Highly Specialist Physiotherapist

NHS Jobs; Greater London; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

NMUH is recruiting a senior physiotherapist to lead and co-ordinate the physiotherapy service for patients presenting at the A&E and Frailty units. You will work with the Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy Lead to plan, implement, audit and evaluate care pathways and multidisciplinary collaboration to maximise patient recovery and safe discharge.

The post involves clinical leadership, high-level assessments, and education of junior therapists, allied health staff and students.

Qualifications

• Senior physiotherapist with leadership responsibilities

Responsibilities

• Undertake a senior clinical role on a day-to-day basis and, alongside the NMUH Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy Lead, plan, co-ordinate, deliver and evaluate the physiotherapy service for patients at NMUH A&E, AMU/Amber Unit (Frailty).
• Provide assessments and design management programmes for patients with complex medical, orthopaedic, neurological, social and mental health problems and facilitate swift return home or to intermediate care facilities.

Job description

Job summaryTo undertake a senior clinical role on a day-to-day basis and, alongsidethe NMUH Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy Lead, engage inplanning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating the physiotherapyservice provided to patients who present at the NMUH A&Edepartment, AMU / Amber Unit (Frailty) participating in the design andimplementation of physiotherapy and multidisciplinary audit, and policyand ward working where required. To undertake assessments & design management programmes forpatients presenting with complex medical, orthopaedic, neurological,social and mental health problems and to facilitate swift return to theirhomes or intermediate care facilities, maintaining records as anautonomous practitioner. To act as a source of expertise on the physiotherapy management ofthe above patient groups, providing advice to patients, carers, allgrades of physiotherapists, other health care professionals,consultants, general practitioners and social services. To educate and train Senior and Junior grade therapists, TherapyAssistants, other healthcare professionals and physiotherapy andadaptation students in the management of acutely ill patients. For detailed information please refer to attached job description and persons spec for full details of the job

£55,524 - £62,652 per annum inclusive of Outer HCAS

£55,524 - £62,652 Inclusive of HCAS pro rata, per annum