Job summary
The Community Rehabilitation and Falls Service is looking to recruit an enthusiastic and passionate band 6 community physiotherapist. The service covers the boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark. This is an excellent opportunity for a Band 6 physiotherapist or an experienced Band 5 Physiotherapist.
Applicants should have experience of delivering high quality; evidence-based rehabilitation to older people with complex needs, multiple co-morbidities and falls. You will work in a multi-disciplinary team to implement person-centred assessments and rehabilitation programmes. The role includes partnership working across teams within Integrated Local Services and other agencies within primary and secondary health and social care.
Excellent communication skills and an ability to prioritise a large caseload of complex patients are essential. You will be required to support service developments and show flexibility when adapting to and leading change.
You will be joining a friendly, supportive team and will be provided with high quality clinical supervision and opportunities to develop your clinical and leadership skills. You will join us at a time where we are optimising the use of the Epic EPR to enhance the service we provide to patients.
You will be required to contribute to the 6 day therapy service on the Pulross Intermediate Care Ward.
Main duties of the job
Perform specialist physiotherapy assessments and treatments in the community as a part of Community Rehab and Falls Service.
- Work within and across professional and organisational boundaries, liaising with health and social care professionals and voluntary agencies to deliver individualised and expert care to a high standard to clients.
- Support the service's commitment to meeting client needs and delivering excellence. It is essential the post holder be able to work their hours flexibly and contribute fully to both existing and new rotas. This may include 7 day working and non- traditional shift patterns.
- Be responsible for supervision, education and assessment of students and new/junior members of staff.
About us
The Community Rehabilitation and Falls Service is part of the Integrated Local Services directorate. It delivers physiotherapy and occupational therapy to adults and older people with illness, injury or disability, helping them to be more independent in their daily activities. The clients have a wide range of functional difficulties, long-term conditions and disabilities and many have multiple pathologies and complex medical conditions. They may be seen in a 14 bed Intermediate Care Unit, in their own homes and in health and community centres within Lambeth and Southwark. The service leads the provision of Falls prevention and management of clients within both boroughs providing individual and group exercise programmes.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for full details of role
Interviews are scheduled for 27th February 2025
Please ensure that your application contains examples of your personal knowledge and experience in relation to this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for full details of role
Interviews are scheduled for 27th February 2025
Please ensure that your application contains examples of your personal knowledge and experience in relation to this role.
Person Specification
Knowledge/Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Physio degree or equivalent
- Maintenance of CPD portfolio
- Registered member of the Health and Care Professions Council
- Willingness to undertake Postural Stability Instructor (PSI) training.
Desirable
- Registered member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
Experience
Essential
- Broad-based experience as a qualified physiotherapist including orthopaedics, older people, falls and general rehabilitation
- Demonstrates awareness and promotes equality, diversity and inclusion.
Desirable
- Experience of working in community setting
- Experience of working in falls prevention service
- Experience of supervising less senior staff and students including supervision and appraisal
Skills
Essential
- Specialist knowledge and skills in assessing the impact of physical and medical conditions on a clients functional abilities, independence and safety.
- Specialist knowledge and skills in the assessment, treatment and longer term management of a variety of clinical presentations.
- Knowledge and application of outcome measures relevant to service area
- Able to manage a complex and constantly changing workload of clinical and non-clinical duties demonstrating excellent time management, prioritisation and organisation
- Proficient IT skills, including electronic healthcare records
- Knowledge of basic research and audit methodology.
- Demonstrate highly developed verbal, non-verbal and written communication including report writing in English
- The ability to devise, deliver and evaluate training both within the service and to other agencies
- Ability to evaluate quality and use evidence-based practice
- Knowledge of current policy and procedures relevant to service area e.g. falls, older people
- Ability to carry out risk assessments
Person Specification
Knowledge/Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Physio degree or equivalent
- Maintenance of CPD portfolio
- Registered member of the Health and Care Professions Council
- Willingness to undertake Postural Stability Instructor (PSI) training.
Desirable
- Registered member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
Experience
Essential
- Broad-based experience as a qualified physiotherapist including orthopaedics, older people, falls and general rehabilitation
- Demonstrates awareness and promotes equality, diversity and inclusion.
Desirable
- Experience of working in community setting
- Experience of working in falls prevention service
- Experience of supervising less senior staff and students including supervision and appraisal
Skills
Essential
- Specialist knowledge and skills in assessing the impact of physical and medical conditions on a clients functional abilities, independence and safety.
- Specialist knowledge and skills in the assessment, treatment and longer term management of a variety of clinical presentations.
- Knowledge and application of outcome measures relevant to service area
- Able to manage a complex and constantly changing workload of clinical and non-clinical duties demonstrating excellent time management, prioritisation and organisation
- Proficient IT skills, including electronic healthcare records
- Knowledge of basic research and audit methodology.
- Demonstrate highly developed verbal, non-verbal and written communication including report writing in English
- The ability to devise, deliver and evaluate training both within the service and to other agencies
- Ability to evaluate quality and use evidence-based practice
- Knowledge of current policy and procedures relevant to service area e.g. falls, older people
- Ability to carry out risk assessments
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
