Specialist Physiotherapist- Falls Prevention
Bradford District Care Trust is an award-winning Trust that provides a range of innovative services that have been recognised as best practice nationally. As a provider of care for people of all ages who have mental and/or community health needs we are dedicated to providing a high-quality service, close to where people live and as much as possible tailored to an individual’s needs.
As a provider of care for people of all ages who have mental and/or community health needs we are dedicated to providing a high-quality service, close to where people live and as much as possible tailored to an individual’s needs.
Job overview
Working within an MDT whose aims are to maintain health and deliver interventions which have a long term preventative focus. This requires a sound knowledge of multifactorial falls risk and a proactive approach to falls reduction.
The Specialist Physiotherapist post is predominantly a clinical role with a split of 90% clinical and 10% non-clinical work. The post holder will be responsible for their own caseload within their speciality area as an autonomous practitioner.As a specialist physiotherapist they will assess, plan, deliver and evaluate patient centred Physiotherapy programmes of care to a specialist level ensuring that they practice within their sphere of competence and knowledge.
Knowledge and skills will be used to develop competencies and clinical knowledge with patients, carers, colleagues, students and the wider multidisciplinary team. As a team member they will also support members of the wider multidisciplinary team deliver high quality community care.The post holder will work to professional and HCPC standards and guidance at all times ensuring that their practice is grounded in evidence based theoretical and practical knowledge.
Closing- 18th May 2025
Shortlisting- 19th May 2025
Interview- 2nd June 2025
Main duties of the job
The Specialist Physiotherapist post is predominantly a clinical role with a split of 90% clinical and 10% non-clinical work.
The post holder will be responsible for their own caseload within their speciality area as an autonomous practitioner.
As a specialist physiotherapist they will assess, plan, deliver and evaluate patient centred Physiotherapy programmes of care to a specialist level ensuring that they practice within their sphere of competence and knowledge.
Knowledge and skills will be used to develop competencies and clinical knowledge with patients, carers, colleagues, students and the wider multidisciplinary team. As a team member they will also support members of the wider multidisciplinary team deliver high quality community care.
The post holder will work to professional and HCPC standards and guidance at all times ensuring that their practice is grounded in evidence based theoretical and practical knowledge
Working for our organisation
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -
We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value differenceWe Listen - We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs
We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners
We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :
Increase mileage rates for > 3500
A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
Plus many more.
We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please read the attached Job description and person specification for more details about this role.
Right to Work in the UK
Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.
Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.
Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trust’s eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.
As a condition of continuous employment, it essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust.It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment.
We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Professional degree in Physiotherapy
- Minimum of 2 years post graduate experience
- HCPC Registration
- Experience of MDT working
- Post Graduate qualification in specialist field or equivalent
- Further formal study or qualification
Experience
Essential criteria- Experience of working in a multicultural disciplinary team working
- Experience of managing & developing staff from different professions
- Experience of working in a Community Setting
- Experience of delivering training
Knowledge
Essential criteria- Knowledge of SystmOne
Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidates best interest to apply as soon as possible.
In view of Home Office Immigration Regulations all applicants must state their current immigration status, including expiry dates.
Bradford District Care Trust is an award-winning Trust that provides a range of innovative services that have been recognised as best practice nationally. As a provider of care for people of all ages who have mental and/or community health needs we are dedicated to providing a high-quality service, close to where people live and as much as possible tailored to an individual’s needs.
The Trust’s purpose is to create connected communities and help people to feel as healthy as they can be at every point in their lives and our vision is to connect people to the best quality care, when and where they need it and be a national role model as an employer and provide our staff with the best place to work.
Bradford has been awarded the coveted status of UK City of Culture 2025. The year is set to deliver more than 1000 new performances and events including 365 artist commissions, a series of major arts festivals as well as exciting national and international collaborations.Its themes will be rooted in the unique heritage and character of Bradford and will reveal the magic of the district that is held in its people, its ambition, and above all, its potential.
We would welcome applicants with lived experience of providing unpaid care and/or support to a family member or friend with a disability, health condition, frailty, mental health problem, addiction or other health and care needs.
We welcome people from all backgrounds and in particular Bradford District Care Trust is keen to reflect the population we serve, we are currently underrepresented in terms of black and minority ethnic staff. Applications are encouraged from these groups, but it must be stressed that selection will be solely on merit and in accordance with the Trust recruitment policy.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.