Community Physiotherapist
- Hertfordshire
- 26,000-27,999 per annum
- March 25, 2019
- Permanent
Band 6 Physiotherapist. 37.5hrs per week. Integrated Community Team, Runcie Unit, St Albans City Hospital. We are looking for an experienced Physiotherapist to join our community therapy team, developing and maintaining this service at a high level. You will provide Physiotherapy assessment and treatment for patients with complex needs in their home environment. The successful candidate will provide expert advice, guidance and information to patients, health and social care professionals, carers and relatives and other non-professionals. You will be working within the Integrated Community Team. The team facilitates early discharge from hospital, aims to prevent admissions to hospital and provide community rehabilitation. The team operates a seven day service that includes cover between 8am and 6pm during the week.
You will need to have excellent communication and organisational skills, combined with a sound knowledge base and interest in older people, long term conditions and falls. The post holder will also share the clinical supervision of the therapy technical instructors and students.
In addition to the basic salary, this post attracts a High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of basic salary subject to a minimum payment of £961 and a maximum payment of £1,665 per annum (pro rata where applicable).
A full valid driving license and access to a car to use for business purposes is essential. (Unless you have a disability as defined by the equality act by 2010)
For further details / informal visits contact:
Barbara Taylor - Therapy Lead
01727 897936 / 07796446833
The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions where we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
We will communicate any interview arrangements with applicants via e-mail so it is advisable that you check the email address you give on your application on a regular basis.
If you decide to apply for this post but do not hear from us within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Tier 2 Certificate of Sponsorship (formerly a Work Permit)
Applications from job seekers who require Tier 2 sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, non-EEA candidates may not be appointed to a post if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled EU/EEA candidate is available to take up the post as the employing body is unlikely, in these circumstances, to satisfy the Resident Labour Market Test. The UK Visas and Immigration department requires employers to complete this test to show that no suitably qualified EEA or EU worker can fill the post. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
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