Specialist Physiotherapist

Job overview

CLCH NHS Trust provides a range of Community Services, and the Barnet Discharge to Assess Therapy Team is recruiting!

Are you a qualified Physiotherapist wanting to further your  organisational and management skills, working with patients in their own homes?

We are seeking an enthusiastic Band 6 Physiotherapist to join our D2A and Rapid Response Team at Finchley Memorial Hospital in London.

The position offers experience of a mixed caseload of patients with various pathologies; including NWB, D2A, Rapid Response, neurological,  falls / balance impairments and orthopaedics. The aim is to prevent hospital admission and speed up safe discharges from the hospitals. We also maximise the patients' potential and support patients in a range of activities to promote independent living in their home environment.

The team is a well-established and covers a large area and population size, the position requires the assessment and treatment of physiotherapy intervention for patients in their own homes. Liaising with patients, family, carers and other MDT staff.

This is an excellent opportunity for an physiotherapist working in the acute, bed-based rehab, or social services, who have complete core rotations in acute setting as a band 5,  who would like to experience community working.

PLEASE NOTE - all applicants must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)

Main duties of the job

• Provide assessment, treatment, and interventions to patients in their own home environment to support them to optimise their functional ability.
• You are required to be a car driver and have access to a car to use for work to see patients in their own home across the locality. You may be required to transport and provide equipment from our satellite stores to the patient.
• You will work as an autonomous practitioner, but you will work closely with other physio's, assistants and OT's.
• The team also has close links with the community nurses, complex care and frailty team, GP's, palliative care specialists, hospices, social care, and other third party sector organisations.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trust’s values & the behaviours aligned to those values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.