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.
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.
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.
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

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