Specialist Healthy Living Physiotherapist

If you have a keen interest in holistic care and want to make a difference to the lives of those living with obesity, we have the opportunity for an enthusiastic physiotherapist to join the Health Living Team! This fixed term contract comes with a possibility of a secondment for the successful candidate. As a part of the Healthy Living Team you will work cross site and at community sites to deliver advanced assessment, treatment, advice within the Obesity service's multidisciplinary team who provide both Tier 2 and Tier 3 services. You will have to opportunity to work alongside dietitians and clinical psychologists, as well as take on the leadership responsibilities and support junior members of the team.

As a band 6 physiotherapist you will deliver high quality interventions to patient's living with obesity and take on leadership and management duties within the Healthy Living Team, with the following skills and knowledge required:

• A sound knowledge of the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of obesity
• Up to date knowledge of latest evidence-based practice and new research
• Understanding of Clinical Governance and the implications for physiotherapy service, including experience of quality issues and audit
• Innovative and driven approach to service development and quality improvement
• Provision of training and personal development opportunities
• Experience in mentoring and supervising junior staff and students
• Excellent organisation, prioritisation and delegation skills
  
  Department InformationThe Physiotherapy and the Nutrition & Dietetics Departments are within the Therapies & Rehabilitation and the Medical Specialties Clinical Directorates, respectively. The combined departments have over 400 staff and provide services across the Trust. The Healthy Living service is managed within both departments and this post specifically withinthe Physiotherapy Rehabilitation Service and its Clinical Lead Physiotherapist. The service provides nutritional and physiotherapy support to outpatients living with overweight and obesity and to staff throughout the department who manage overweight and obese patients.