Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Physiotherapist
Band 6
Main area: Physiotherapy
Grade: Band 6
Contract: 12 months (Fixed term - 12 months)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
Job ref: 196-LIS9137
Employer: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Cross-Site
Town: London
Salary: £44,806 - £53,134 p.a. inc. HCA
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 12/01/2025 23:59
Job overview
The Specialist Physiotherapist (Band 6) will provide high-standard physiotherapy services in Cardiovascular Rehabilitation to outpatients at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. The role includes clinical, educational, and service development responsibilities, working within a multidisciplinary team to deliver exceptional patient care. The post holder will also contribute to team management, professional development, and quality improvement initiatives.
This post would suit a Band 5 physiotherapist wishing to gain specific experience at a more senior level or an established Band 6 wishing to consolidate and develop their knowledge and skills in rehabilitation.
Main duties of the job
* Independently assess and manage patients, including those with complex needs, using evidence-based practices to develop and implement personalized care plans.
* Coordinate multidisciplinary interventions, advising patients, carers, and healthcare staff.
* Ensure accurate patient record-keeping and manage risks associated with patient care.
* Evaluate and adjust practices to meet quality standards, participate in service improvement initiatives, implementing policy changes aimed at enhancing patient care.
* Supervise and coordinate daily activities of junior staff, students, and support staff.
* Contribute to in-service training programs and conduct appraisals, and competency assessments to ensure professional development.
* Organize caseloads, patient groups, and timetables for efficient delivery of care.
* Effectively manage interruptions and adapt to unpredictable work patterns, ensuring continuous service delivery.
* Communicate complex and sensitive information clearly to patients, families, and colleagues, including the use of interpreters when necessary.
* Provide education and training to patients, carers, and MDT to enhance understanding and improve care outcomes.
* Stay informed about national and local standards, ensuring best practices are followed.
* Adhere to policies regarding infection control, risk management, and manual handling.
* Ensure a safe working environment for patients, visitors, and staff, promoting health and safety at all times.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* To be professionally and legally responsible for all aspects of the post-holder's own work.
* To carry out assessment of patients as an autonomous practitioner, including those with complex presentations, and using clinical reasoning skills and knowledge of evidence-based practice, to determine appropriate care plan utilizing a wide range of treatment skills and options.
* To interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical facts to form accurate diagnoses in a wide range of conditions including those with a complex presentation, with occasional guidance from specialist physiotherapists.
* To formulate accurate prognoses and recommend best course of intervention, developing comprehensive rehab plans.
* To co-ordinate intervention which may include other disciplines; advises and educates patient/carers/relatives/other health professionals.
* To be responsible for maintenance of accurate written records using POMR system and use of computerised data collection and records and comprehensive progress and discharge reports to medical referrers as required by rotation.
* To manage clinical risk within own caseload at all times.
* To participate in on-call and emergency duties as lone practitioner within the Trust.
* To demonstrate physical ability to carry out physiotherapy assessment and interventions including manual handling techniques and therapeutic handling.
* To demonstrate highly developed dexterity, co-ordination and palpatory sensory skills for assessment and manual treatment of patients.
* To be able to manage potentially stressful, upsetting or emotional situations in an empathetic manner.
Person specification
Knowledge/Qualifications
* Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
* Evidence of Continued Professional Development including attendance at recent post-graduate courses relevant to the clinical field
* HPC Registration
* Membership of Special Interest Group
Skills
* Able to present information, written and orally, in a clear and logical manner
* Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate
* Understanding of Clinical Governance and the implications for physiotherapy services including experience of quality issues and audit
Experience
* Broad range of experience, as an autonomous practitioner, at Band 5 level in acute and chronic rehabilitation preferably in Cardiovascular rehabilitation
* Experience of working as member of a physiotherapy team and of a multidisciplinary team.
* Experience in delivering Group exercise and education sessions.
* Previous experience at Band 6 level.
* Experience of teaching on In-service programmes and to the MDT or other relevant forums
* Supervision of Band 5, PTA and Students
* Knowledge/experience of the research process
Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitably according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or studies at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.
Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.
As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.
We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work-life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking into account the individual’s personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process.
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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.
Name: Riddhi Manjrekar
Job title: Physiotherapist
Email address: riddhi.manjrekar@gstt.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 0207 1880946
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