Highly Specialist Physiotherapist
Job overview
Thank you for your interest in this Band 7 Physiotherapist opportunity at West London NHS Trust, within the Community Independence Service, based in Hammersmith & Fulham.
We are looking for someone with a passion for community rehabilitation who can help the Community Independence Service (CIS) make Hammersmith & Fulham a great place to grow old!
You will be key in delivering advanced holistic assessments and rehabilitation, implementing effective programmes during a patient’s episode of care. You will also be supervising and a mentor for junior staff members, develop and maintain relationships that integrate health and social care to support and reduce the need for hospital admission for patients, ensuring that they maintain their ability to engage in daily activities.This is a great opportunity to consolidate your clinical skills supported through your personal development and appraisal plan.
You will enjoy the rewards of working with a client group for whom you can make a significant difference every day, and you will experience the strong motivation of being part of a supportive multi-agency effort which includes allied health professional, nursing, social care reablement and medical staff.We will equip you for mobile working and actively support flexible working practice.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be an experienced and skilled Allied Health Professional who will be able to work across the Community Independence Service (CIS) but based primarily in community rehabilitation team. As a senior member of the CIS Team, you will be expected to be a clinician with a broad range of competencies who is able to adapt to a wide variety of clinical circumstances.You will be part of a community team where your ability to make clinical decisions will aid client recovery, maximise functional independence and avoid unnecessary hospital admission. You will undertake comprehensive assessments and provide complex interventions that will have an impact on clinical decisions.
You will be expected to work autonomously whilst drawing assistance from other colleagues in primary and secondary care. Your excellent caseload management and communication skills will enable you to prioritise client care and manage our own caseload.
You will also work closely with senior clinicians, practitioners, social workers and other health or social care professionals to establish and maintain a whole systems approach for our clients. The post holder will provide community based rehabilitation to clients who are referred with varied and complex needs ensuring holistic assessment and community care pathway planning is undertaken to maximise the rehab potential for the client
Working for our organisation
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham).We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Degree / Diploma Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapist
- Registration with HCPC as a Physiotherapist / or Occupational Therapist
- Member of CSP / or RCOT and/or involvement in professional network
- Post Graduate MSc Degree in healthcare related subject
- Post registration courses
Experience
Essential criteria- Previous experience of working in the UK or a similar health economy as an Occupational Therapist/ or Physiotherapist
- Previous general experience
- Experience teaching juniors /assistants / other MDT members of differing seniority
- Experience completing audit and service development
- Experience working as an autonomous practitioner in a community setting
- Previous general experience
Knowledge
Essential criteria- Excellent IT skills including Outlook, Word, Excel and clinical records data bases
- Excellent communication skills, fluency in written and verbal English, including presenting to audiences in person and virtually
- Demonstrates flexibility, problem solving, initiative and leadership skills
- Able to demonstrate clinical and professional development
- Understanding the principles of multi disciplinary team work
- Awareness of developments in NHS and service delivery and improvement
- Evidence of maintenance of a CPD portfolio
- Demonstration of knowledge of standards of practice, evidence and best practice guidelines
- Able to demonstrate an advanced understanding of the role of an Occupational therapist / and or Physiotherapist in rehabilitation as well as the role of other professionals in the MDT
- Demonstrated a commitment to working with older people
- Able to demonstrate insight into the problems of disability and its effects
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of the application of health and safety
Skills
Essential criteria- Personally and professionally responsible
- To be flexible, proactive and to be able to motivate self and others
- The ability to work under pressure and set priorities, delegate and manage own time
- The ability to work in a team
- Leadership skills and an interest in management skills
- Driving licence – able to drive team pool car
- Have insight into own strengths and development areas with respect to the trusts values and behaviours