Job Overview
The Community Independence Service in Westminster is looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Band 7 Physiotherapist to join our friendly Community Rehabilitation Team. You will be passionate about the value of community and rehabilitation, have had extensive clinical experience and be ready to step into a community role to further develop your clinical and non-clinical skills.
The community setting is THE PLACE TO BE with care being prioritised at home and patients being cared for in the community wherever possible - this is clearly outlined in the NHS Long Term Plan and can already be seen on the ground.
We are part of a wider Community Independence Service, which is also offered in Hammersmith & Fulham and Kensington and Chelsea. You will be connected with peers across the tri-borough to support you and to work on service improvement partnerships. You will also be working closely with our other CIS teams, and acute partners, such as Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
You will enjoy the rewards of working with a client group for whom you can make a significant difference every day, and you will experience the strong motivation of being part of a supportive multi-agency effort which includes Medical, Mental Health, Nursing, Allied Health Professionals, Social care and Reablement staff.
Main duties of the job
As a senior member of the Therapy Team, you will be expected to be a practitioner with a broad range of clinical competencies able to adapt to a variety of clinical circumstances.
You will be part of a community team where your proven ability to make high level clinical decisions will aid patient recovery and independence.
You will provide complex assessments and make high impact clinical decisions. You will be expected to work autonomously whilst drawing assistance from other colleagues in primary and secondary care.
You will use evidence based principles/current best practise and specialist skills to assess, plan, implement and evaluate clinical interventions and to ensure that all members of your team do so accordingly.
Your exceptional caseload management and communication skills will enable you to prioritise patient care and delegate to junior members of your team. You will work closely with other senior AHPs, community nurses, and other health or social care professionals to establish and maintain a whole systems approach for these patients
You will be expected to be a highly skilled Physiotherapist who is approachable, an excellent communicator, and able to adapt to the needs of both patients and service.
This post will give opportunity to experience a wealth of learning and development. You will work alongside and show leadership in a responsive dynamic MDT who put high quality, patient centred care at the heart of what they do.
Working for our organisation
This is what some people have recently said about working in our team:
“The team are lovely, hard-working and knowledgeable, supportive”
“The team has a nice atmosphere ”
“The work is flexible, I feel in control, empowered and trusted to do things”
CNWL is a fantastic trust to continue your Physiotherapy career:
- We have recently launched our Community Strategy to enable us to align with the NHS England Ageing Well Community Strategy of which AHPs have a key opportunity.
- We have a dedicated Director of AHPs, a Professional Lead Physiotherapist and a Professional Lead Occupational Therapist.
- We have an annual therapies conference.
- The entire CIS Leadership team is made up of Nurses and AHPs, most of which have been with the service for a number of years.
If you come and work with us, we will ensure you are able to follow your clinical and leadership development priorities identified through your personal development and appraisal plan. We will equip you for mobile working and actively support flexible working practice. You will be invited to our monthly professional and team in-service learning events, have access to a large catalogue of learning and development opportunities offered by CNWL and a whole host of staff benefits and discounts, including season tickets, flexible working opportunities, access to childcare vouchers and cycle to work schemes. This post also offers opportunities for rotation both internally and externally.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
A full job description and person specification is attached. Please refer to the document for description of main responsibilities.
Job Summary
- To provide a highly skilled Physiotherapy assessment and treatment for patients with complex conditions who are referred to the service.
- To plan, implement, evaluate treatment and management programmes to ensure the identified needs of the individual are met at all stages of the rehabilitation process or disease progression on a regular basis, further to educate and advise patients, their families and carers in order to facilitate self-management of their condition and optimise their rehabilitation potential and quality of life.
- To act as a source of expertise on the management of the complex disability and provide an advisory service to Physiotherapy colleagues, other health and social care professionals, GPs, and other involved agencies.
- To actively participate and support the development of new initiatives within CNWL.
- To actively support the continuing professional development of all staff, by providing expert advice and teaching.
- To manage, assist and supervise the junior staff. Supervise locums, students and administrative staff.
- Smooth running and day-to-day management of the community physiotherapy service.
Person specification
Education And Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree/ diploma Physiotherapy
- Registration with HCPC as an physiotherapist
- Post Registration courses e.g. Neurology Older people/elderly rehab Goal setting Student Placement Educator
Desirable criteria
- Post-Graduate or Master's Degree
- Member of CSP
- Membership and/or involvement in a CSP Professional Network
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience of working in the UK or a similar health economy as a physiotherapist.
- Previous general experience to include the following: Community working Older people/elderly rehab Medicine & general surgery Orthopaedics Falls Pain Management Neurology Dementia Respiratory Group work
- Experience of teaching students
- Experience of teaching juniors & assistants
- Experience of completion of audit and service developments
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working as an autonomous practitioner in a community setting
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrates flexibility, complex problem solving, initiative and leadership skills.
- Awareness of developments in NHS and service delivery.
- Understanding of the Mental Capacity Act and application
- Demonstration of knowledge of standards of practice, evidence and best practice guidelines.
- Knowledge and experience of Quality Improvement
- Ability to identify a deteriorating patient and escalate appropriately
- Awareness of the Neighbourhood model of Health and Care delivery
- Understanding the principles of Multi-Disciplinary Teamwork
- Able to demonstrate clinical and professional development
- Evidence of maintenance of a CPD portfolio
- Able to demonstrate a good understanding of role of the physiotherapist in rehabilitation as well as the role of other professionals in MDT
- Able to demonstrate insight into the problems of disability and its effects
Desirable criteria
- Excellent IT skills including Outlook, Word, Excel, database s etc
