Physiotherapist

St Joseph's Hospice; London Borough of Hackney; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday

Subsidised cafe

Season ticket loans

NHS pension

Cycle to work

Health Cash Plan

EAP services

Job summary

St Joseph's Hospice in London is seeking a dedicated Physiotherapist to join the Therapies Team, delivering specialist palliative rehabilitation and non-pharmacological symptom control for outpatients and inpatients.

You will work with Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy and Dietetics, supporting home-based Empowered Living Team and contributing to a patient-centered programme across a range of services.

Qualifications

• Registered physiotherapist with healthcare experience.
• Experience in palliative care or rehabilitation is preferred.
• Ability to plan goals and tailor rehab for complex patients.

Responsibilities

• Undertake holistic physiotherapy assessments for inpatients and outpatients.
• Develop goal-oriented rehabilitation programmes aligned with patient priorities.
• Provide high-quality, non-pharmacological symptom management.
• Support and lead the Empowered Living Team home-based services.
• Maintain accurate documentation in line with CSP standards and hospice policies.

Skills

Physiotherapist

Palliative care

Rehabilitation

Autonomous practitioner

Job description

Wehave an exciting opportunity for a Physiotherapist in our Therapies Team at StJosephs Hospice.

Weare looking for a Physiotherapist who has experience in a healthcare environment.

The Therapies Team consistsof Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy andDietetics. You will work collaboratively with the team in seeing people asoutpatients and in-patients, delivering specialist palliative rehabilitationand non-pharmacological symptom control interventions. You will also supportthe Empowered Living Team, a physiotherapy led, volunteer enabled servicesupporting patients in their own home.

Main duties of the job

• Effective communication andinterpersonal skills
• Experience of undertaking physiotherapyassessments
• Clinical reasoning skills necessary totailor and adapt therapeutic interventions across a complex patientcaseload
• Excellent team work skills and theability to work collaboratively
• To be committed to patient centred,holistic, care with a focus on what matters most to the patient

About us

St Joseph's Hospice was founded in 1905 by the Religious Sisters of Charity and as such it has a rich, Catholic heritage which informs our work today: to support and welcome those in need, from all different cultures, religions and backgrounds.We provide high quality specialist palliative care for patients with cancer and other life-threatening conditions across East and North London. We have a large team of clinical staff who work across community, in-patient and out-patient services delivering individualised, responsive and holistic support to patients and their families/carers.

Why work for us?

• 27 days holiday plus public holidays, increasing up to 33 days with service
• Subsidised cafe and early access to retail sale events
• Season ticket loans
• Continuation of NHS Pension Scheme or an excellent salary-exchange pension scheme
• Santander cycles discount and cycle to work scheme
• Health Cash Plan and access to the EAP services

We are an equal opportunities and a disability confident employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

Job responsibilities

With the support of Physiotherapistsand the wider Therapies Team, the post holder will:

Clinical

Undertake holistic physiotherapy assessments and interventionsfor patients with progressive and life limiting illness as an autonomouspractitioner.

Develop goal orientated rehabilitation programmes to supportwhat matters most to the patient.

Provide high-quality physiotherapy input to optimizenon-pharmacological management of symptoms.

Support and lead the Moving Forwards Rehabilitation Gym group,providing co-ordination and delivery of group exercise and gym activities.

Conduct Empowered Living Team (ELT) assessments for outpatients.

Assess on-going physiotherapy needs of patients, adaptingtherapy input as their condition changes.

Be a source of physiotherapy expertise and champion palliativerehabilitation.

Be responsible for managing own case load across inpatient,outpatient and day hospice settings, demonstrating flexibility to meetserviceand patient priorities.

Maintain accurate and up to date clinical and non-clinicaldocumentation, consistent with department documentation and Chartered Societyof Physiotherapy standards.

Education/Teaching

Attend, contributeto and lead training sessions to patients, carers and colleagues.

Participate in thetherapies team in service training programme.

Act as a representative of Therapies professionals, both withinSt Joseph's Hospice and in the wider health community.

Maintain up to date knowledge of clinical developments inpalliative care and incorporate these appropriately.

Communication

Encourage patient participation in therapy by establishinggoals, using negotiation and reassurance.

Communicate well with patients, families, carers and externalservices to ensure effective client care, continuity and discharge.

Proactively initiate effective communication with other membersof the Therapies team and wider hospice services, participating in necessarymeetings and supervision.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£29,933.56 to £36,438.64 a yearper annum