Specialist Physiotherapist
Central and North West London NHS Foundation TrustBrowse all Band 6 Physiotherapist jobs in London
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Job overview
We are looking for a motivated physiotherapist to join Ellington Ward, an older adult inpatient mental health unit one day a week. The ideal candidate is an enthusiastic person who is keen to make improvements in Mental Health services, through initiatives and bespoke interventions for our service users.
Main duties of the job
You will provide specialist physiotherapy input to older adults with mental health issues, including both those with cognitive decline/ organic issues, and those experiencing functional mental health concerns. We are based at Northwick Park Hospital in Harrow, in outer London and the role is primarily based on the ward.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for more information.
Working as a specialist physiotherapist within an older adult inpatient MDT, providing coordinated rehabilitation and condition management as part of an inpatient pathway. This can be from point of early diagnosis through to end of life care.
- To provide specialist holistic and physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse and complex physical, cognitive, psychological and neurological presentations in an inpatient setting.
To develop and deliver individualised treatment programmes.
- To provide physiotherapeutic advice and support to other professions within the wider multidisciplinary team and external agencies.
- To undertake all aspects of clinical duties, which are within your scope of practice, as an autonomous practitioner.
- Working as a specialist physiotherapist within an older adult inpatient MDT, providing coordinated rehabilitation and condition management as part of an inpatient pathway. This can be from point of early diagnosis through to end of life care.
- To provide specialist holistic and physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse and complex physical, cognitive, psychological and neurological presentations in an inpatient setting.
To develop and deliver individualised treatment programmes.
- To provide physiotherapeutic advice and support to other professions within the wider multidisciplinary team and external agencies.
- To undertake all aspects of clinical duties, which are within your scope of practice, as an autonomous practitioner.
- To hold responsibility for own caseload working without direct supervision. Supervision takes the form of regular 1:1 clinical and managerial sessions, formal training, clinical reasoning sessions, peer review, case conferences and multi-disciplinary team discussion.
- To undertake evidence-based audit and service improvement projects to develop own and team’s clinical practice. Make recommendations for changes to practice, and may contribute or lead the implementation of specific changes to practice or service developments.
- To undertake evidence-based audit and service improvement projects to develop own and team’s clinical practice. Make recommendations for changes to practice, and may contribute or lead the implementation of specific changes to practice or service developments.