Rotational Band 6 Physiotherapist

The Methodist Church in Britain; Orpington; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension schemes

Discounted gym memberships

Cycle-to-work scheme

Discounts on home furnishings/electron

Employee Assistance Programme

Blue Light Card

Job summary

Bromley Healthcare is seeking a Band 6 physiotherapist on a permanent rotational scheme across community and inpatient services. You will manage a complex caseload as a senior autonomous practitioner, developing individualised treatment plans and supporting safe transfers of care.

You will rotate every six months through inpatient, community, clinics, social care and possibly virtual work, delivering both individual and group interventions while contributing to audit and service development.

Qualifications

• Post-graduate clinical experience in community or inpatient settings
• HCPC registration (Qualified Physiotherapist)
• Evidence of reflective practice/CPD portfolio optional

Responsibilities

• Manage a complex caseload as an autonomous practitioner within a multidisciplinary team
• Formulate and progress individualised treatment plans
• Promote independence and reduce deterioration or admission
• Support safe and timely transfers of care
• Rotate through inpatient and community settings, including clinics and social/care settings
• Deliver individual and group interventions
• Work across North and South Community Health Locality Teams and Borough Wide Services
• Contribute to audit and service development
• Educate patients, students, colleagues and stakeholders
• Respond flexibly to changing priorities

Skills

Autonomous practitioner

Clinical reasoning

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Communication skills

CPD

Education

Physiotherapy degree

Tools

EMIS

Microsoft Office

Job description

This is a permanent Band 6 post on Bromley Healthcare's rotational physiotherapy scheme, covering community and inpatient services. The postholder manages a complex caseload as an autonomous senior member of the multidisciplinary team, building individualised treatment plans, supporting safe transfers of care and contributing to audit and service development. Rotations nominally run every six months through inpatient, community, clinic and social care settings, with some weekend working. Applicants need a physiotherapy degree and HCPC registration.

What the job involves

• Manage a complex caseload as an autonomous practitioner and senior member of the multidisciplinary team
• Formulate and progress individualised treatment plans
• Promote independence and reduce avoidable deterioration or admission
• Support safe and timely transfers of care
• Rotate through inpatient and community settings, including clinics, social and care settings and possibly virtual working
• Deliver individual and group interventions
• Work across the North and South Community Health Locality Teams and Borough Wide Services
• Contribute to audit and evaluation
• Use knowledge, research and CPD to contribute to ongoing service development
• Advise, guide and educate patients, students, colleagues and stakeholders
• Respond flexibly to changing patient, team and service priorities

What’s required

Qualifications

• Degree in physiotherapy

Registration & licences

• HCPC registration

Experience

• Post-graduate clinical experience in community or inpatient settings, including respiratory, neurology, orthopaedics, rehabilitation and musculoskeletal conditions
• Managing and prioritising a varied caseload
• Multidisciplinary team working, goal setting and discharge planning
• Supervising assistant staff and students
• Working in patients' homes, including home visits

Skills & knowledge

• Physiotherapy assessment, treatment and discharge planning for adults with complex needs
• Understanding of frailty (CFS), falls, multimorbidity, risk management and rehabilitation
• Knowledge of professional standards, evidence-based practice, consent, safeguarding and clinical governance
• Organising, prioritising and delegating, and working safely under pressure
• Identifying risk and deterioration and escalating appropriately
• Microsoft Office, sound knowledge of EMIS and willingness to learn new technology

Other

• Evidence of reflective practice and training, such as a CPD portfolio
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work individually and as part of a team
• Flexible approach to service and client needs, with excellent time management

Nice to have

• MSc in a related subject
• Membership of a relevant special interest group
• Practice educator qualification
• Rotational experience within Bromley Healthcare
• Experience of working with complex bariatric patients
• Participation in audit or quality improvement
• Formal training in Microsoft Office
• Additional courses relevant to the role

What’s offered

• Pension schemes
• Discounted gym memberships
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Discounts on home furnishings, electronics and high street retailers
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Eligibility for the Blue Light Card
• Low-interest personal loans
• Lease car scheme