Specialist Rehabilitation Physiotherapist | Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 05 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £40,701 - £48,054 pro rata per annum including HCAS (outer) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 May 2024 |
| Location: | London, SW14 8LP |
| Company: | Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6190117/779-NN-6190117-AHP-Z |
Summary
Are you a motivated Physiotherapist with an interest in utilising your specialist skills with an interest in rehabilitation working as an autonomous practitioner? If the answer is yes, then we have the ideal post for you.
The Care Home Support Team in Richmond is expanding and have an exciting opportunity for you to join our dynamic team as a Specialist Rehabilitation Physiotherapist. You will work with residents and care home staff in assessing needs, setting goals, and reviewing outcomes. The aim is to support patients to optimise their function whilst supporting their independence wherever possible in the care home setting.
To perform physiotherapeutic assessments of residents with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions
To design and deliver individual physiotherapy treatment programmes based on a sound knowledge of evidence-based practice and treatment options using clinical assessment, reasoning skills and knowledge of treatment skills e.g., manual physiotherapy techniques, resident education, exercise classes and other alternative options
To facilitate service users and carers in the development of support plans, which meets their needs, outcomes and covers identified risks, offering the widest possible flexibility and choice allowing them to take control of their short-term goals
To evaluate resident progress through person-centered reviews and alter treatment programmes if required in partnership with other professionals in the multi-disciplinary team
To facilitate service user choice and empowerment through promoting independence, through the timely provision of information, advice, and support to ensure service users maintain independent for as long as possible
To work as an autonomous practitioner within the CHST to be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of their professional and clinical work within agreed national, local and professional standards and guidelines.
Community healthcare is unlike any other part of the NHS. It’s personalised care that helps people to retain their independence. It’s the NHS at its best and the difference you make is truly tangible. Our colleagues often describe us as a family, and we know how important that sense of belonging and support is when you start a new job. It’s simple - happy, engaged staff provide better services.
In 2018, we were named ‘Best Place to Work for Employee Satisfaction’ by the Nursing Times. The same year, we won the Workforce category at the HSJ Awards. In the latest NHS Staff Survey results 2020, we had the best response rate amongst community trusts nationally.
We are the top community trust in the country on the theme Quality of care for the third year. We had the highest percentage of staff who felt they are able to deliver the care they aspire to and are satisfied with the quality of care they give to patients or service users.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached the full Job Description and the Person Specification to support your application.
This advert closes on Sunday 21 Apr 2024