Job summary
Are you looking to develop your Physiotherapy skills in inpatient rehabilitation. This role offers an excellent opportunity to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering client centered evidence based care at Finchley Memorial Hospital, Edgware Community Hospital, East Barnet Health Centre, University of London College Hospital.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a supportive and innovative multi-disciplinary team.
You will have a role developing your Physiotherapy practice and deliver evidence based rehabilitation and assessments for clients within community hospitals.
Main duties of the job
You will be given the opportunity to build and maintain key relationships with acute and community referrers to the services as well as partners in the community, across CLCH, including the Community Therapy and Falls Prevention Service, Stroke and Rehabilitation Units, Parkinson's Unit, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases team, Learning Disabilities, Wheelchair services and Musculoskeletal Outpatient services.
This post will be responsible for the supervision of junior staff, rehabilitation assistants and students, participate in any audit or development being undertaken by the service.
CLCH offers a variety of training opportunities to clinical staff and is committed in supporting continuous professional development of their workforce and offer regular in-services and CPD opportunities. The post is supported by Highly Specialist Physiotherapist and Occupational Therapist Team leads, and Clinical Therapy Lead.
About us
Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Car lease scheme *T&C's apply
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To undertake a variety of rotations (orthopaedics, respiratory and acute assessment ward, stroke/ elderly/ neuro rehabilitation wards, Musculo-Skeletal Outpatients, Community Therapy Team) in order to provide a broad base for both personal and professional development.
- This will involve working in a number of settings including care homes, residential units, patient homes, hospital wards, special schools, mainstream schools, clinics and may involve up to 6 locations at any one time.
Please refer to Job description and person specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current AHP with UK HCPC registration
- Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
Desirable
- Relevant post graduate training
Experience
Essential
- Placements whilst Student, broad range of clinical placements as undergraduate
- Evidence of up to date CPD
- Experience of working as part of an MDT
- Use of functional assessment and activity analysis.
Desirable
- Evidence of previous employment as a Physiotherapist, apprentice, assistant
- Experience of delegation to support staff
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of current best practice in Physiotherapy, demonstrate clinical reasoning, applying theory to practice
- Ability to work single-handedly with individuals and groups
- Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice
- Adherence to national, professional and work related policy
- Health, safety and risk awareness
- Demonstrates an understanding of clinical governance and its implications for the profession
- Basic knowledge of health legislation and current practice, risk assessment and management
- Good organisational skills, ability to prioritise, manage time/caseload effectively
- Understanding of team dynamics and good interpersonal skills
- Good IT skills (word processing, and internet)
- Commitment to lifelong learning, with ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
- Commitment to client-centred, non-discriminatory practice
Desirable
- Awareness of the legal responsibilities of the profession.
Other
Essential
- Able to accept advice and feedback and to act upon this
- Highly motivated
- Flexible approach
- Team player
- Able to participate on weekend rota
- Maintain professional approach at all times
- Ability to work under pressure
- Able to provide evidence of where you have demonstrated the Trust's Values and Behaviours
- Able to demonstrate excellence in Customer Service
- Able to work both independently, and with direct and indirect supervision.
- Interest in working in outpatients, ward, and community settings
- Willingness to work flexibly at a variety of locations, travel from site to site within service delivery within the Borough of Barnet
- Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Central London Community Health Trust
Address
Edgware Community Hospital
London
HA8 0AD
Employer's website
https://clch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)