Job summary
Employer heading
Bank Physiotherapist B5 INW
Band 5
Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.
We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.
Ìý
Ìý
Job overview
ÌýMonday - Friday 9-5pm
- Be an active member of the multidisciplinary clinical team, providing a Physiotherapy service in Alexandra Rehab Unit
- ÌýParticipate in the band 5 preceptorship programme, and undertake regular supervision and reflective practice
- Work within professional standards and clinical guidelines, promote best practice and to undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner including assessing and treating own caseload of clients, with support of senior staff
- ÌýBe aware of and adhere to professional standards and organizational standards.
- Build up and maintain key relationships with referring services and the band 5 rotational services to facilitate appropriate referrals and an understanding of the role of the Physiotherapist and the Multi- professional team
- ÌýWork in a variety of settings including clinics, clients own home, residential care home, continuing care homes and community ³¦±ð²Ô³Ù°ù±ð’s
- ÌýSupport self and service development through active participation in Continuing Professional Development (CPD), In service training, and by participating in any audit or research being undertaken by the service.
- ÌýParticipate in a service development project
Main duties of the job
- ÌýSupport the members of the team in the day-to-day operation of the Service. This may include answering queries, fielding referrals,Ìý contributing to team discussions, respondingÌý to client needs, delegating and supervising appropriate tasks to Rehabilitation assistants and administrative staff, communicating with other team members and outside agencies and other operational activities
- ÌýParticipate in the Rehabilitation process when required. This will require the use of clinical reasoning skills to identify appropriate referrals to teams within CLCH Rehabilitation, prioritising the referrals in accordance with prioritisation criteria.
- Respond to inconsistent work patterns and to be able to manage a diary and re-prioritise as required.
- To be compliant with the Trusts complaints procedure and take appropriate action as necessary in accordance with the procedure.
- ÌýInitiate and participate in change management processes as needed
- ÌýUndertake delegated duties and to assist in the maintenance and smooth running of the rehabilitation
Working for our organisation
We provideÌýcommunity health services to more than two million people across eleven London boroughs and Hertfordshire.
Every day, our professionals provide high-quality healthcare in people's homes and local clinics, helping them to:
-
stay well
-
manage their own health with the right support
-
avoid unnecessary trips to, or long stays in, hospital.
We support our patients at every stage of their lives, providing health visiting for new-born babies through to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation and palliative care for people towards the end of their lives.
Ìý
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- ÌýBe professional and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work including the management of clients in your care:
- Ensuring confidentiality at all times.
- Ensuring a standard of documentation that meets CSP and Trust guidelines.
- To work autonomously whilst being aware of professional limitations and seeking support as necessary through formal and informal individual sessions with peers/more senior physiotherapists
- To write comprehensive and informative reports, letters and documentation regarding individual client diagnosis, progress and outcomes to a variety of sources ie GP`s, case managers
- ÌýBe responsible for gaining valid, informed consent for assessment, treatment interventions and sharing of information in compliance with legal and professional guidelines. To be able to interpret and follow these guidelines in circumstances where clients do not have capacity to provide informed consen
Person specification
Education/Qualification
Essential criteria
- BSc degree or equivalent in Physiotherapy
- Evidence of continuous professional and personal development relevant to rotations
- Registration with the Heath Professions Council
- Wide ranging student experience including musculoskeletal outpatients, adult/older people’s rehabilitation, community rehabilitation
Desirable criteria
- Registration with a special interest group
- Student rotations to include orthopedics and acute medicine
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working within NHS environment as a student • Able to manage a caseload efficiently
- Demonstrate professional independence, while recognizing boundaries of own practice
- Effective physiotherapy manual skills to assess and treat patients with neuro-musculoskeletal conditions
- Research project carried out at undergraduate level
Desirable criteria
- Able to communicate effectively with those who have difficulty communicating
- Effective interpersonal skills to liaise with all professionals to enhance patient care pathways
- Experience working as an assistant or volunteer within musculoskeletal, rehabilitation or community settings
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of Clinical Governance and its influence on Service Development
- Knowledge of recent research supporting or negating physiotherapy management of neuro-musculoskeletal conditions
- Knowledge and understanding of complex medical conditions including neurological conditions, falls and multi-pathologies.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of NICE guidelines and the NSF’s relevant to area of practice
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Shanelle Green
- Job title
- Bank recruitment business partner
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02039378322
List jobs with Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust in Allied Health Professions or all sectors