Band 6 Specialist Physiotherapist – Acute Frailty Therapy Team
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Job summary
Are you someone who is looking to consolidate and develop their skills as a physiotherapist and has a specialist interest in Frailty? Would you be part of a progressive and continually developing service? We are looking for a motivated and dynamic Band 6 Physiotherapist to join our Acute Frailty Therapy Team (AFTT).AFTT is an innovative team who specialise in working with the frail and elderly in the acute setting to facilitate safe and rapid discharges. We work in a fast-paced environment across a range of acute clinical areas and assess and treat a wide variety of patients with diverse presentations and complex needs and conditions. You will be required to demonstrate strong leadership skills and be confident to work as an autonomous practitioner, focusing on early assessment and discharge planning with rapid and robust decision-making essential for efficient patient flow.We have a range of exciting initiatives in our team including opportunities to participate in audits and service improvement opportunities. We strongly support continuing professional development and you will be well supported by the wider team of therapists. We are committed to providing specialist education and training and working to develop an enhanced therapy role for our staff.If you have the skills outlined in the job description and want a rewarding opportunity where you will be encouraged to influence and develop services whilst being valued and supported, then apply today.
Main duties of the job
To perform advanced holistic physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions, to provide a clinical diagnosis and develop and deliver an individualised treatment plan
To hold responsibility for own case load and be responsible for a defined area of the service or a particular patient type, working without direct supervision. Access to advice and support from a Senior Physiotherapist is available as required. Supervision takes the form of regular informal/formal discussion and teaching, clinical reasoning sessions and peer review
To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner
Carry out early assessment and discharge planning with rapid and robust decision-making essential for efficient patient flow in, Queen's Frailty Unit, Emergency Department, Medical Receiving Unit and Elderly Short Stay Unit
Supervise, educate and assess the performance of less experienced Physiotherapists and Assistants, this would be to a graduate standard and involve working with the Senior Physiotherapist, as required, to ensure the standards of practice of the department are met
Supervise, educate and assess the performance of Student Physiotherapists, this will involve working with the Senior Physiotherapist and universities as required, to ensure competencies are met.
About us
Under the leadership of our Chair Jacqui Smith and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, we provide care for the residents of three of the most diverse London boroughs. More than half of our 7,500 strong workforce are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups and most live in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge. We also provide healthcare services to people in south west Essex, and specialist neurosciences services to the whole of the county.
Our services include all the major specialties of large acute hospitals, operating from two main sites - King George Hospital in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We also provide outpatient services at Brentwood Community Hospital, Barking Hospital, Loxford Polyclinic, and Harold Wood Polyclinic. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London.
As we recover from Covid-19, we're proud to be leading the way nationally in reducing the time our patients wait to get the treatment they need. The pandemic provided the drive forour teams to innovate and change.
We know we have more work to do to improve waiting times for urgent and emergency care, and our performance against the four-hour emergency access standard remains challenged, in comparison to many other London trusts.
We are particularly proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre; Radiotherapy Centre; Hyper Acute Stroke Unit; and dedicated breast care service at King George Hospital. We're also pleased to be part of the NEL Cancer Alliance.
Details
Date posted
13 December 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£40,701 to £48,054 a year Per annum inclusive of outer London HCAS
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
162-5649-RH
Job locations
Queens Hospital
Rom Valley Way
Romford
RM7 0AG
Employer details
Employer name
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Queens Hospital
Rom Valley Way
Romford
RM7 0AG
Employer's website
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