Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Band 7 Physiotherapist to work in the Brent Urgent Community Response Team.
Brent Urgent Community Response Team is seven days a weekly service, 365 days a year, working from 8:00 until 20:30 or 10:00 until 22:30. You will be expected to work weekends and bank holidays. However, it is our aim that you work approximately one weekend in four. Service aims to bring the best hospital care to a patient's home and therefore avoid unnecessary hospital admissions for adults over the age of 18 years.
We aim to promote the very best patient care and provide the same care our patients would receive in secondary care. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team alongside therapists, doctors, dieticians, and pharmacists to provide integrated and personalised care to the patients.
The successful candidate will have relevant experience working as a band 6 in acute and community settings. If you are that clinician with excellent communication skills, a team player with a positive attitude and committed to providing excellent care to patients, we are happy to have you on board.
The successful candidate will play a key role in staff development, contributing to service development and clinical skills training for registered and non-registered staff and supporting students on placement with the service.
Main duties of the job
- To undertake comprehensive Head to Toe assessments without supervision and to determine patient need/risk and plan, implement and evaluate their care with support from service consultant.
- In the absence of senior colleagues, take charge of the unit, day to day management of the team including taking handovers and helping to make treatment plans at the virtual ward round with the consultant.
- To work in partnership with multi-disciplinary members of the team, other professionals, and agencies, to meet the health and rehabilitation needs of patients within the Brent Urgent Community Response Team .
- To maintain standards of clinical care using an evidence-based approach within the service, incorporating principles and values of clinical governance
- Ensure effective communication is always maintained, whilst providing support, supervision, and clinical expertise to all members of the team
- Develop your skills into a more well-rounded holistic approach to patient care.
- Take on extended roles such as venepuncture, drug administration, advance assessment of the acutely ill patient and acute injury assessment.
Must hold UK HCPC registration and Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
About us
Just as we care about our patients' well-being, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Car lease scheme(only available for Band 5 and up)
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to Job description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to Job description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy
- Current HCPC registration
- Evidence of up to date CPD portfolio
- Attendance at specialist short courses or equivalent CPD activities within the specialist areas of Adult Rehabilitation or older people
Desirable
- Post graduate degree in relevant area
- Further desirable qualifications in Primary Care/ Accident & Emergency/ acute clinical assessment.
Experience
Essential
- Experience working at a senior level in a wide range of clinical areas including, neurology, general rehabilitation, falls, frailty, elderly medicine.
- Extensive experience in Primary/Secondary Care and/ or Accident & Emergency
- Proven experience in utilising expert diagnostic and clinical skills to provide autonomous, unscheduled medical care and manage patients presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed conditions.
- Experience in assessing and providing quality care to people with Long Term Conditions
- Track record of practice excellence.
- Experience in effectively working in collaboration, negotiating, and liaising across organisational boundaries.
- Experience in monitoring clinical standards.
- Proven ability to prioritise and manage own workload with minimal supervision.
- Experience determining the best ongoing care for the patient.
Desirable
- Experience of wide range of specialist services eg. falls services, wheelchair services, and learning disabilities.
- Experience in team/service/ staff management.
- Experience working as a Band 6 Physiotherapist
- Experience of community rehabilitation
- Experience of working in the NHS
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Skills in the assessment and treatment of adults with complex therapy needs
- Knowledge and understanding of complex medical conditions including ie. neurology, multi-pathologies and falls
- Knowledge of role of Allied Health Professionals and interdisciplinary team working
- Ability to apply core physiotherapy skills across a range of clinical conditions within a client centered, goal setting
- Knowledge of outcome measures and evidence based practice relevant to Physiotherapy practice in community
- Knowledge of the NICE falls guidelines, National Stroke Strategy, Clinical Guidelines for Stroke and the National Service Framework for Long-term Conditions
- Ability to problem solve, prioritise and demonstrate clinical reasoning
- Teaching of junior staff / students, peers in in service training setting
- Knowledge and understanding of the role of Social Services and voluntary agencies
Desirable
- Supervision of assistant / junior staff
- Knowledge and experience in research and audit
- Knowledge and understanding of National Service Framework for Older People, NICE Guidance and Clinical Guidelines for progressive conditions
- Knowledge and understanding of NICE and CSP/COT Fallers Guidelines
Other
Essential
- Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy
- Current HCPC registration
- Evidence of up to date CPD portfolio
- Attendance at specialist short courses or equivalent CPD activities within the specialist areas of Adult Rehabilitation or older people
Desirable
- Post graduate degree in relevant area
- Further desirable qualifications in Primary Care/ Accident & Emergency/ acute clinical assessment.
Experience
Essential
- Experience working at a senior level in a wide range of clinical areas including, neurology, general rehabilitation, falls, frailty, elderly medicine.
- Extensive experience in Primary/Secondary Care and/ or Accident & Emergency
- Proven experience in utilising expert diagnostic and clinical skills to provide autonomous, unscheduled medical care and manage patients presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed conditions.
- Experience in assessing and providing quality care to people with Long Term Conditions
- Track record of practice excellence.
- Experience in effectively working in collaboration, negotiating, and liaising across organisational boundaries.
- Experience in monitoring clinical standards.
- Proven ability to prioritise and manage own workload with minimal supervision.
- Experience determining the best ongoing care for the patient.
Desirable
- Experience of wide range of specialist services eg. falls services, wheelchair services, and learning disabilities.
- Experience in team/service/ staff management.
- Experience working as a Band 6 Physiotherapist
- Experience of community rehabilitation
- Experience of working in the NHS
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Skills in the assessment and treatment of adults with complex therapy needs
- Knowledge and understanding of complex medical conditions including ie. neurology, multi-pathologies and falls
- Knowledge of role of Allied Health Professionals and interdisciplinary team working
- Ability to apply core physiotherapy skills across a range of clinical conditions within a client centered, goal setting
- Knowledge of outcome measures and evidence based practice relevant to Physiotherapy practice in community
- Knowledge of the NICE falls guidelines, National Stroke Strategy, Clinical Guidelines for Stroke and the National Service Framework for Long-term Conditions
- Ability to problem solve, prioritise and demonstrate clinical reasoning
- Teaching of junior staff / students, peers in in service training setting
- Knowledge and understanding of the role of Social Services and voluntary agencies
Desirable
- Supervision of assistant / junior staff
- Knowledge and experience in research and audit
- Knowledge and understanding of National Service Framework for Older People, NICE Guidance and Clinical Guidelines for progressive conditions
- Knowledge and understanding of NICE and CSP/COT Fallers Guidelines
Other
Essential
- Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
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).
