Job summary
About Brent community health team for adults with learning disability:
The Brent CHTLD is a specialist service providing experience and expertise in meeting the needs of and providing a service to residents of Brent who have a diagnosed learning disability.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Main duties of the job
Brent Learning disability service are excited to be able to advertise for a Permanent, Full Time, Band 5 Physiotherapist due to the promotion of the previous post holder .
This post will give great opportunity to gain varied experience in work across the community and inpatient. We provide therapy assessments and interventions for community admission avoidance and intermediate care needs, discharge support to care homes
This role will require you to provide comprehensive assessment, advice, treatment and discharge planning .
Here at Brent Learning Disability Service , we pride ourselves in the ongoing development of staff, we have successful applicants on ACP and Apprenticeship courses for both Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy and have regular students on placement with support from our Practice educators.
Working closely with our Professional Lead Therapists and Service Leads, the continuing development of the academic learning and vocational skills of the therapy team is imperative. Your participation in staff supervision, training and completion of competencies and observation of practice is key to the provision of the ongoing standard of care we expect at CNWL.
About us
CNWL can offer:
- Flexible working
- Buying and selling annual leave
- An attractive pension scheme (including a tax-free lump sum on retirement and family benefits from dependents, ill health retirement benefits and life assurance cover of twice your annual pay)
- Employee assistance programme: a free and confidential service to help with personal life
- Staying well at work service for tailored employment related support to staff
- Physio Med: an education zone, advice line and treatment service for staff
- Staff wellbeing zone for free and confidential online health and wellbeing programmes
- The Recovery College offers a range of health and wellbeing courses for staff
- A range of staff networks: The PRIDE@CNWL Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and other sexual and gender minorities (LGBT+) network
- Disabled employee's network
- Lived Experience of Mental Health staff network
- Carers at Work network
- Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Network (BAME)
- Discounts and savings at hundreds of retailers nationwide with My Trust benefits: you can save money on your weekly food shops, household bills, toiletries and cosmetics, cinema tickets, meals out and holidays or weekend breaks.
- Childcare vouchers
- Salary sacrifice
- Travel discounts
- Interest-free season ticket loans
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be a skilled and competent worker who works in a non-aversive, person-centred and therapeutic way.
The post holder will work under the supervision of the Lead Specialist Physiotherapist and as part of a multi-disciplinary team in delivering a high-quality, innovative service to people with a learning disability and complex needs.
Their main task will be to provide a high-quality, evidence-based Physiotherapy Service which promotes participation and functional activity through focused and goal led interventions, promoting individual rights, independence choice and inclusion.
Physiotherapy services are provided in the most appropriate setting for the services user i.e., home, day centre, schools, leisure centres, work placements or respite units
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be a skilled and competent worker who works in a non-aversive, person-centred and therapeutic way.
The post holder will work under the supervision of the Lead Specialist Physiotherapist and as part of a multi-disciplinary team in delivering a high-quality, innovative service to people with a learning disability and complex needs.
Their main task will be to provide a high-quality, evidence-based Physiotherapy Service which promotes participation and functional activity through focused and goal led interventions, promoting individual rights, independence choice and inclusion.
Physiotherapy services are provided in the most appropriate setting for the services user i.e., home, day centre, schools, leisure centres, work placements or respite units
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- State registration with Health Professions Council
- Degree/diploma in Physiotherapy
- Full and current UK driving licence and provision of car
Desirable
- Membership of professional body
Experience
Essential
- Documented evidence of continuing professional development
- Previous experience of working in the UK or a similar health economy as a qualified Physiotherapist
- Ability to manage own workload and determine priorities
- Experience (pre / post registration) in a variety of core areas to include the following: ? Orthopaedics ? Rehabilitation of Older people ? Multi-pathology patients
Desirable
- Experience of supporting students or assistant staff
- Experience (pre / post registration) in a variety of core areas to include the following: Community
Key Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Demonstrate ability to use Computers including: internet, word, power point and excel
- Able to direct own study programme
- Active Involvement in CPD, appraisal schemes and supervision
- Effective written and oral communication skills
- Ability to maintain standards of record keeping in line with local policies
- Able to prioritise
- Able to time manage
- Car driver
Desirable
- Participated in evidence-based practice e.g. research, audit
Personal Disposition
Essential
- Awareness of own limitations
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- State registration with Health Professions Council
- Degree/diploma in Physiotherapy
- Full and current UK driving licence and provision of car
Desirable
- Membership of professional body
Experience
Essential
- Documented evidence of continuing professional development
- Previous experience of working in the UK or a similar health economy as a qualified Physiotherapist
- Ability to manage own workload and determine priorities
- Experience (pre / post registration) in a variety of core areas to include the following: ? Orthopaedics ? Rehabilitation of Older people ? Multi-pathology patients
Desirable
- Experience of supporting students or assistant staff
- Experience (pre / post registration) in a variety of core areas to include the following: Community
Key Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Demonstrate ability to use Computers including: internet, word, power point and excel
- Able to direct own study programme
- Active Involvement in CPD, appraisal schemes and supervision
- Effective written and oral communication skills
- Ability to maintain standards of record keeping in line with local policies
- Able to prioritise
- Able to time manage
- Car driver
Desirable
- Participated in evidence-based practice e.g. research, audit
Personal Disposition
Essential
- Awareness of own limitations
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).
