Community Physiotherapist

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Community Physiotherapist, London Borough of Havering

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Client:

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust

Location:

London Borough of Havering, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Job Views:

10

Posted:

26.04.2025

Expiry Date:

10.06.2025

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Job Description:

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. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.

Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video.

Job overview

Do you want to be part of an innovative, dynamic organisation that is committed to delivering the best care by the best people?

We are looking to appoint people who are as passionate about high quality care as we are.

NELFT provides award-winning community and mental healthcare for over 2 million people. We work to ensure our patients, their friends, and family feel confident that their health needs are well met. With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled health professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care.

Main duties of the job

We are committed to delivering the best care for our patients. The successful candidate will share this commitment and demonstrate our Trust values.

We are committed to continuous learning to improve patient outcomes, so this means that we are also committed to the professional development of our workforce. We want to ensure you have the opportunity to grow and progress within NELFT, so take the first step on this journey by joining us now.

An exciting leadership development opportunity has arisen for a full-time 12-month secondment post within the Havering Integrated Care Directorate for a Clinical Lead for BHR Falls team.

The Clinical Lead will provide professional and clinical leadership for the BHR Falls Team, acting as a role model who inspires, motivates, and empowers the team, and is accountable to ensure that clinical competence and practice are both developed and maintained.

The post holder will play a key role, working with senior Leads, the management team, and clinical colleagues to drive forward transformational change and service innovation to support responsive patient care. The post holder will also work in collaboration with internal and external colleagues to deliver effective healthcare underpinned by the values of NELFT whilst focusing on the best care for patients and valuing staff.

Working for our organisation

Starting with NELFT

NELFT places great importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks, including mandatory training, systems training, and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process, new starters will have the opportunity to meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing, and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London

This post also attracts a payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,551 to a maximum of £5,735 pro-rata for part-time).

Use of AI

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used, then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.

We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role can be discussed at the interview stage.

References

Please ensure that the references are from your most recent employer and one of these must be your direct Line Manager or Supervisor. You must provide professional email addresses for all referees as we will contact them as soon as an offer has been made. Please note we do not request references prior to interviews. Additionally, ensure that any gaps in your employment history are clearly indicated. All applications made through NHS Jobs account will be processed by TRAC System. Please note that some emails may go to your spam/junk mailbox so make sure you check this regularly.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Relevant clinical qualification to degree level or equivalent
• HCPC Registration
• Educated to Degree level or equivalent experience
• Evidence of advanced practice competencies
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Evidence of coaching skills and/or qualification

Trust Values

• • We are kind • We are respectful • We work together with our communities

Experience

• Knowledge of clinical specialty underpinned by theoretical knowledge and relevant practical experience.
• Able to act as a role model and expert resource for patients, carers, and professional colleagues
• Ability to stay calm and focused in challenging situations
• Work collaboratively and in partnership with other healthcare professionals, acting as an expert resource for advice
• To act as an expert practitioner utilizing advanced skills in clinical decision making, clinical assessment, expanded practice, investigation, treatment, planning, and evaluation of care

Knowledge

• An awareness of NHS Plan, NSF, and clinical governance priorities
• Knowledge and skills to assess patients with complex presentations to arrive at clinical diagnosis
• Knowledge of current issues and developments in relation to the care of patients referred to the service with various pathologies
• Ability to think creatively and lead on service improvement initiatives
• Confident in own knowledge base & skills, aware of learning needs, and seeks guidance when appropriate.
• Understanding of obligations in relation to equality and diversity law
• Be an expert point of contact for patients/carers/healthcare professionals for defined episodes/pathways of respiratory care

Skills

• Excellent communication skills including influencing, negotiation, and empathic skills
• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of organizations and individuals
• The ability to identify and act upon adverse clinical signs
• The ability to work effectively alone or in a team environment
• Basic IT skills – use of a database, email, and word
• Carry out advanced assessments of health and psychosocial needs for individual patients, and formulate appropriate care management plans to meet these needs, through a process of autonomous decision-making while adhering to agreed pathways of care guidelines and national standards.

Other

• To have a UK driving license and to have a car
• Sufficient personal resilience to cope with challenging emotional situations
• Commitment towards own personal and professional development
• Excellent interpersonal and negotiating skills
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritize caseload to respond to timely referrals
• Assertive and efficient in dealing with people at all levels, in person, writing, and by phone
• Ability to travel to a variety of sites and carry equipment

We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:

• A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long-term/chronic conditions, and LGBT staff.
• A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work-life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our efforts to support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognized as a ‘Top 10 Family Friendly Employer’ from the Working Families Charity.
• Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations, and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.
• Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.

As a flexible working friendly organization, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part-time hours, or another flexible pattern.