Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Highly Specialist Physiotherapist - Enhanced Practice in Care Homes

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Job summary

Do you love working with people with complex needs, supporting the transition from hospital through personalised care and support and facilitating quality of life?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 7 physiotherapist to join the award winning Enhanced Practice in Care Homes (EPiC) Team in Hackney. The team is a holistic response to the Enhanced Health in Care Homes Framework.

Working as part of a small dedicated multi-disciplinary team, the EPiC Physiotherapist works collaboratively within the 4 nursing homes in Hackney. Through the provision of proactive assessment for all new residents, responsive reviews and brief intervention focussing on mobility and transfers, posture and positioning, spasticity management and falls prevention, the team has improved resident outcomes.

The post holder will be experienced working with older adults /adults with complex needs; will enjoy collaborative working and support the development, and education of care staff. The team uses QI methodology to review and improve the service and is keen to embrace innovation to maximise outcomes and it provides the opportunity to lead on service development and evaluation.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be an experienced physiotherapist who will utilise specialist skills and knowledge gained from several years' experience to deliver highly specialist physiotherapy practice to support the development of holistic care and support planning and improve quality of life for people living within a nursing home environment. The physiotherapist will facilitate functional mobility and movement to minimise secondary complications and maximise independence.

This will be achieved by providing holistic interdisciplinary assessments of residents and working with the patient and care home staff to enhance their knowledge, skills, confidence, and professionalism. Responsibilities will include, carrying out initial interdisciplinary assessments for patients referred to the team, implementing physiotherapy assessment and intervention including the use and prescription of specialist equipment and liaising with and training care home staff to ensure recommendations are implemented through training and support.

Using evidence-based/patient centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions, as well as responsibility for managing and transferring an individual patient's ongoing care to other professions and agencies as appropriate. Engaging with residents' family and friends, and activity coordinators to explore and support meaningful activity within the care home environment.

About us

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

Details

Date posted

13 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£54,320 to £60,981 a year p.a. incl.

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

293-CCS-0683

Job locations

Orsman Road

ACRT, 3rd Floor 6 Orsman Road

London

N15RA


Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s on this page

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 full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s on this page

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/ qualifications

Essential

  • oDegree-level professional qualification in physiotherapy
  • oHCPC registered
  • oEvidence of on going relevant postgraduate courses associated with speciality

Desirable

  • Post graduate module qualification in relevant subjects.
  • Membership of specialist interest group: Older People

skills and experience

Essential

  • oExperience of working within care home environments
  • oExperience of multi disciplinary working
  • oExperience of complex posture and positioning; management of tone and contractures, and mobility.
  • oExperience of complex manual handling
  • oExperience of falls prevention intervention and training
  • oExperience in palliative care and of and clinical skills to work with people at the end of life
  • - experience of leading service development/ QI

Desirable

  • Leading QI project work
  • Experience of co production

Trust Values, Equal Opportunities & Other Requirements

Essential

  • oUnderstanding and demonstration of the Trust Values
Person Specification

education/ qualifications

Essential

  • oDegree-level professional qualification in physiotherapy
  • oHCPC registered
  • oEvidence of on going relevant postgraduate courses associated with speciality

Desirable

  • Post graduate module qualification in relevant subjects.
  • Membership of specialist interest group: Older People

skills and experience

Essential

  • oExperience of working within care home environments
  • oExperience of multi disciplinary working
  • oExperience of complex posture and positioning; management of tone and contractures, and mobility.
  • oExperience of complex manual handling
  • oExperience of falls prevention intervention and training
  • oExperience in palliative care and of and clinical skills to work with people at the end of life
  • - experience of leading service development/ QI

Desirable

  • Leading QI project work
  • Experience of co production

Trust Values, Equal Opportunities & Other Requirements

Essential

  • oUnderstanding and demonstration of the Trust Values

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Orsman Road

ACRT, 3rd Floor 6 Orsman Road

London

N15RA


Employer's website

https://www.homerton.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Orsman Road

ACRT, 3rd Floor 6 Orsman Road

London

N15RA


Employer's website

https://www.homerton.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

AHP Consultant (Neuro Rehabilitation) OT EPiC lead

Catherine Atkinson

catherine.atkinson1@nhs.net

07970605280

Details

Date posted

13 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£54,320 to £60,981 a year p.a. incl.

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

293-CCS-0683

Job locations

Orsman Road

ACRT, 3rd Floor 6 Orsman Road

London

N15RA


Supporting documents

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