Job summary
- To determine clinical diagnosis using assessment skills, plan and deliver effective treatment programmes and maintain associated records for patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions as an autonomous practitioner.
- To delegate workload to Therapy Technicians and may be involved in teaching MDT staff.
- To undertake evidence based projects, including recommendations for change in practice and may participate in departmental research and audit.
- To work as an autonomous practitioner within the standards of professional practice laid down by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and the Health Professions Council
Main duties of the job
To provide high quality evidence based physiotherapy assessment and interventions across a wide range of clinical specialities including MSK, cardio-respiratory, neurological and general rehab services.
To participate in the 7 day service supporting the emergency respiratory physiotherapy service and/or the acute rehabilitation service across medicine and senior health wards
To participate in the night time on-call emergency respiratory rota
About us
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provide services from two main hospitals, St George's Hospital and Queen Mary's Hospital, and two health centres, St Johns Therapy Centre, and The Nelson Centre.
With over 9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, we are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London.
Our main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.
As well as acute hospital services, we provide a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2010.
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people.
Job description
Job responsibilities
**Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document, which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification**
***Please note that we will not be sponsoring for any Visa requirements for this post***
Job description
Job responsibilities
**Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document, which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification**
***Please note that we will not be sponsoring for any Visa requirements for this post***
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Diploma / degree in Physiotherapy
- HPC Registration
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development including evidence of reflective practice, attendance at in-service training, attendance at courses and clinical experience gained.
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- NHS experience (undergraduate experience counts)
- Core placements undertaken as an undergraduate/ postgraduate - Musculoskeletal outpatients, Respiratory, and Rehabilitation (Geriatrics, Neurology, Orthopaedics etc.)
- Experience of team-working within the physiotherapy/ multidisciplinary team, including setting team goals
Desirable
- Experience of audit and research
Skills
Essential
- Fluent in written and oral English, and able to present information in a clear and logical manner
- Ability to organize, prioritise and delegate
- Computer literacy
- To actively participate in staff training
- Able to perform on-call and weekend duties having attained the necessary competencies.
- Able to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities, involving the delivery of manual therapy, therapeutic handling and demonstration of exercise
- Ability to cope with working in a stressful and unpredictable environment
- Must have own access to suitable transportation (e.g. car or bike ) whilst on Community based rotation
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
- Have an understanding of Clinical Governance and implications for physiotherapy services including experience of quality issues and audit
- Remain up to date with professional practice and current research
- Understand the legal responsibilities of the profession
- Able to work within Trust's policies of data protection, equal opportunities and Health and Safety to meet the needs of the patients
- Ability to keep legible and accurate notes in English using POMR system
Other
Essential
- Physically fit and able to comply with the Trust's Manual Handling Guidelines
- Evidence of being self-motivated
- Compliance with the Trust's No Smoking Policy and Dress Code (uniform) Policy
- Able to work harmoniously with a diverse workforce and to deliver a quality service to people from different backgrounds, by including and embracing their varied needs.
- Satisfactory clearance at enhanced level from Criminal Records Bureau
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Diploma / degree in Physiotherapy
- HPC Registration
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development including evidence of reflective practice, attendance at in-service training, attendance at courses and clinical experience gained.
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- NHS experience (undergraduate experience counts)
- Core placements undertaken as an undergraduate/ postgraduate - Musculoskeletal outpatients, Respiratory, and Rehabilitation (Geriatrics, Neurology, Orthopaedics etc.)
- Experience of team-working within the physiotherapy/ multidisciplinary team, including setting team goals
Desirable
- Experience of audit and research
Skills
Essential
- Fluent in written and oral English, and able to present information in a clear and logical manner
- Ability to organize, prioritise and delegate
- Computer literacy
- To actively participate in staff training
- Able to perform on-call and weekend duties having attained the necessary competencies.
- Able to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities, involving the delivery of manual therapy, therapeutic handling and demonstration of exercise
- Ability to cope with working in a stressful and unpredictable environment
- Must have own access to suitable transportation (e.g. car or bike ) whilst on Community based rotation
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
- Have an understanding of Clinical Governance and implications for physiotherapy services including experience of quality issues and audit
- Remain up to date with professional practice and current research
- Understand the legal responsibilities of the profession
- Able to work within Trust's policies of data protection, equal opportunities and Health and Safety to meet the needs of the patients
- Ability to keep legible and accurate notes in English using POMR system
Other
Essential
- Physically fit and able to comply with the Trust's Manual Handling Guidelines
- Evidence of being self-motivated
- Compliance with the Trust's No Smoking Policy and Dress Code (uniform) Policy
- Able to work harmoniously with a diverse workforce and to deliver a quality service to people from different backgrounds, by including and embracing their varied needs.
- Satisfactory clearance at enhanced level from Criminal Records Bureau
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
