An exciting opportunity has arisen within Whittington Health for an experienced band 5 or existing band 6 physiotherapist to develop their skills and knowledge in a range of challenging rotations

The Physiotherapy service covers a broad range of services with 6 monthly B6 rotations, you will have the chance to deepen your experience as an autonomous practitioner. Working as part of integrated Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy Teams you will be providing a high standard physiotherapy service to patients at Whittington Health

Respiratory ward Including active participation in physio led acute NIV provision

ITUWorking in a 15 bedded ITU

General Medicine Working with Gastro, Haematology and general medical patients

Care Of Older Persons Team A dedicated unit for older people presenting with complex needs including, frailty, delirium, dementia, medical comorbidities, and social concerns. There is also an opportunity to work with neurological outliers

Acute Medical Admissions and ED Working on AMU and ED with an admission avoidance focus

Orthopaedics Surgical and Trauma at Whittington and Elective at the purpose built Southern Elective Orthopaedic Hub

Community Discharge to Assess Supporting the transition from hospital to home

All rotations strongly encourage CPD, and there are robust in-service training, appraisal, and personal development programmes. The Whittington has a reputation for providing a friendly working environment with supportive and experienced clinicians

Main duties of the job

As an autonomous practitioner to provide a high standard physiotherapy service to patients within Whittington Health as part of a six-monthly rotations through Whittington Hospital, Southern Elective Orthopaedic Hub and Islington Discharge to Assess Service.

To work within trust clinical guidelines and to have a good working knowledge of national and local standards and monitor own and others quality of practice as appropriate. To comply with Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct. To comply with Health and Progressions Council (HCPC) Standards of proficiency for Physiotherapists, and standards of conduct, performance and ethics.

Assessment and management of a physiotherapy caseload

To participate in multidisciplinary meetings and team meetings

Mentorship and supervision of junior members of staff

Supporting the day to day running of the physiotherapy service

Active involvement in service development and QI projects

About us

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trustbelieves that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Clinical

Work as an autonomous practitioner, to assess and treat own caseload of patients, including those with complex presentations. In each rotation treatment decisions will be underpinned by specialist knowledge gained from post graduate study of evidence-based treatments and from previous experience.

To carry out assessment of patients, including those with complex presentations, drawing on a wide range of information sources and using clinical reasoning skills to determine an accurate diagnosis and to identify an appropriate physiotherapy care plan from the many treatment options available.

To utilising a wide range of treatment skills in delivery of treatment plans having the highly developed physical skills necessary for provision of effective physiotherapy treatment

To formulate and deliver physiotherapy treatment programmes in a variety of settings and as part of a 24/7 service. Settings include: hospital, community, patients home, home visits, as part of a team, as a sole practitioner and as on call physiotherapist.

To work collaboratively to prevent inappropriate hospital admissions and to facilitate hospital discharge in order to minimise hospital stays.

To develop comprehensive discharge plans in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team members.

To keep accurate treatment records, which fulfil legal and statistical requirements, and which are in accordance with HPC/CSP/Trust/departmental standards.

To provide comprehensive progress and discharge reports to GPs, consultants, patients, members of the multi-disciplinary team and other patient services as required.

Demonstrate the ability to seek guidance and support when needed or when treatment required is not within scope of professional knowledge or skill.

To manage clinical risk within own patient caseload at all times

To work flexibly to provide cover in other clinical areas when required.

2 Communication

To gain valid informed consent and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack the capacity to consent to treatment.

To be able to motivate and persuade others through effective communication skills, with the benefit of verbal and non-verbal skills, for example, patients with communication difficulties, hearing or sight impairments, memory loss, mental illness or those who may be unable to accept their diagnosis.

To communicate effectively providing and receiving complex information in relation to patients care including but not limited to liaising with:

• Other members of the Multi-disciplinary team (Consultants, General Practitioners, medical staff, Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language therapists, Dietitians, Social Workers etc) to develop and agree management programmes for the patients in your care adopting and developing effective interpersonal skills to ensure comprehensive management.
• Relatives or carers to gain the best possible understanding of each patient and give suitable guidance and support

To arrange and participate in case conferences with patients who have complex physical, psychological and social presentations.

To produce written, electronic and verbal reports for the MDT other Health or Social care providers and be able to convey this to the patient in an accessible and meaningful manner, often in the face of communication barriers.

To build a network of professional contacts across a range of professions in various settings such as community services, social services and other acute hospitals.

To attend Professional physiotherapy staff meetings and other meetings when necessary.

3 Education and Training

Maintain and develop current knowledge of evidence-based practice in each rotation, developing specialist knowledge of particular conditions and patient types.

To contribute to the education of multidisciplinary groups, patients, families and carers as appropriate.

To, be actively involved in induction and education of new staff, rotating staff and students.

To be responsible for and actively record own professional development and maintain a CPD portfolio which reflects the same.

To be pro-active in organising, teaching and actively participating in the in-service and post-registration education programme within every clinical area. Attendance of other outside courses/lectures is encouraged.

4 Management

4.1 Organisation:

To flexibly plan and organise own time, patient caseload and meetings (including ward, departmental, inter-departmental and service development meetings) and adjusting plans according to staffing levels.

To carry an identified bleep as required by rotation and be able to respond to unpredictable work and frequent interruptions.

To assist the team leader in allocating and organising the work of junior, assistant, technical instructor, and student staff to meet service priorities on a daily basis and to deputise fully in their absence.

To deputise for the team leader during periods of absence ensuring on-going smooth running of the team.

To be responsible for the day-to-day supervision of junior and/or assistant/tech grade staff and to assist in the line-management of junior staff as delegated by team leader including setting of staff objectives and completing staff appraisal for junior staff.

To implement department and trust policies in each rotation and contribute to service development by proposing changes to current practice.

To take responsibility for allocated departmental duties or attendance at committees as requested.
4.2 Physical Resources:
To be responsible for the safe and competent use of all patient related equipment and ensure that junior staff/assistants/technical instructors attain competency prior to use.

To implement department and trust policies in each rotation and contribute to service development by proposing changes to current practice.

4.3 Human Resources:

To supervise and assist in the line-management of junior physiotherapists, Apprentices, Therapy Technicians and assistants as delegated by team leader

To be responsible for the supervision, co-ordination and appraisal of junior staff/students and assistants on a daily basis.

To be responsible for teaching junior staff/students and assistants including formal group session (theoretical and practical), watched assessments and complex patient reviews.

To be responsible for undergraduate student physiotherapists in accordance with the fair share policy, as allocated by the team leader and to regularly liaise with academic institutions.This involves continual assessment of the students competency and grading them accordingly.

Please see the Job Description and the Persons Specification for further details about the job role.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential

• Holds a recognised degree or diploma in Physiotherapy
• Current HCPC registration
• English as a native language or IELTS Level 7.00 or above.

Desirable

• Member of CSP
• Member of a relevant special interest group

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Evidence of clinical application of core Physiotherapy skills in Practice, including use of evidence based practice.
• Demonstrable skill in clinical reasoning and problem solving for complex case management
• Proven organizational skills including time management, Prioritization and delegation to manage clinical and administrative workload.
• Understanding of the issues pertaining to clinical risk management, and ability for formulate plans to reduce risk.
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly to a variety of professionals and to patients and their families, overcoming barriers to communication including language, confusion, and anxiety.
• Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner and act on own initiative, managing risk when required.
• Confident user of computers and IT databases. Proficient in Word, Excel and Power point.

Desirable

• Ability to use audit and research in clinical practice.
• Presentation and teaching skills to support in-service training

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Minimum of 15 months post qualifying work experience in an NHS or Social Care setting
• Work experience in an in-patient acute work setting and community setting.
• Experience gained through a minimum of 4 rotations at band 5 level in settings relevant to the rotation
• Demonstrable clinical knowledge of a broad range of diagnoses and conditions in line with the rotational areas of the post.
• Knowledge of a range of assessments and interventions for patients with a wide range of presentations.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and clinical guidelines relating to the role of an Physiotherapist in acute care and rehabilitation
• Experience of discharge planning including a working knowledge of the role of other professions in health and social care and inter-agency working
• Knowledge and understanding of cultural diversity and how to apply this in practice

Desirable

• Experience of supervising therapy assistants or students and completing/contributing to the appraisal/marking process.
• Experience of service improvement, including productivity and patient experience.
• Experience of delivering formal and informal training to others.
• Experience of providing physiotherapy as part of on call and week-end working rotas

PERSONAL QUALITIES

Essential

• Self motivated, personally and professionally responsible.
• Flexibility and ability to handle change positively.
• Physical fitness to move and handle patients within Trust guidelines and to travel to patients' homes independently.

Employer details

Employer name

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Whittington Hospital Physiotherapy In-patients.

Magdala Ave

London

N19 5NF

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