Central London Community Health Trust

Physiotherapist

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Job summary

Come and work as a Band 5 Physiotherapist in one of the bigger community health care NHS trust, CLCH.

Are you an innovative, enthusiastic, organized and dedicated physiotherapist with a strong interest ingeneral rehabilitation looking for challenge and improve your rehab skills and experience? Would you like to work in a friendly and supportive team environment? Then this might be the job for you!

We are currently looking for a Band 5 physiotherapists to join our inpatient general rehabilitation team at Furness Ward, Willesden Centre for Health and Care, based in Willesden. This role offers an excellent opportunity to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering holistic, client centred and evidence-based care.

Main duties of the job

You will have a role in actively developing your physiotherapy practice and delivering evidence-based rehabilitation and assessments for clients currently staying at Furness General rehab ward. Furness ward is a 19-bed in-patient general rehabilitation unit accepting adult clients with a range of presentations and co-morbidities with various general conditions, post operative surgeries, falls, fractures.

As part of your role, you will be expected to build and maintain key relationships with acute and community referrers to the services as well as partners in the community across CLCH.

All rotations have a strong MDT focus and give candidates the opportunity to work alongside Occupational Therapists, Rehabilitation Assistants, Nurses, Doctors, Consultants, Speech and Language Therapists and Psychologists.

About us

Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.

Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
Single occupancy accommodation in Central London - (we can help you find accommodation in London, support you with your deposit)
Car lease scheme *T&C's apply
Flexible working options
Annual travel card loan
Training, support and development in your career

As an NHS trust, we are committed to equal opportunities and ensuring equality and diversity in the workplace.

We have a number of staff networks: Disability and Wellbeing Network (DAWN), Race Equality Network and the Rainbow Network which supports LGBT+ staff. Each network has a champion who is an executive director at the Trust and they hold regular meetingsto discuss issues andmake plans to improve CLCH.

Date posted

11 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,720 to £39,769 a year per annum, inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

824-ONW-6691

Job locations

Willesden Centre for Health and Care

London

NW10 3RY

Job description

Job responsibilities

Be an active member of the multidisciplinary clinical team, providing a Physiotherapy service within inpatient rehabilitation unit and community
Work within professional standards and clinical guidelines, promote best practice and to undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner including assessing and treating own caseload of clients, with support of senior staff
Be aware of and adhere to professional standards and organizational standards.
Build up and maintain key relationships with referring services and the band 5 rotational services to facilitate appropriate referrals and an understanding of the role of the Physiotherapist and the Multi- professional team
Work in a variety of settings including clinics, clients own home, residential care home, continuing care homes and community Centres,

Please refer to the attached job description for full list ofresponsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Be an active member of the multidisciplinary clinical team, providing a Physiotherapy service within inpatient rehabilitation unit and community
Work within professional standards and clinical guidelines, promote best practice and to undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner including assessing and treating own caseload of clients, with support of senior staff
Be aware of and adhere to professional standards and organizational standards.
Build up and maintain key relationships with referring services and the band 5 rotational services to facilitate appropriate referrals and an understanding of the role of the Physiotherapist and the Multi- professional team
Work in a variety of settings including clinics, clients own home, residential care home, continuing care homes and community Centres,

Please refer to the attached job description for full list ofresponsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

BSc degree or equivalent in Physiotherapy
Evidence of continuous professional and personal development relevant to rotations
Registration with the Heath Professions Council
Wide ranging student experience including musculoskeletal outpatients, adult/older people's rehabilitation, community rehabilitation and neurology placements
Registration with the Chartered society of Physiotherapy

Desirable

Registration with a special interest group relevant to the rotations

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

BSc degree or equivalent in Physiotherapy
Evidence of continuous professional and personal development relevant to rotations
Registration with the Heath Professions Council
Wide ranging student experience including musculoskeletal outpatients, adult/older people's rehabilitation, community rehabilitation and neurology placements
Registration with the Chartered society of Physiotherapy

Desirable

Registration with a special interest group relevant to the 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.

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

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

Willesden Centre for Health and Care

London

NW10 3RY

Employer's website

https://clch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

Willesden Centre for Health and Care

London

NW10 3RY

Employer's website

https://clch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)