Highly Specialist Community Physiotherapist

Job overview

The Community Independence Service in Westminster is looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Band 7 Physiotherapist to join our friendly Community Rehabilitation Team. You will be passionate about the value of community and rehabilitation, have had extensive clinical experience and be ready to step into a community role to further develop your clinical and non-clinical skills.

The community setting is THE PLACE TO BE with care being prioritised at home and patients being cared for in the community wherever possible - this is clearly outlined in the NHS Long Term Plan and can already be seen on the ground.

We are part of a wider Community Independence Service, which is also offered in Hammersmith & Fulham and Kensington and Chelsea. You will be connected with peers across the tri-borough to support you and to work on service improvement partnerships. You will also be working closely with our other CIS teams, and acute partners, such as Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

You will enjoy the rewards of working with a client group for whom you can make a significant difference every day, and you will experience the strong motivation of being part of a supportive multi-agency effort which includes Medical, Mental Health, Nursing, Allied Health Professionals, Social care and Reablement staff.

Main duties of the job

As a senior member of the Therapy Team, you will be expected to be a practitioner with a broad range of clinical competencies able to adapt to a variety of clinical circumstances.

You will be part of a community team where your proven ability to make high level clinical decisions will aid patient recovery and independence.

You will provide complex assessments and make high impact clinical decisions. You will be expected to work autonomously whilst drawing assistance from other colleagues in primary and secondary care.

You will use evidence based principles/current best practise and specialist skills to assess, plan, implement and evaluate clinical interventions and to ensure that all members of your team do so accordingly.

Your exceptional caseload management and communication skills will enable you to prioritise patient care and delegate to junior members of your team. You will work closely with other senior AHPs, community nurses, and other health or social care professionals to establish and maintain a whole systems approach for these patients

You will be expected to be a highly skilled Physiotherapist who is approachable, an excellent communicator, and able to adapt to the needs of both patients and service.

This post will give  opportunity to experience a wealth of learning and development. You will work alongside and show leadership in a responsive dynamic MDT who put high quality, patient centred care at the heart of what they do.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

A full job description and person specification is attached. Please refer to the document for description of main responsibilities.

Job Summary

• To provide a highly skilled Physiotherapy assessment and treatment for patients with complex conditions who are referred to the service.
• To plan, implement, evaluate treatment and management programmes to ensure the identified needs of the individual are met at all stages of the rehabilitation process or disease progression on a regular basis, further to educate and advise patients, their families and carers in order to facilitate self-management of their condition and optimise their rehabilitation potential and quality of life.
• To act as a source of expertise on the management of the complex disability and provide an advisory service to Physiotherapy colleagues, other health and social care professionals, GPs, and other involved agencies.
• To actively participate and support the development of new initiatives within CNWL.
• To actively support the continuing professional development of all staff, by providing expert  advice and teaching.
• To manage, assist and supervise the junior staff. Supervise locums, students and administrative staff.
• Smooth running and day-to-day management of the community physiotherapy service.