Rotational Physiotherapist

at  Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

We are now recruiting for an exciting physiotherapy rotational opportunity to work within six settings across the borough of Camden in highly supportive, cohesive multidisciplinary teams. Services in this Central-London location provide client-centred assessment, rehabilitation and disability management programmes in various settings, such as in-patient wards, reablement flats, patient homes, therapy gyms and community facilities.
Our Trust has a variety of staff benefits please read through the staff well being document to see the wide variety of benefits available to all staff to support with travel, well being, training and financial support.
Please note previous applicants need not apply for this post.
To promote, maintain and develop a high quality, efficient and effective Physiotherapy Service to clients referred to the Integrated Primary Care Service, in a multi-disciplinary context, and in accordance with the philosophy and operational policies of the
To be an active member of the multi-disciplinary team, and participate in specific clinical projects as agreed and supported by the Team Leader, and participate in service developments, audit and review of the
To provide supervision to rehabilitation assistants and students
Please read the Essential Criteria carefully - you must have NHS experience to apply or that of a similar public health economy.
The rotation scheme comprises of 9-month rotations in the following rehabilitation areas:
St Pancras Rehabilitation Unit – Multipathology wards.
CNSS Community Neurology (Long Term conditions and stroke).
Integrated Community Health Rehabilitation based at Gospel Oak Health Centre
Virtual Ward
Rapid Access Services- Urgent Community Response and Discharge To Assess
Integrated Community Health Rehabilitation Teams based at Hunter Street Health Centre.
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.
The successful candidate will rotate through the different areas providing evidence based, client goal focused rehabilitation appropriate to the different specialist areas. We are looking for a highly motivated team worker with excellent communication skills.
To be professionally and legally accountable for all work undertaken. To work within the standards and guidelines of the team, the Trust, CSP, and HPC code of ethics
To undertake specialist physiotherapy assessment of clients with diverse needs through subjective questioning, objective assessment and other written material available
To prioritise factors involved in the clients presenting condition through clinical reasoning based on knowledge of current professional opinion, clients prognosis and other physical, social emotional and mental health issues
To set goals for treatment with clients and/or their carer and ensure that care is client centred and agreed by the client and/or their carer
To set and maintain a high standard of clinical practice which is evidence based where possible, using standardised assessment and outcome measures, where appropriate
To independently screen and assess complex multi-disciplinary referrals from a variety of This screening requires individual responsible action when at times no other professional is currently involved. This screening will establish priority, determine needs and initiate a plan of intervention.
To be able to identify a deteriorating patient and escalate in a timely manne

Please refer the Job description for details