Job summary
BANK - Physiotherapist - Band 6The post-holder will have clinical responsibility for assessment and treatment planning for clients referred to Maximising Independence. They will be expected to contribute to the development and monitoring of the service. Post holder may be asked to supervise rehab support workers and would be expected to supervise physiotherapy students on practice education placements.
The Maximising Independence team aims to provide a high quality, responsive rehabilitation service helping adults to regain their independence following illness or injury, to support them with their Long Term conditions and to promote health and wellbeing
The team comprises of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Rehabilitation Support workers and admin Assistants.
The team is based across several localities within Wandsworth, including Battersea Studios, Roehampton and Tooting. The successful candidate will form part of the Integrated Neighbour Team working alongisde community nurses and will be based within one of the locality teams.
Main duties of the job
- To carry out physiotherapy intervention in a variety of home and community settings, as appropriate.
- To work in close collaboration with referring health and social care professionals and voluntary agencies.
- To carry out holistic assessments for a variety of conditions in clients homes, residential care establishments or other locations.
- Deliver high quality physiotherapy intervention to provide rehabilitation, enablement, facilitation of self management for a range of clients.
About us
We providecommunity health services to more than two million people across eleven London boroughs and Hertfordshire.
Every day, our professionals provide high-quality healthcare in people's homes and local clinics, helping them to:
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stay well
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manage their own health with the right support
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avoid unnecessary trips to, or long stays in, hospital.
We support our patients at every stage of their lives, providing health visiting for new-born babies through to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation and palliative care for people towards the end of their lives.
Our vision:deliver great care closer to home.
Our mission: working together to give children a better start and adults greater independence
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
Qualifications
Essential
- Physiotherapist with appropriate Diploma/ degree
- Current registration with HCPC
- Evidence of relevant continuing professional education and training
- Willingness to undertake further training as appropriate.
Desirable
- GCSE grade A-C or equivalent in English and Maths
- Registration with the national regulatory body (when it becomes available).
Experience
Essential
- Relevant post registration experience covering core rotations including community experience
- Appreciation of constraints to working in the community
- Ability to supervise juniors/assistant/students
- Ability to delegate tasks
- Ability to use electronic clinical system e.g. RIO, EMIS, Cerner
- Experience of MDT working
- Participated in clinical audit
- Experience in research / literature reviews
- Clinical Teaching
- Previous NHS experience
Desirable
- Experience working in a community setting
- Experience of providing supervision and delivering training
- Experience of working within care home settings
- Experience of service development and audit
Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of PT assessment tools relevant to an adult client group
- Knowledge of a range of relevant PT interventions relevant to the client group e.g. dementia, Parkinson's, COPD, Falls, etc.
- Knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to adults.
- Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Physiotherapist with appropriate Diploma/ degree
- Current registration with HCPC
- Evidence of relevant continuing professional education and training
- Willingness to undertake further training as appropriate.
Desirable
- GCSE grade A-C or equivalent in English and Maths
- Registration with the national regulatory body (when it becomes available).
Experience
Essential
- Relevant post registration experience covering core rotations including community experience
- Appreciation of constraints to working in the community
- Ability to supervise juniors/assistant/students
- Ability to delegate tasks
- Ability to use electronic clinical system e.g. RIO, EMIS, Cerner
- Experience of MDT working
- Participated in clinical audit
- Experience in research / literature reviews
- Clinical Teaching
- Previous NHS experience
Desirable
- Experience working in a community setting
- Experience of providing supervision and delivering training
- Experience of working within care home settings
- Experience of service development and audit
Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of PT assessment tools relevant to an adult client group
- Knowledge of a range of relevant PT interventions relevant to the client group e.g. dementia, Parkinson's, COPD, Falls, etc.
- Knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to adults.
- Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills
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).
