Job summary
Are you a Passionate and a Newly qualified or experienced Band 5 physiotherapist interested in working for an Outstanding NHS Trust such as East London NHS Foundation Trust in London? Are you keen to develop your Physiotherapy Assessment, Treatment and Leadership skills while taking all the opportunities ELFT has to offer in order for you to develop your career and become your best self?
Working for ELFT will give you the opportunity to climb the career ladder while exploring different approaches of providing physiotherapy services to the population we serve.
If the answer is Yes, APPLY NOW! AND JOIN US AT ELFT!
Main duties of the job
To provide a high standard of physiotherapy assessments and treatments to Adult Services - outpatient musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, Community Neuro Service, Inpatient Therapies, Extended Primary Care Teams and Learning Disabilities Service (Hackney)
This will include assessing and treating patients with a variety of needs providing physical assistance, advice, rehabilitation and emotional support.
This post is part of a 4 monthly rotation scheme covering a variety of settings.
The post holder will be expected to participate in evening and weekend work for Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy and the Extended Primary care teams and emergencies duties once deemed competent.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see JD (Job Description) and PS (Personal Specification) for full details of role requirements.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see JD (Job Description) and PS (Personal Specification) for full details of role requirements.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- oDegree in Physiotherapy or equivalent acceptable to HCPC State registration
- oEvidence of relevant ongoing professional development since qualification
Experience
Essential
- oPhysiotherapy experience in managing patients in a range of core skill areas i.e. neurology, respiratory, outpatients etc.
Desirable
- oPhysiotherapy experience in managing patients in a range of core skill areas i.e. neurology, respiratory, outpatients etc.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- oGood organization skills e.g. time keeping, time management, prioritization skills
- oProactive and self-directed in learning
- oProfessional and accepting responsibility for own actions
- oAble to use initiative but aware of when to ask for help
- oAble to work independently as well as in a team
- oFlexible and adaptable to new/unexpected situations
- oDemonstrate good communication skills - written and oral
- oEvidence of ability to reflect upon own practice
Other
Essential
- oPhysically able to comply with Trust manual handling guidelines
- oAble to take part in weekend and on call duties once deemed competent
- oAbility to work in a stressful and busy environment
- oAble to perform at high level of physical activity to provide manual therapy and demonstration of exercise.
- oAn interest in participating in a mix of acute, intermediate care and community rotations
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- oDegree in Physiotherapy or equivalent acceptable to HCPC State registration
- oEvidence of relevant ongoing professional development since qualification
Experience
Essential
- oPhysiotherapy experience in managing patients in a range of core skill areas i.e. neurology, respiratory, outpatients etc.
Desirable
- oPhysiotherapy experience in managing patients in a range of core skill areas i.e. neurology, respiratory, outpatients etc.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- oGood organization skills e.g. time keeping, time management, prioritization skills
- oProactive and self-directed in learning
- oProfessional and accepting responsibility for own actions
- oAble to use initiative but aware of when to ask for help
- oAble to work independently as well as in a team
- oFlexible and adaptable to new/unexpected situations
- oDemonstrate good communication skills - written and oral
- oEvidence of ability to reflect upon own practice
Other
Essential
- oPhysically able to comply with Trust manual handling guidelines
- oAble to take part in weekend and on call duties once deemed competent
- oAbility to work in a stressful and busy environment
- oAble to perform at high level of physical activity to provide manual therapy and demonstration of exercise.
- oAn interest in participating in a mix of acute, intermediate care and community rotations
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
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).
