Senior Physiotherapist | West London NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 29 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £51,488 - £57,802 Per Annum Inclusive of HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 May 2024 |
| Location: | Hammersmith and Fulham, W6 9XY |
| Company: | West London Mental Health Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6262408/222-LS-ICS-291 |
Summary
We are looking for someone with a passion for community rehabilitation who can help the Community Independence Service (CIS) make Hammersmith & Fulham a great place to grow old!
You will be key in delivering advanced holistic assessments and rehabilitation, implementing effective programmes during a patient’s episode of care. You will also be supervising and a mentor for junior staff members, develop and maintain relationships that integrate health and social care to support and reduce the need for hospital admission for patients, ensuring that they maintain their ability to engage in daily activities. This is a great opportunity to consolidate your clinical skills supported through your personal development and appraisal plan.
You will enjoy the rewards of working with a client group for whom you can make a significant difference every day, and you will experience the strong motivation of being part of a supportive multi-agency effort which includes allied health professional, nursing, social care reablement and medical staff. We will equip you for mobile working and actively support flexible working practice.
The post holder will be an experienced and skilled Allied Health Professional who will be able to work across the Community Independence Service (CIS) but based primarily in community rehabilitation team.
As a senior member of the CIS Team, you will be expected to be a clinician with a broad range of competencies who is able to adapt to a wide variety of clinical circumstances. You will be part of a community team where your ability to make clinical decisions will aid client recovery, maximise functional independence and avoid unnecessary hospital admission.
You will undertake comprehensive assessments and provide complex interventions that will have an impact on clinical decisions. You will be expected to work autonomously whilst drawing assistance from other colleagues in primary and secondary care.
You will use evidence based principles/current best practice and specialist skills to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions and to ensure that all members of the team do so accordingly.
Your excellent caseload management and communication skills will enable you to prioritise client care and manage our own caseload. You will also work closely with senior clinicians, practitioners, social workers and other health or social care professionals to establish and maintain a whole systems approach for our clients.
The post holder will provide community based rehabilitation to clients who are referred with varied and complex needs ensuring holistic assessment and community care pathway planning is undertaken to maximise the rehab potential for the client whilst synergistically working with other CIS pathways and other stakeholders.
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
This advert closes on Monday 13 May 2024