Are you looking to develop your Physiotherapy skills in inpatient rehabilitation. This role offers an excellent opportunity to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering client centered evidence based care at Finchley Memorial Hospital, Edgware Community Hospital and East Barnet Health Centre.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a supportive and innovative multi-disciplinary team.

You will have a role developing your Physiotherapy practice and deliver evidence based rehabilitation and assessments for clients within community hospitals.

Main duties of the job

You will be given the opportunity to build and maintain key relationships with acute and community referrers to the services as well as partners in the community, across CLCH, including the Community Therapy and Falls Prevention Service, Stroke and Rehabilitation Units, Parkinson's Unit, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases team, Learning Disabilities, Wheelchair services and Musculoskeletal Outpatient services.

This post will be responsible for the supervision of junior staff, rehabilitation assistants and students, participate in any audit or development being undertaken by the service.

CLCH offers a variety of training opportunities to clinical staff and is committed in supporting continuous professional development of their workforce and offer regular in-services and CPD opportunities. The post is supported by Highly Specialist Physiotherapist and Occupational Therapist Team leads, and Clinical Therapy Lead.

About us

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

• To undertake a variety of rotations (acute assessment ward, stroke/ elderly/ neuro rehabilitation wards, Musculo-Skeletal Outpatients, Community Therapy Team) in order to provide a broad base for both personal and professional development.
• This will involve working in a number of settings including care homes, residential units, patient homes, hospital wards, special schools, mainstream schools, clinics and may involve up to 6 locations at any one time.

Please refer to Job description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Current AHP with UK HCPC registration
• Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy

Desirable

• Relevant post graduate training

Experience

Essential

• Placements whilst Student, broad range of clinical placements as undergraduate
• Evidence of up to date CPD
• Experience of working as part of an MDT
• Use of functional assessment and activity analysis.

Desirable

• Evidence of previous employment as a Physiotherapist, apprentice, assistant
• Experience of delegation to support staff

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of current best practice in Physiotherapy, demonstrate clinical reasoning, applying theory to practice
• Ability to work single-handedly with individuals and groups
• Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice
• Adherence to national, professional and work related policy
• Health, safety and risk awareness
• Demonstrates an understanding of clinical governance and its implications for the profession
• Basic knowledge of health legislation and current practice, risk assessment and management
• Good IT skills (word processing, and internet)
• Commitment to lifelong learning, with ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
• Commitment to client-centred, non-discriminatory practice

Desirable

• Awareness of the legal responsibilities of the profession.

Other

Essential

• Able to accept advice and feedback and to act upon this
• Highly motivated
• Flexible approach
• Team player
• Able to participate on weekend rota
• Maintain professional approach at all times
• Ability to work under pressure
• Able to provide evidence of where you have demonstrated the Trust's Values and Behaviours
• Able to demonstrate excellence in Customer Service
• Able to work both independently, and with direct and indirect supervision.
• Interest in working in outpatients, ward, and community settings
• Willingness to work flexibly at a variety of locations, travel from site to site within service delivery within the Borough of Barnet
• Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)

Employer details

Employer name

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

Edgware Community Hospital

Burnt Oak Broadway

London

HA8 0AD

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