Inpatient Rehabilitation Senior Physiotherapist

Job summary

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Band 5 looking to progress your career? Are you a Band 6 looking for a new exciting opportunity? We are seeking a motivated and dynamic Band 6 Physiotherapist with a passion for general physical rehabilitation to work within NELFT's London based In-patient rehab team.

The role will require the successful candidate to work as part of the team based in an inpatient setting but with an interface to other NELFT services and external stakeholders to ensure service delivery is of a high quality and provided in line with national standards.

The post holder will utilise a range of skills and experience gained in clinical practice to perform specialist, comprehensive assessments using clinical reasoning skills and assessment techniques to formulate a treatment plan based on clinical findings.

Excellent communication skills are essential as well as good knowledge of current Physiotherapy best practice and the ability to work as an effective team member across multi-professional team.

Main duties of the job

The main responsibilities of the post holder are:

1. To work flexibly and assist in effective and efficient delivery of the service.
2. To prioritise workload, delegate and supervise more junior staff including support staff and students, to aid provision of high standards of patient care.
3. To assess the Physiotherapy needs of a defined patient group and establish and evaluate appropriate treatment plans. This includes chronic, acute and palliative care within own competencies, recognising own limitations and seeking advice when necessary.
4. To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment for patients with multiple pathologies in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of treatment.
5. To select and apply Physiotherapy assessments for a designated caseload, addressing any skill deficits, enabling patients in the areas of productivity, self and leisure.

About us

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

High Cost Area Supplement

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,551 to a maximum of £5,735).

Person Specification

Qualifications Essential

• BSc Physio
• HCPC registration

Experience Essential

• NHS experience as B5/6 Physiotherapist
• Previous experience in clinical governance and clinical audit and the implications to the service

Skills Essential

• Basic awareness of IT and IT skills
• Demonstrate ability to work as an effective team member with excellent interpersonal skills
• Demonstrates ability to work in partnership with patients, families and other health care providers.

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer name: NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address: Meadow Court inpatient unit, Goodmayes Hospital, Barley Lane, Ilford, IG3 8XJ

Employer's website: NELFT Website