Job summary

Are you a passionate and dedicated professionallooking to make a meaningful impact in the lives of others? WWL are seeking anexperienced Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist to join the team at TheJean Hayes Reablement Unit. If you have a strong commitment to helping othersachieve their fullest potential, we would love to hear from you!

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHSFoundation Trust is a major acute trust serving the people of Wigan and Leigh.Innovative and forward thinking, the trust is dedicated to providing the bestpossible healthcare for the local population in the Wigan Borough andsurrounding areas.

By joining NHS Professionals and working on the bank at WWL,you can instantly help the Trust to continue to improve the life chances andwellness of the diverse communities across Wigan.

Main duties of the job

Assessment of patients on reablement unitincluding mobility, functional assessments and cognitive assessments.

Assessing for and ordering of appropriateequipment.

Delegation of appropriate work to TherapyPractitioners.

Multidisciplinary working with physiotherapyand nursing staff.

Discharge planning including liaising withrelatives and external agencies.

Completing timely referrals to appropriateteams to facilitate discharges.

About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Current relevant professional registration (HCPC Registration)
• Minimum 2 years post-qualification experience (Occupational Therapy Degree / Physiotherapy Degree)

Experience

Essential