Rotational Rehabilitation Physiotherapist

Job overview

This is an an exciting opportunity for Physiotherapists with proven clinical  and interpersonal skills to join our growing Band 6 rotational scheme at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.   We are looking for clinicians  interested in developing their rehabilitation skills  as we have vacancies in the rehabilitation rotational circuits. You will gain experience of treating a wide variety of clinical conditions both in the Acute (Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals) and Community settings in Lambeth and Southwark. You will have the opportunity to develop both your clinical and non-clinical skills including appraisal and supervision of junior staff and students, participation in projects contributing to service development and delivery of training programmes and teaching both within the trust and our partner organisations.

Each rotation is of 6 months duration and each post is supported by a number of experienced senior staff and clinical specialists.  Staff need to be prepared to participate in any of the rotations within the rehabilitation rotational scheme.  You will be expected to embrace the departments equity, inclusion and diversity working ethos.

These posts would suit a Band 5 physiotherapist wishing to gain specific experience at a more senior level or an established Band 6 wishing to consolidate and develop their knowledge and skills.

Interviews will be held WB 13th July.

Main duties of the job

Rehabilitation Rotations

Oncology, older persons unit, vascular, neuro stroke, neuro rehabilitation, critical care rehabilitation, renal, orthopaedics, paediatrics, vestibular and facial rehabilitation, neuro community, intermediate care, older persons assessment unit, MSK, admissions avoidance in A&E, supported discharge, healthy living team, exercise on dialysis, community, rapid response in the community.

Applicants would manage their own case load, be responsible for their clinical governance and development while being supported by the wider rehabilitation team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To be professionally and legally responsible for all aspects of the post-holders own work
• To carry out assessment of patients as an autonomous practitioner, including those with complex presentations, and using clinical reasoning skills and knowledge of evidence based practice, to determine appropriate care plan utilising a wide range of treatment skills and options

• To interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical facts to form accurate diagnoses in a wide range of conditions including those with a complex presentation, with occasional guidance from specialist physiotherapists
• To formulate accurate prognoses and recommend best course of intervention, developing comprehensive discharge plans
• To co-ordinate intervention which may include other disciplines; advises and educates patient/carers/relatives/other health professionals
• To be responsible for maintenance of accurate written records using POMR system and use of computerised data collection and records and comprehensive progress and discharge reports to medical referrers as required by rotation
• To manage clinical risk within own caseload at all times
• To participate in on-call and emergency duties as lone practitioner within the Trust

• To demonstrate physical ability to carry out physiotherapy assessment and interventions including manual handling techniques and therapeutic handling

• To demonstrate highly developed dexterity, co-ordination and palpatory sensory skills for assessment and manual treatment of patients

• To be able to manage potentially stressful, upsetting or emotional situations in an empathetic manner, including but not limited to those in oncology, ICU, vascular and neurology.