Rotational Physiotherapist
| Posting date: | 18 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £35,763.00 to £43,466.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £35763.00 - £43466.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 August 2025 |
| Location: | Ealing, UB1 3HW |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9333-25-0909 |
Summary
To undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations. To use clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques to provide an accurate diagnosis of their condition. Formulate and deliver an individual physiotherapy treatment programme based on evidence based practice and treatment options using clinical assessment, reasoning skills and a broad knowledge and understanding of treatment skills. To accept responsibility for a designated caseload of patients, and to organise this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and use of time. To carry out assessment and treatments of a range of musculoskeletal, respiratory, medical , neurological conditions with moderate physical effort on a daily basis. To have basic knowledge assessment and management of Long term conditions To carry out assessment and treatment of patients referred for group classes in the community sites and out patient clinics. Where required support home visits. To clarify and explain the patients condition to them to enable the formulation of realistic agreed treatment goals and plans. This may sometimes involve the breaking of unwelcome news to the patient and/or their carers. To deal sensitively with patients who have high levels of anxiety and depression as part of their complex presentation. To deal sensitively with the relatives and carers of patients. To comply with the Trusts Manual Handling policy and local therapeutic handling guidance at all times. To be responsible for maintaining accurate and comprehensive patient treatment records in line with Trust procedures and Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) standards of practice. To write concise, informative reports detailing treatment outcomes and levels of disability for medical staff, employers and solicitors. To train, supervise and performance manages more junior staff including technical instructors. To communicate effectively with patients and their parents, guardians or carers, to maximise recovery potential, and to ensure understanding of both conditions and treatment. Communication skills of persuasion, motivation and explanation to encourage patients to undertake their treatment programme. To ensure that your own actions, and those of the staff you supervise, support equality, diversity and rights of our patients and their families. To assess patient understanding of treatment proposals, gain valid consent and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment. To maintain accurate record of patients attendances and treatments using Systmone.