Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic professional who can help the Community Independence Service (CIS) make Hammersmith & Fulham (H&F) a great place to grow old.
The Community Independence Service is co-located with London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham (LBHF) Adult Social Care on King St, Hammersmith as well as within Charing Cross Hospital.
Our service works closely with our acute partners, mainly Charing Cross but also other acute Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust sites and Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
You will be connected with peers across the tri-borough of Hammersmith & Fulham, Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea to support you and to work on service improvement partnerships.
As the senior physiotherapist/Occupational therapist for the CIS Home first team, you will be expected to be a clinician with a broad range of clinical and line management competencies who is able to adapt to a wide variety of circumstances.
You will use evidence based principles, current best practice and specialist skills to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions and to optimise patient safety following their discharge from hospital.
You will deliver skilled physiotherapy or occupational therapy care to clients in their own home, based on a thorough holistic and risk assessment of their clinical and personal needs and the agreement of an individualised care plan.
Main duties of the job
o To prioritise factors involved in the clients presenting condition through clinical reasoning based on knowledge of current professional opinion, client's prognosis and other physical, social, emotional and mental health issues.
o To manage the effective coordination and continuity of client care working closely with external agencies and community colleagues.
o To ensure that clinical practice is contemporary to meeting the needs of clients and families.
o To ensure that each client has a comprehensive assessment of need, including risk assessment and that their care is culturally sensitive and addresses issues of diversity.
o To work closely with the acute trust, GP, nursing and therapy colleagues to prevent inappropriate hospital admissions.
o Attend regular MDT and daily handover meetings as appropriate.
o To use knowledge of other multi-disciplinary roles and external agencies to ensure effective referral management and achieve best client care.
o To evaluate your practice through audit and outcome measures with support of senior colleagues when required.
o To maintain and develop specific departmental duties as designated by pathway lead.
About us
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.
The Trust is rated as 'Good' overallby the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Degree / Diploma Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist
- Registration with HCPC as a Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist
- Evidence of relevant continuous professional development
Desirable
- Mentorship qualification
- Member of CSP or RCOT
- Leadership Qualification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Extensive post qualification experience of client care in an acute or community setting
- Evidence of working in a multidisciplinary team.
- Knowledge of current national guidelines on hospital discharge process.
- Extensive knowledge and understanding of common conditions affecting our frail and elderly patients
- Extensive knowledge and understanding of multi-pathologies and co-morbidities that affect people with long term conditions.
- Knowledge and understanding of clinical governance procedures, risk assessment and local policies.
- Experience of clinical triage.
Desirable
- Previous community experience
- Experience of a discharge to assess model of care
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent communication skills within the multi-disciplinary team, ability to present cases, take note of actions, update others in the team and use handover effectively.
- Excellent communication skills across services and understanding of differing roles and responsibilities and ability to understand other points of view and adapt your own accordingly.
- Ability to maintain accurate, timely, concise and legible clinical records both electronic and handwritten which adhere to the Trust policie
- Ability to talk to people about sensitive issues in a supportive manner but also challenge others assertively where necessary.
- Knowledge and ability to develop and record care plans that are appropriate to the people concerned, identify the risks that need to be managed and have clear goals
- Knowledge and ability to use Microsoft Office suite for various administration tasks, including spreadsheets, presentations, document writing and email.
- Knowledge and ability to use client record systems such as Systm1 or Rio.
- Understanding and ability to apply relevant knowledge and skills required to act as an effective professional clinician and adhere to your relevant code of conduct/practice.
- Ability to plan and use assessment methods that are appropriate for complex needs, and uses processes of reasoning that are based on available evidence including national guidelines such as NICE and other local and professional policies
- Ability to follow processes of reasoning which balance additional information against the overall picture of the individual's needs over a fast paced and changing environment.
- Knowledge and understanding of the role of rapid response services in admission avoidance and early supported discharge.
- Ability to work well with other members of the team including communicating effectively, being kind and considerate, reliable and enthusiastic
- Demonstrates flexibility, problem solving, initiative and leadership skills within a fast paced responsive service.
- Ability to undertake management tasks and leadership of the team, including deputising for the Pathway Lead when required.
- Ability to contribute to the culture of the team and play a role in making it inclusive, kind and hardworking.
- Ability to coordinate work allocation and shifts.
- Ability to help others in the team achieve their objectives and deliver safe, effective care.
- Ability to mentor, teach and support others in the team
- Ability to supervise others in the team.
Desirable
- Expertise in particular skills and evidence of how you developed them and use them in your current role
Attitudes, aptitudes, personal characteristics
Essential
- Be reliable and punctual
- Be an advocate for positive change within the organisation, helping to develop new pathways and ways we can help improve the work we do for our clients.
- Show a creative and flexible approach to problem solving and working in an ever changing environment.
- Show enthusiasm for learning new skills from across the MDT skill set.
- Aspiring to the highest standards of leadership
Desirable
- Car driver with a UK licence
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Degree / Diploma Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist
- Registration with HCPC as a Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist
- Evidence of relevant continuous professional development
Desirable
- Mentorship qualification
- Member of CSP or RCOT
- Leadership Qualification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Extensive post qualification experience of client care in an acute or community setting
- Evidence of working in a multidisciplinary team.
- Knowledge of current national guidelines on hospital discharge process.
- Extensive knowledge and understanding of common conditions affecting our frail and elderly patients
- Extensive knowledge and understanding of multi-pathologies and co-morbidities that affect people with long term conditions.
- Knowledge and understanding of clinical governance procedures, risk assessment and local policies.
- Experience of clinical triage.
Desirable
- Previous community experience
- Experience of a discharge to assess model of care
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent communication skills within the multi-disciplinary team, ability to present cases, take note of actions, update others in the team and use handover effectively.
- Excellent communication skills across services and understanding of differing roles and responsibilities and ability to understand other points of view and adapt your own accordingly.
- Ability to maintain accurate, timely, concise and legible clinical records both electronic and handwritten which adhere to the Trust policie
- Ability to talk to people about sensitive issues in a supportive manner but also challenge others assertively where necessary.
- Knowledge and ability to develop and record care plans that are appropriate to the people concerned, identify the risks that need to be managed and have clear goals
- Knowledge and ability to use Microsoft Office suite for various administration tasks, including spreadsheets, presentations, document writing and email.
- Knowledge and ability to use client record systems such as Systm1 or Rio.
- Understanding and ability to apply relevant knowledge and skills required to act as an effective professional clinician and adhere to your relevant code of conduct/practice.
- Ability to plan and use assessment methods that are appropriate for complex needs, and uses processes of reasoning that are based on available evidence including national guidelines such as NICE and other local and professional policies
- Ability to follow processes of reasoning which balance additional information against the overall picture of the individual's needs over a fast paced and changing environment.
- Knowledge and understanding of the role of rapid response services in admission avoidance and early supported discharge.
- Ability to work well with other members of the team including communicating effectively, being kind and considerate, reliable and enthusiastic
- Demonstrates flexibility, problem solving, initiative and leadership skills within a fast paced responsive service.
- Ability to undertake management tasks and leadership of the team, including deputising for the Pathway Lead when required.
- Ability to contribute to the culture of the team and play a role in making it inclusive, kind and hardworking.
- Ability to coordinate work allocation and shifts.
- Ability to help others in the team achieve their objectives and deliver safe, effective care.
- Ability to mentor, teach and support others in the team
- Ability to supervise others in the team.
Desirable
- Expertise in particular skills and evidence of how you developed them and use them in your current role
Attitudes, aptitudes, personal characteristics
Essential
- Be reliable and punctual
- Be an advocate for positive change within the organisation, helping to develop new pathways and ways we can help improve the work we do for our clients.
- Show a creative and flexible approach to problem solving and working in an ever changing environment.
- Show enthusiasm for learning new skills from across the MDT skill set.
- Aspiring to the highest standards of leadership
Desirable
- Car driver with a UK licence
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
