Physiotherapist

Barts Health NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a new and exciting team at a leading NHS trust as a Physiotherapist. You'll work within a multidisciplinary team to deliver care for frail patients in various settings, including the hospital and community. Your role will involve assessing and managing patient needs to enhance their experience and outcomes. This position offers the chance to be part of innovative care solutions, supporting patients in their homes and facilitating safe discharges.

Qualifications

• Deliver multidisciplinary assessment and clinical management for frail patients.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care for patients with frailty needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe care at the patient’s home to avoid hospital admission.
• Support early discharge for patients requiring ongoing management.

Skills

Assessment

Clinical Management

Multidisciplinary Collaboration

Job description

Join to apply for the Physiotherapist role at Barts Health NHS Trust.

This is a new and exciting team of nurses, physiotherapists, and occupational therapists. The team includes doctors, specialist nurses, and therapists who care for frail and elderly patients in the Emergency Department, the Acute Admissions Unit, and throughout the hospital. The development of virtual frailty wards aims to support patients in their own homes via early supported discharge or admission avoidance processes.

The Frailty Virtual Ward at Newham Hospital provides safe care at the patient’s home to avoid hospital admission or facilitate safe, earlier discharges for patients requiring ongoing management with clinical and care support in their residence. The unit aims to improve patient experience and outcomes.

The Senior Physiotherapist is a member of the virtual frailty ward team, delivering multidisciplinary assessment and clinical management for frail patients within the hospital, emergency department, and community. The post holder assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care for patients with frailty needs, making necessary adjustments.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country and a leading healthcare provider. Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, providing safe and compassionate care. We are committed to promoting an inclusive environment where every staff member feels a sense of belonging and our WeCare values guide our work.

For further details or informal visits, contact: Dezerree Berry, Clinical Lead, at [e-mail] or call 02073639219, available Monday to Thursday, 9-5.