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Joining #TeamNELFT means you'll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We're CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients.
Job overview
IRS Senior Physiotherapist - Part Time 30 hours a week position.
There are two vacancies - one full time and one part time (30 hours pw)
We are seeking a motivated and dynamic Band 6 Physiotherapist with a passion for general physical rehabilitation to work within NELFT's London based Intensive Rehabilitation Service (IRS).
The IRS is a large multidisciplinary community team which offers an alternative to hospital bed-based rehabilitation, supporting patients to recover at home within their own environment. As part of the Band 6 team within IRS, you will manage your own caseload of community patients as well as help support the other therapists in IRS, providing training, supervision and joint sessions.
There is an expectation to join the weekend rota and late shifts (12-8pm).
Main duties of the job
1. To work flexibly and assist in effective and efficient delivery of the service.
2. To prioritise workload, delegate and supervise more junior staff including support staff and students, to aid provision of high standards of patient care.
3. To assess the Physiotherapy needs of a defined patient group and establish and evaluate appropriate treatment plans.
4. To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment for patients with multiple pathologies in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of treatment.
5. To select and apply Physiotherapy assessments for a designated caseload, addressing any skill deficits, enabling patients in the areas of productivity, self and leisure.
Person specification
Qualifications
* BSc Physio
* HCPC registration
Experience
* NHS experience as B5/6 Physiotherapist
* Previous experience in clinical governance and clinical audit and the implications to the service
Skills
* Basic awareness of IT and IT skills
* Demonstrate ability to work as an effective team member with excellent interpersonal skills
* Demonstrates ability to work in partnership with patients, families and other health care providers.
Other
* Ability to carry out moderate physical manual handling throughout the day as part of clinical duties.
* To be aware of and demonstrate the Trust Values
* Ability to travel efficiently and effectively across all sites within NELFT
If you are interested in coming to work for NELFT and meet our criteria we would welcome your application.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust.
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