Physiotherapist Job at The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom

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Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a new, innovative and dynamic team within our expanding Virtual Wards. Working into the Frailty Virtual Ward in the community, we are looking for experienced and motivated Band 6 Physiotherapist who is passionate about service development and providing high standard of patient centred care. You will be working closely within a multidisciplinary team of staff including Doctors, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Occupational Therapists and HCA's, all of whom are committed to maintaining independence, promoting self-care and assisting patients in their usual place of residence. The successful candidate will provide physiotherapy intervention, as well as supporting the multidisciplinary team in assessment and development of a holistic management plan.

The successful candidates will be hardworking, reliable, able to use their initiative, and work flexibly to respond to the service needs, this includes working evenings, weekends and bank holidays. Oftentimes, this post therefore requires you to work autonomously, when working across the city into patients own homes.

The Frailty Virtual Ward is operational 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. As a member of our multi-disciplinary team, you will work to meet the needs of a complex community patients, delivering care supporting early discharge and avoiding admissions to the acute hospital sites.

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