Lead Physiotherapist - Mental Health Inpatients

Job overview

Are you keen to step into a leadership role and support a team to develop in a in-patients setting?

We are looking for a physiotherapist to support the patients on the adult wards in the Whiteleaf Centre in Aylesbury, and support the Professional Lead Physiotherapist with service development.

You will be working with a diverse, supportive multi-disciplinary team, and have support from the Professional Lead Physiotherapist for Mental Health, and will have responsibility to support physiotherapy assistants and students.

You will be providing physiotherapy input to the 4 adult wards at the Whiteleaf Centre in Aylesbury.  Assessing and treating patients with complex long term neurological conditions, MSK conditions and mobility difficulties.  Supporting physical activity on the wards along with the Physical Fitness Practitioner and Physiotherapy Technical Instructors.

Main duties of the job

• To provide physiotherapy assessment, intervention and advice to patients on the adult mental health wards at the Whiteleaf Centre in Aylesbury.
• To manage and prioritise own caseload.
• To support the Multi-disciplinary team to provide holistic care to patients, including formal and informal teaching and guidance.
• To support  and lead on audits, and quality improvement projects.
• To provide clinical supervision/education to more junior staff and students.
• To ensure safe and appropriate use of mobility and gym equipment.
• To support the development, implementation and evaluation of local protocols and guidelines

The ability to travel independently between sites within the Trust is essential for this role.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application. The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

Please note if you are based outside of the UK you will need to hold HCPC registration in order to be considered for this role.