants have a driving licence and access to vehicle., The post holder is part of the Intermediate Care Physiotherapy team, participating in Physiotherapy assessment, treatment and evaluation of patients in the defined area. There is an opportunity to rotate between different clinical areas to enhance and specialise skills.

The Intermediate Care services provide multidisciplinary rehabilitation services in patient's own home or our bed based rehabilitation unit - (Cumberlege Intermediate Care Centre). Patient rehabilitation is personalised to individual goals and needs and intervention usually occurs over a period of 2 - 6 weeks.
• Intermediate care services includes the following areas:
+ Early supported discharge team (Stroke) + Cumberlege Intermediate Care Centre - Inpatient stroke rehabilitation + Collaborative care team - unstable fractures and complex neurological rehabilitation and Re-ablement + Frailty virtual ward - frailty rehabilitation The post holder will be expected to play an active role as a member of the Community Services and participate in the planning, development and evaluation of Physiotherapy intervention. The post holder will be proactive in addressing their own continuing development needs. We can offer flexible working opportunities, supervision, peer support and CPD opportunities. There is the option to rotate within different areas of intermediate care to increase skills., EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including; o Season Ticket Loans o NHS discounts for staff o Excellent Training facilities and opportunities o Buying and Selling annual leave scheme o The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas o Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work o Day One Flexible Employer Join our Staff bank What is Staff Bank? Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times. All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish. If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.