Job summary
- Main area
- Specialist Physiotherapist
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 824-ONW-7340223
- Employer
- Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Sudbury Primary Care Centre
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £44,485 - £52,521 Per Annum, inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Physiotherapist
Band 6
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.
Job overview
CLCH BRENT RAPID RESPONSE - SENIOR PHYSIOTHERAPIST
We are seeking an enthusiastic Specialist Physiotherapist to join our Unplanned Care team based at Sudbury Primary Care at Wembley, London delivering care to patients closer to home and preventing unnecessary hospital admission in Brent.
This role will primarily work under the Rapid Response pathway, but may require the candidate to work across the other pathways when required.
All pathways deliver nursing and therapy care in a patient’s usual home environment.
Main duties of the job
RR focuses on preventing avoidable hospital admissions for patients with acute ill-health conditions by providing holistic assessment within 2 hours of referral and treatments over a 5 day pathway.
The pathway is delivered in conjunction with Adult Social Care to support the patient’s reablement.
The Unplanned Care team works in an integrated way with the other community providers in Brent to ensure holistic support is provided.
Working for our organisation
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
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful candidate needs to be a registered Physiotherapist, ideally with advanced clinical skills, significant knowledge and experience in the clinical care of adults and older people in a range of healthcare settings.
Candidates should be self-motivated with strong organisational skills and able to make clinical decisions autonomously as required.
As a clinician you will use your clinical expertise, levels of judgement, discretion and decision making to support patients at home, improve patient outcomes and reduce likelihood of unnecessary admissions to hospital.
You will be required to complete holistic assessments, giving appropriate interventions as required and have knowledge of community services to plan the on-going care of patients.
Please refer to Job description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy
- Current HCPC registration
- Evidence of up to date CPD portfolio
- Involvement in Appraisal Scheme
- Attendance at specialist short courses or equivalent CPD activities within the specialist areas of Adult Rehabilitation, Neurology, Orthopaedics, Musculoskeletal Outpatients, Older People , Rehabilitation
- Member of Professional Body
Desirable criteria
- Member of a Special Interest Group relevant to this post
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience post registration as a Band 5 physiotherapist
- Experience working at a Junior level in a wide range of specialised clinical areas including outpatients, neurology, rehabilitation, orthopedics and respiratory
Desirable criteria
- Experience working with voluntary organisations.
- Experience in service development projects
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Skills in the assessment and treatment of adults with complex multi-pathologies
- Knowledge and understanding of complex medical conditions including multipathologies and falls Knowledge of role of Allied Health Professionals and interdisciplinary team working
- Ability to apply core Physiotherapy skills across a range of clinical conditions within a client centered, goal setting
- Knowledge of outcome measures and evidence-based practice
- Ability to problem solve, prioritise and demonstrate clinical reasoning
- Good communication and report writing skills, in both verbal and written format
- Basic IT skills – Microsoft Word, Power point, Excel
- Teaching of junior staff / students, peers in Inservice training setting
- Knowledge and understanding of the role of Social Services and voluntary agencies
Desirable criteria
- Supervision of assistant / junior staff
- Supervision of Students
- Knowledge and experience in research and audit
- Knowledge and understanding of National Service Framework for Older People
- Knowledge and understanding of NICE and CSP/COT Fallers Guidelines
Other
Essential criteria
- Personally and professionally responsible To have a full UK drivers’ license and have use of a car.
- Able to self-motivate
- Able to work as a team member
- Flexible, adaptable and reliable
- Able to work under pressure
- Able to resolve situations of conflict
- To be occupational health cleared for the role specified
- Able to work across the four localities which make up West Hertfordshire.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- CHRISTOPHER THINAGAR
- Job title
- Team Leader - Brent Rapid Response
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02081023456
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