Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Physiotherapist to join our Adults Therapy Team at Hellesdon Hospital Hospital.

Within this role you will be working using evidence based practice alongside a rich and varied MDT. You will assess, develop and plan specialist treatment and interventions for adults with complex mental health and physical problems. Your role will include moving and handling assessments, identifying exercises and recording outcome measures for service users’ presenting with multi-pathologies and declining mental health function. 

We offer a friendly and supportive environment that will equip you with new knowledge and experience that will help to further build and progress your career. We supply learning and development to meet the needs of our service users, staff and Trust.

The successful candidate will work across our 2 male and 2 female wards, along with our female Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit. We also have a new acute ward opening in the New Year. You will be based within our AHP team, but expected to have strong links to the ward MDT.  In this role you will be able to work independently under the direct supervision of the band 6 Physiotherapist and have support from other senior Allied Health Professionals. 

Main duties of the job

Within our service you will have the opportunity to work with inpatients who have diagnoses such as psychosis, anxiety and mood disorders. You will have the opportunity to use your physical health training alongside the ability to communicate and engage with adults living with complex mental and physical health needs.

The Main Duties will include:
• Maintaining service users safety, comfort and well-being
• Completion of moving and handling assessments, falls, balance, neurological, MSK, respiratory assessments and corresponding
treatments
• Delivering groups and exercise programs
• Providing specialist advice, educating others and supporting more junior staff
• Use of community equipment provision systems (TCES equip) to facilitate transition of care during service users discharge process
• Completion of home visits and visiting care homes, pertaining to discharge planning.
• Working closely with other AHP's and the wider MDT to provide high quality care for service users.

We work collaboratively to share knowledge, learning and promote effective communication. There are opportunities to engage in CPD at MDT, AHP Forums, and meetings where staff engage in open and honest sharing of views . 

Working for our organisation

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you’ll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We’re an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.