Status: Permanent
Salary: £24,214 to £37,267 (dependent on experience)
Closing Date: 14/10/2019
Interview Date: 24/10/2019
Hours: 30 per week (will consider minimum of 22.5 hours per week)
In its 30th anniversary year, St Elizabeth Hospice continues to drive forward innovation and development of services, both in the Ipswich and East Suffolk locality and now further up the coast to the Great Yarmouth and Waveney area.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Physiotherapist to work within our Ipswich based multidisciplinary team to support those living with a progressive or terminal illness. You must be a Registered Physiotherapist with a minimum of 1 years post qualification experience.
We are proud to have a strong palliative rehabilitation model that is led by our large Therapy Team. The team of Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists work across our inpatient unit, day services and in the community. We are proud to offer a large number of rehabilitation services from our fully equipped gym.
Our ideal candidate will have proven abilities to work with patients and families who have changing needs, both on an individual basis and in groups, as well as an understanding and ability to support individuals and families throughout their illness.
Our most recent Care Quality Commission report rated the hospice as “Outstanding”
To have an informal chat or to arrange a visit to the hospice please contact our Head of Therapy, Hanna McDowell on 01473 707005 or email hanna.mcdowell@stelizabethhospice.org.uk or Emily Gage, Therapy Team Lead/Senior Physiotherapist or Emily.gage@stelizabethhospice.org.uk.
The hospice offers a generous holiday allowance, pension and other staff benefits.
For more details about this role please read the job description and person specification.
Only applicants selected for interview will be contacted, and invitation to interview will be sent by email.