Job summary
The post holder will be an integral member of the Enfield Adult Community Physiotherapy and Adult Neurological Therapy teams.
The post holder will be developed to take short term responsibility for the effective planning and delivery of care to patients in co-operation with other team members and in communication with other clinical team leaders.
The post holder will be required to support clinicians in running gym-based groups and education programmes and also to visit patients in their own homes to carry out prescribed treatment and assess for and provide appropriate O/T equipment or mobility aids directly or by prescription.
The post holder will work alone and will be required to use a degree of initiative while working within the parameters of the team's policies and procedures.
The post holder may be required to work at times in other services dependent on integration and service need.
- The post holder will be an integral member of the multi professional teams, which is in partnership with the voluntary sector in delivering and their carers.
Main duties of the job
To undertake clinical work delegated from the Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists.
To be responsible for a designated caseload of patients.
To work effectively as a member of a team in providing a programme of community based therapeutic activities.
- To contribute to all stages of the therapeutic process including: - Referral taking and information gathering through liaison with clients, their informal carers, and colleagues from health and other agencies.
- Completing simple assessments, through interview and observation of functional tasks.
- Identifying needs and forming goals and plans for interventions.
- Completing a wide range of interventions including: - giving advice; home exercise programmes; rehabilitations programmes; equipment provision; and simple home adaptations, such as, banister rails and half steps.
- Evaluate client progress through regular re-assessment and ensure continuous progression by graded activity.
- Contribute to formal therapy assessments and provide feedback.
- Review of clients after completion of minor adaptations to home environment.
- Discharge planning and discharge.
About us
North Midd in the community is part of Royal Free London group and North Central London integrated care system - consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield, and Haringey. As with other ICS's, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.
We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George's University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.
This role is within the community, under North Midd in the community. The role based within the London Borough of Enfield EN2. Enfield has great road transport links A10, A406, M25 and A1/M1 and easily accessible bus, train and tube links.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To use clinical reasoning throughout the therapeutic process.
To carry out rehabilitation programmes crossing physiotherapy and occupational therapy.
To recognise changes in a patients condition and report to the appropriate healthprofessional.
Undertake delegated tasks to contribute to the safe and smooth running of the service.
The post requires the use of equipment and skills that necessitates the use of specific therapeutic handling and management techniques.
To liaise with the voluntary sector partners with regard to individual patients as required.
To adhere to the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct and all other relevant policies and procedures.
To respond promptly to any incident where service quality has fallen below an acceptable standard and report to supervisor, the clinical team leader or team manager.
To utilise varied communication techniques and resources to ensure two way understanding e.g. Non-verbal, hearing and visual impairments cultural / language differences.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To use clinical reasoning throughout the therapeutic process.
To carry out rehabilitation programmes crossing physiotherapy and occupational therapy.
To recognise changes in a patients condition and report to the appropriate healthprofessional.
Undertake delegated tasks to contribute to the safe and smooth running of the service.
The post requires the use of equipment and skills that necessitates the use of specific therapeutic handling and management techniques.
To liaise with the voluntary sector partners with regard to individual patients as required.
To adhere to the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct and all other relevant policies and procedures.
To respond promptly to any incident where service quality has fallen below an acceptable standard and report to supervisor, the clinical team leader or team manager.
To utilise varied communication techniques and resources to ensure two way understanding e.g. Non-verbal, hearing and visual impairments cultural / language differences.
Person Specification
Education and Professional Qualifications
Essential
- oRelevant qualification e.g. C & G Health & Social Care NVQ 3 or equivalent oTraining courses relevant to care group. oEnglish qualification at GSCE or equivalent level.
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- oExperience at working at band 3 level in a physical rehabilitation setting or experience within a social care setting
- Knowledge of the ranges of equipment relevant to clinical area
- Knowledge and experience of working with patients who have physical health disabilities / or impairments
- Evidence of working with and caring for adults either in an acute, community NHS or social care setting.
Desirable
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work autonomously & set own priorities
- Insight into the needs of patients with long-term conditions and their carers
- Ability to organise & respond effectively to complex information
Others
Essential
- A full UK driving licence Car owner/driver for work purposes
- Ability to fulfil routine duties, both physically and mentally, including all aspects of moving and handling patients.
Person Specification
Education and Professional Qualifications
Essential
- oRelevant qualification e.g. C & G Health & Social Care NVQ 3 or equivalent oTraining courses relevant to care group. oEnglish qualification at GSCE or equivalent level.
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- oExperience at working at band 3 level in a physical rehabilitation setting or experience within a social care setting
- Knowledge of the ranges of equipment relevant to clinical area
- Knowledge and experience of working with patients who have physical health disabilities / or impairments
- Evidence of working with and caring for adults either in an acute, community NHS or social care setting.
Desirable
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work autonomously & set own priorities
- Insight into the needs of patients with long-term conditions and their carers
- Ability to organise & respond effectively to complex information
Others
Essential
- A full UK driving licence Car owner/driver for work purposes
- Ability to fulfil routine duties, both physically and mentally, including all aspects of moving and handling patients.
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).
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).
