Clinical Lead Physiotherapist–Elderly Care, ED & Acute Medicine

Band 8a Clinical Lead – HSEP & Emergency and Acute Medicine

Profession: Physiotherapist

Location: Royal Free, Hampstead

Hours: 37.5 Hours per week

This is an exciting time to be working at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation, one of the biggest NHS Trusts in the UK, delivering care to more than 1.6 million people a year through our three main hospitals: Barnet, Chase Farm, and Royal Free.

We are looking for an experienced Physiotherapist to join our Health Services for Elderly People (HSEP) therapy team as a Clinical Lead at the Hampstead site. This is a diverse and rapidly evolving clinical specialty area both nationally and locally, with excellent opportunities to grow and develop the role of therapists. The post holder should have extensive clinical experience across the specialties of Frailty, HSEP, and acute medicine.

Alongside OT and SLT Clinical Lead colleagues, you will provide leadership to a welcoming and dynamic team of occupational therapists, physiotherapists, speech and language therapists, dietitians, and therapy assistants. You will use your skills and knowledge to enhance current work on admission avoidance at the front door and facilitate early, supported discharge from our HSEP wards. We are looking for someone who has innovative ideas and is passionate about being an advocate and champion for preventing deconditioning, particularly for the cohort of patients with complex physical and mental needs.

The successful candidate is required to demonstrate the Trust values, the responsibilities of the job description, and the person specification.

In particular, you should have proven experience of leading teams including supervision and line management of junior colleagues, an enthusiasm for service development, and be motivated to find new and innovative ways of working to meet the ever-changing demands of the service.

If you believe you meet the criteria of the person specification and would like to join the Royal Free at this time, we would be interested in receiving your application.

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6 million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies, and carry out more than 17 million tests.

Our size, scale, and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that accommodates your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits to next-level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.

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For further details / informal visits contact:

Name: Rachel Nandy
Job title: Inpatient Lead
Email address: rachel.nandy@nhs.net