Bank Physiotherapist Band 6

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; Chipping Barnet; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust's Barnet Hospital is seeking an experienced Band 6 Physiotherapist to join the Therapy Team through the staff Bank, working up to 37.5 hours per week.

You will manage your own clinical caseload, supervise Band 5 staff and work within a multidisciplinary team across stroke, neurology, ED/admission avoidance, acute medicine, surgery, and critical care, with regular support and development opportunities.

Responsibilities

• 1. To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner in inpatient areas in line with standards, policies and procedures.
• 2. To provide an advanced standard of therapy assessment and treatment for a specialist inpatient caseload with no direct supervision, with team lead support as needed.
• 3. To work in a trans-disciplinary therapy team including physiotherapists, occupational therapists, therapy support workers, dieticians and SLTs.
• 4. To work with patients' families or carers to provide support, education and clear expectations regarding hospital attendance outcomes.
• 5. To supervise, teach and appraise Band 5 therapists and support workers.
• 6. To participate in Continuing Professional Development, evidence-based audit and research projects to enhance the service.

Job description

We have an opportunity for a motivated and experienced Physiotherapist to join our dynamic Therapy Team at Barnet Hospital - part of the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. This post is via the staff Bank and would involve working up to 37.5 hours per week. The Therapy teams at Barnet Hospital provide an integrated therapy service in the following areas:

• Stroke
• Neurology
• Emergency Department and Admission Avoidance
• Acute Medicine
• Surgery (including Head & Neck surgery)
• Acute Respiratory Care (including Non-Invasive Ventilation) across the Enhanced Care Unit and ward
• Critical Care
• Acute cardiology
• Health Services for Elderly People (HSEP)
• Trauma & Orthopaedics

The successful applicant will be expected to manage their own clinical caseload and supervise other staff as appropriate, whilst being supported by highly skilled and experienced band 7 and 8 staff in the relevant specialty. You will be working in a rewarding and challenging clinical environment. The Therapies department at Barnet Hospital is committed to ensuring bank staff feel supported with regular supervision and access to in-service training sessions.As part of this we continue to work towards becoming a fully inclusive department.

Responsibilities

• 1.This static Band 6 Physiotherapist will undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner and work in accordance with the standards, policies, and procedures established within the inpatient clinical areas.
• 2.To provide an advanced standard of therapy assessment and treatment of a specialist caseload within inpatient areas to patients, considering cars and families, without direct supervision. Access to advice and support from team leads is available when required. Clinical work is routinely evaluated.
• 3.To work in a trans-disciplinary therapy team including other physiotherapists, occupational therapists, therapy support workers, dieticians and speech and language therapists.
• 4.To work with patient's families or carers to provide an advanced level of support, education and expectation regarding the outcome of the hospital attendance.
• 5.To supervise, teach and appraise Band 5 therapists and support workers.
• 6.To participate in Continuing Professional Development, evidence - based audit and research projects that will enhance the service.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers' money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation. Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.