Rotational Physiotherapist - Band 5

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Job summary

A leading health organization in London seeks a dedicated Physiotherapist to provide high standard assessments and treatments across various services. Candidates will manage a diverse caseload, participate in a 4-month rotation, and embody core values of care and respect. This role demands a Physiotherapy degree and HCPC registration.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Relocation support up to £10,000

Qualifications

• Experience in managing patients in neurology and respiratory.
• Proactive and self-directed in learning.
• Ability to reflect upon own practice.

Responsibilities

• Accept clinical responsibility for designated caseload of patients.
• Undertake assessments and formulate treatment plans.
• Participate in patient discharge planning.

Skills

Communication

Time Management

Analytical Skills

Education

Physiotherapy degree

HCPC registration

Evidence of ongoing CPD

Job description

ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. So it is a very exciting time for you to come and work for us. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Job overview

To provide a high standard of physiotherapy assessments and treatments to Adult Services - outpatient musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, Community Neuro Service, Inpatient Therapies (East Ham Care Centre as part of EPCT Therapy Team), Extended Primary Care Teams, Learning Disabilities Service (Hackney) and Emergency Department at Royal London Hospital.
This will include assessing and treating patients with a variety of needs providing physical assistance, advice, rehabilitation and emotional support. This post is part of a 4 monthly rotation scheme covering a variety of settings. The post holder will be expected to participate in evening and weekend work for Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, the Extended Primary care teams and Emergency Department at Royal London Hospital once deemed competent.

Main duties of the job

1. To accept clinical responsibility as an autonomous practitioner for a designated caseload of patients, and organise this efficiently and effectively with regard to clinical priorities and time management.
2. To undertake the assessment and clinical diagnosis of patients using investigative and analytical skills; formulation of an individual management and/or treatment programme using clinical reasoning and a range of treatment skills in a clinic, inpatient, community or emergency department setting.
3. To understand the continuous assessment and evaluation of the treatment programmes and modify them according to patient needs
4. To communicate assessment and treatment outcomes appropriately to Physiotherapy colleagues, medical staff, social care and other professionals in the form of letters and reports.
5. To maintain own continuing professional development and develop current knowledge of evidence based practice within each rotation by active involvement in the appraisal process, clinical supervision, in service training, reflective practice and the preparation and presentations of projects as appropriate, incorporating new knowledge and skills into everyday practice as appropriate

Working for our organisation

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work, ensuring a high standard of clinical care for patients under your management.
• To accept clinical responsibility as an autonomous practitioner for a designated caseload of patients, and organise this efficiently and effectively with regard to clinical priorities and time management.
• To undertake the assessment and clinical diagnosis of patients using investigative and analytical skills; formulation of an individual management and/or treatment programme using clinical reasoning and a range of treatment skills in a clinic, inpatient, community or emergency department setting.
• To assess patients understanding of treatment proposals and their capacity to give informed consent working within the legal framework when patients lack capacity to give consent
• To understand the continuous assessment and evaluation of the treatment programmes and modify them according to patient needs
• To be actively involved in patient discharge planning involving the MDT where necessary to ensure effective care and safe discharge. To independently able to make decisions to discharge patients from physiotherapy treatment.
• To understand and advise when a patient may require admission based on your assessment and own clinical reasoning.
• To assess and manage clinical risk within your own patient caseload to ensure your own and your patients safety
• To participate in the on call and emergency duties within the Trust having been assessed as competent.
• To utilise a range of communication skills in order to be able to overcome barriers to communication e.g. language, learning disability, anxiety, anger and to deal effectively with sensitive and/or contentious issues.
• To communicate assessment and treatment outcomes appropriately to Physiotherapy colleagues, medical staff, social care and other professionals in the form of letters and reports.
• To be aware of, and comply with, organisational and departmental policies and procedures and to be involved in reviewing and updating as appropriate
• To be responsible for the safe ad competent use of all equipment, appliances and aids and ensuring it is safe for its purpose prior to use.
• To delegate to, supervise and support the work of Physiotherapy assistants and support workers/Technicians.
• To plan and teach care programmes or specific training to others e.g.
  carers, nurses, assistants, teachers
• To maintain own continuing professional development and develop current knowledge of evidence based practice within each rotation by active involvement in the appraisal process, clinical supervision, in service training, reflective practice and the preparation and presentations of projects as appropriate, incorporating new knowledge and skills into everyday practice as appropriate
• To demonstrate a high level of manual handling skills e.g. positioning and transferring skills, use of hoists, walking aids using moderate physical effort required throughout the day.
• To have a good level of dexterity and precision when using manual physiotherapy skills (suctioning, inserting nasal airways, chest manual techniques, manual hyperinflation, joint and soft tissue mobilisation)
• To be exposed to bodily fluids e.g. urine, faeces, sputum, blood, vomit, and noxious smell on a daily basis
• To exercise mental effort frequently during assessments, teaching sessions, and using technical equipment.
• To maintain comprehensive and accurate written records in line with the Trust standards and Professional standards.
• To achieve and maintain a competent level of IT skills appropriate to each area e.g. use of RIO, EMIS, Software systems and Electronic Patient records.
• To collect data and statistics as required.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Physiotherapy degree
• HCPC registered
• Evidence of ongoing CPD

Experience/ knowledge + skills

• Physiotherapy experience in managing patients in a range of core skill areas i.e. neurology, respiratory, outpatients etc.
• Good organization skills e.g. time keeping, time management, prioritization skills Proactive and self-directed in learning
• Professional and accepting responsibility for own actions
• Able to use initiative but aware of when to ask for help
• Able to work independently as well as in a team
• Flexible and adaptable to new/unexpected situations
• Demonstrate good communication skills - written and oral
• Evidence of ability to reflect upon own practice
• Some community experience is desirable

other

• Physically able to comply with Trust manual handling guidelines
• Ability to work in a stressful and busy environment
• An interest in participating in a mix of acute, intermediate care and community rotations

Making Things Better

Quality Improvement is a key part of our work to improve our services and refine how we do things. We have a global reputation for our quality improvement work and we don’t stand still! So we offer a fantastic opportunity for our staff to learn, lead and contribute towards improving our services.

We launched our Five Year Strategy in April 2018, which identified four main strategic outcomes to improve: population health outcomes, experience of care, staff experience and improve value. This complements the NHS Long Term Strategy and sets out our direction of travel.

Our Community

We provide a wide range of community health and mental health inpatient services to children, young people, adults of working age, and older adults in The City of London, Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Bedfordshire and Luton. We also provide psychological therapy services to the London Borough of Richmond, and provide Forensic services to the whole of North East London. We provide services in urban and rural settings, sometimes in our inpatient units, but mostly in the community close to where people live. Integrated care is key in making the best use of resources and providing effective care.

Aiming High

We were rated ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC in 2016, were proud to be rated ‘Outstanding’ again in 2018 and continue to be rate 'Outstanding' in 2021.. We were named in the HSJ’s Top 10 best places to work in healthcare and were voted Provider Trust of the Year in 2018.

Staff and Service Users United

We strive to ensure that staff feel valued by the Trust and as they are truly pivotal in delivering better outcomes for our patients and service users. Our aspiration is to help to make ELFT the best place to work. This Trust is clinician-led and provides the highest possible level of clinical expertise throughout its services. We pride ourselves on our service user involvement. A service user will be on your assessment centre and interview panel if you are invited to meet us.

We especially welcome people with lived experience of health difficulties, with insight and understanding of different backgrounds, cultures and lifestyles in our population as we believe that this will equip staff to deliver a high standard of care to our service users and patients.

Diversity

ELFT Is committed to being a diverse organisation and our workforce is reflective of the population and communities we serve. We believe that having colleagues with a range of backgrounds and life experiences enriches and adds value to the outcomes we have set out to achieve. Having partnered and endorsed by organisations who are representative and experts in various areas of equality and diversity, we can ensure we are meeting the pre-set standards all the way from recruitment stage throughout the career journey of our employees by being accessible, having fair inclusive practices and a host of staff networks to support, nurture and celebrate our valued staff in the workplace.

Other reasons to apply

As a flexible working friendly organisation, 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 job share, part time or another flexible pattern.

As part of the relocation scheme we presently have, the Trust could support you with offering up to £10,000 for removal and associated expenses. This is subject to change and terms and conditions apply.

What Next?

If you like the sound of ELFT, don’t waste a moment. We sometimes close adverts early if there is a high response, so apply now!

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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.