Physiotherapist

ROYAL STAR & GARTER

21.35 per hour

Royal Star & Garter, Tudor Coppice, Monkspath Hall Road, Solihull, B91 3DE

Part-time

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Physiotherapist Part-time/Bank - Solihull

Candidate information pack

Welcome to Royal Star & Garter

Thank you for your interest in Royal Star & Garter.

I am looking for someone really special to join our Care Team. My ideal candidate will be
someone passionate about providing high quality care to the amazing veterans that we
support. It is a role that will suit an individual who is driven and motivated, with the courage
to go the extra mile for the residents.

We strive to live our values in everything we do and we want the people who join us to do
the same. We are committed to investing in our staff – in skills, behaviours and well-being.
We have a comprehensive training offer for our staff and your continued professional
development is important to us. We are looking for people who share our values, people
with passion and dedication who want to work as part of a team, and people who want to
make a difference to others. If this is you then I look forward to receiving your application.

Katie McCauley
Home Manager

The role at a glance
Therole at a glance

The role at a glance

Title: Physiotherapist

Location: Royal Star & Garter,
Tudor Coppice, Monkspath Hall
Road, Solihull, B91 3DE

Reports to: Home Manager

Hours: 15 per week, part-time
(over 2 days)/bank or flexible
hours

Hourly rate: £22.5 per hour

Contract: Permanent or casual

More information:
solihull.jobs@starandgarter.org

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Job description

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To deliver a person centred approach which enables and promotes independence and supports
positive quality of life

To apply

To provide direct physiotherapy input to residents

To provide comprehensive assessment of residents, using an individualised goal setting and holistic approach to
demonstrate outcomes.

Train and empower the staff team to deliver physiotherapy interventions identified in the individualised care
plan

Enable and support residents to maximise their physical potential through rehabilitation and enablement

Share knowledge, experience and best practice throughout the team, including but not limited to moving and
handling training.

Send your CV and a covering

letter (no more than 2 sides)

outlining how you meet the

person specification and what

you will bring to our team to

To be a Falls Champion for the allocated Home and support the Home Manager with Root Cause Analysis
investigations as required.

solihull.jobs@starandgarter.org

6. Oversee the management and servicing of mobility equipment

To be proactive in risk assessing residents for moving and handling and hoisting procedures.

Support regulatory compliance, in accordance with Royal Star & Garter policies, appropriate legislation and
guidance stipulated by regulatory bodies.

To ensure within the scope of your role that you promote health and safety and comply with the requirements set
out in the Home’s Health & Safety Policy and comply with guidelines for moving and handling residents

10. Provide cross- site cover for the other Homes when required.

11. To undertake such other duties as may be required and which are consistent with the nature of this post.

Personspecification

Person specification

Professional Qualifications

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Diploma in Physiotherapy or BSc (Hons).

Registration with HCPC

Essential experience

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Committed to delivering the highest standards of person centred care

Assessment and treatment skills for working with older people and those
living with dementia

Able to demonstrate good judgement, problem solving and decision making

Proactive and able to use initiative

Able to motivate others

Effective organisational skills

Good Communication skills (written and verbal)

Team player

Committed to Continued Professional Development

IT literate

With love

Living positively
Living positively

Living positively

Our values

We carry out our work with love,
care and compassion.

We are optimistic in everything
we do, supporting veterans and
their partners in leading happy,
fulfilled lives.

As a family

Standing in their
shoes

Take courage

We work and live as one team,
one family, one community.

We show admiration and respect
for people and never forget what
they have done.

We are not afraid to do what is
right and what is needed.

Offer

Although we are a charity we offer a generous package

• £21.35 per hour

• 15 hours per week (over 2 days)

• Over time paid at time-and-a-quarter

• Employer Pension Contribution of 7.5% with matching

Employee contribution of 5%

• Life insurance of 3 x salary (until age 70)

• Equivalent of 28 days holiday including bank

• 10 weeks occupational sick pay, before statutory sick pay

holidays

• Access to appropriate professional bodies and payment of

membership fees after 6 months of employment

• Learning and Development – fully funded opportunities to

support you in your role

Conditions of employment

Any offer of employment made will be subject to the following conditions:

• Satisfactory references covering the last 5 years including one from your current or most recent employer

• A pre-employment medical screening

• Enhanced DBS Disclosure

• Proof of the Right to Work in the UK

Confirmation in post will be subject to:

• A satisfactory 6-month probationary period.

About Us

Our mission

Royal Star & Garter was founded in 1916 to care for the severely injured young men returning from the battlegrounds
of the First World War. Today, our mission is to provide an outstanding range of quality care and therapies to veterans
and their partners living with disability or dementia.

Our care

We provide loving care for veterans and their partners who live with disability or dementia in three state-of-the-art
Homes, ensuring they are respected as individuals. We meet their needs in an appropriate, personalised and
compassionate way and this is supported by highly skilled and motivated staff. We constantly evolve our services and
innovate our care to meet present and future need and this now includes younger veterans, a day care service and
plans for an outreach project later this year.

Aboutus

About us

Our future

Today, we run three Homes where we deliver an unparalleled level of specialist nursing care for veterans and their partners, including
award-winning dementia care. We are developing our services to provide day care across all three Homes, an outreach service and care for
younger veterans.

Our knowledge

We have over 100 years’ experience in providing pioneering nursing and therapeutic care to veterans living with disability and dementia.
We are committed to sharing our knowledge and skills with other organisations to promote better care for all veterans and older people.
We partner with health care, military and academic organisations for the benefit of our local communities.

Sharing our experience

We are passionate about innovation in our care to improve the lives of veterans and their partners and we are ideally placed to provide
training. Our Homes offer military nursing student training and placements to Nursing Associate Trainees as part of an NHS pilot scheme.

High Wycombe
HighWycombe

High Wycombe

Our High Wycombe Home (rated Outstanding
by the CQC) has been designed with comfort
and wellbeing in mind. There are plenty of
activities to enjoy, opportunities to socialise
with friends, or simply relax in the spacious
lounges and landscaped garden.

Solihull

Our Solihull Home is rated Outstanding in all five
areas by the Care Quality Commission. Loving,
compassionate care is tailored to each individual
and every detail designed for comfort and
wellbeing, it’s a place where residents and their
families can truly feel at home.

Surbiton
Surbiton

Surbiton

With its stunning foyer and relaxed, spacious
lounges, our Surbiton Home offers a warm,
friendly welcome. Highly trained staff provide
specialist care in comfortable surroundings,
where the focus is always on the individual.

And rated ‘Outstanding’
in the care category.

Worthing

Our Worthing Home places each person at the heart
of their care, with personalised rehabilitation plans that
promote independence, confidence and wellbeing.
The dedicated team includes in-house
physiotherapists and occupational therapists who offer
hands-on support with warmth and encouragement.

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