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Main area: Physiotherapist Grade Band 6
Contract: 12 months (Fixed term: 12 months)
Hours: 20 hours per week (Part time)
Job ref: 824-HERTS-6731521-A
Site: Harpenden Memorial Hospital
Town: Harpenden
Closing: 26/01/2025 23:59
Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities in 11 London Boroughs and Hertfordshire. We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers.
Job overview
CLCH Hertfordshire Adult Community Services is recruiting! We are welcoming applications from enthusiastic Physiotherapists with an interest and, ideally, experience in stroke rehabilitation to work collaboratively within the new Integrated Community Stroke Service (ICSS).
This modern stroke service infrastructure follows the national service model and is delivered by a multidisciplinary team offering stroke/neuro rehabilitation at a range of intensities with patients in their own home.
Are you a Physiotherapist looking for a new challenge? Do you love seeing patients achieve their goals? Would you like to be involved in developing provision for stroke patients? Would you like to work in a supportive, friendly multidisciplinary team?
If this is you, then come and work with us in our ICSS Team. We are seeking an enthusiastic skilled physiotherapist to be part of the physiotherapy team. You will form an essential part of a dedicated, knowledgeable multi-disciplinary team that regularly engages with team and individual clinical supervision. Development and training opportunities are available through the CLCH Academy.
You must be a car owner and have a valid UK driving licence as this role involves working with patients in their own home, covering West Hertfordshire.
Main duties of the job
1. To undertake comprehensive assessment, planning and treatment of patients with neurological impairment as a result of stroke using clinical reasoning methods to implement therapeutic intervention and provide patient-centered intervention.
2. To write reports and contribute to multidisciplinary meetings to discuss patients.
3. To delegate, teach and supervise the work of rehabilitation assistants with guidance from senior staff.
4. To work with other health care professionals on joint assessments, patient goals and treatment programmes in a patient-centered approach.
Working for our organisation
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.
* Training, support and development in your career.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
**Please refer to job description, person specification and trust values, for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.**
Person specification
Education/Qualification
* 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, Neurology, Orthopaedics, Musculoskeletal Outpatients, Older People Rehabilitation.
* Member of Professional Body.
* Member of a Special Interest Group relevant to this post.
Experience
* Experience post registration as a Band 5 physiotherapist.
* Experience working at a Junior level in a wide range of specialised clinical areas including outpatients, neurology, rehabilitation, orthopedics and respiratory.
* Experience working with voluntary organisations.
Skills and Knowledge
* Skills in the assessment and treatment of adults with complex multi-pathologies.
* Knowledge and understanding of complex medical conditions including multipathologies 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 framework.
* Knowledge of outcome measures and evidence-based practice.
* Ability to problem solve, prioritise and demonstrate clinical reasoning.
* Good communication and report writing skills, in both verbal and written format.
* Basic IT skills – Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel.
* Teaching of junior staff/students, peers in Inservice training setting.
* Knowledge and understanding of the role of Social Services and voluntary agencies.
* Involvement in Appraisal Scheme.
* Supervision of assistant/junior staff.
* Supervision of Students.
* Knowledge and experience in research and audit.
* Knowledge and understanding of National Service Framework for Older People.
* Knowledge and understanding of NICE and CSP/COT Fallers Guidelines.
Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts, we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification.
Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date.
At CLCH we appreciate and are proud of the diversity in the communities we serve and the workforce we employ. Applications are open and welcome to anyone, regardless of your age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity, religion, and disability.
We are proud to say that we follow the workforce race equality standard and 28% of our senior staff (8A and above) are from a BAME background. CLCH also has active BAME and LGBTQI networks:
* Disability and Wellbeing Network (DAWN)
* Race Equality Network
* Rainbow Network which supports LGBTQI staff.
Each network has a champion who is an executive director at the Trust and they hold regular meetings to discuss issues and make plans to improve CLCH.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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