Physiotherapist - Acute Medical Unit

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced physiotherapist to join our therapy team on the Acute Medical Units (AMU) based at Northwick Park Hospital. The AMU unit is comprised of three wards ranging from length of stay of 12 hours to 72 hours and in reaching in the clinical decision unit in ED.

This requires rapid assessment, implementation of treatment plans, execution of excellent rehabilitation programs and coordination of safe and effective discharge plans for general medical patients, with a range of conditions including cardio-respiratory (e.g. exacerbations of asthma, COPD, pneumonia, heart failure), rheumatology, orthopaedics, neuro (e.g.MS) and impaired mobility.

The post will provide the opportunity to further develop your clinical skills with a diverse caseload whilst contributing to development of the inpatient services.

A developmental position may be considered.

Main duties of the job

As an autonomous practitioner, to assess and treat own caseload and provide a specialist physiotherapy service within AMU.

Complete comprehensive multisystem assessments (respiratory, neuro, MSK) to develop thorough problem lists and treatment plans to deliver a high standard of care including holistic care and prompt discharge planning.

To work as a member of the multidisciplinary team (MDT), assessing and treating patients with potentially complex disability, working towards facilitating discharges where possible and maintaining accurate and comprehensive patient records.

To support the line manager in the provision and management of physiotherapy services, including responsibility for managing students and junior staff.

To engage in own continued professional development (CPD) and service development, in conjunction with the Band 7s and 8s.

Please note that 7 day working is undertaken across therapies at the Trust. Days off are allocated in the week following weekend working (1 in 5 weekends).

To be part of the Physiotherapy on-call roster.

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWUH) is one of the integrated NHS Trusts in the country. Our team of more than 8,000 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of approximately one million people providing hospital services to the people of Brent, Harrow and beyond.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

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LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation; we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.