Job overview

We are seeking a Highly Specialist Physiotherapist to join the Community Learning Disability Team . The team is comprised of Community Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy, Psychology and Psychiatry and works in close partnership with local authority colleagues and partnership organisations. 

You will lead the local physiotherapy service with exciting opportunities to grow and develop the services working to care aims principles, supporting MDT working and patient centred care. This is a community-based role working into client’s homes, day services and inpatient settings in a standard 5-day working pattern with no on-call responsibilities. You will have a wide-ranging caseload of adults with learning disabilities that will require a dynamic, empathetic, innovative individual to support the best outcome for all.

Main duties of the job

To work as an autonomous practitioner within a robust framework of Clinical Governance to provide a high quality, effective, efficient and flexible physiotherapy service to people with a learning disability.

To manage a complex caseload using highly specialist physiotherapy knowledge, skills and assessment processes that are evidence based and focused on client centred principles that aim to improve health and well being. 

To be the lead Physiotherapist within the Community Learning Disability Team delivering highly specialist clinical advice and interventions that improve / maintain the ability and minimise the disability of people with a learning disability through a combination of highly specialist assessment, diagnosis, formulation of treatment plans, intervention, evaluation, advice and teaching.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply. 

Working for our organisation

We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board. 

As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.

Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show that our commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.

If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery, with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.