Mental Health Physiotherapist - London, United Kingdom - Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Description

The Harrow Community Therapy Service is looking for a suitable newly qualified, passionate, and motivated Physiotherapist who is looking to develop their knowledge and skills within a friendly team.

You will receive professional guidance and direction from senior Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists.

As part of your development, there are opportunities to experience colleagues working in a range of partner settings, and to develop your supervisory skills with Therapy Support Workers and students.

You will be working closely with the other internal Integrated and Specialist Community Services, including, Community Nursing, Speech and Language, Tissue Viability, Falls and Rapid Response services.

You will also be required to work closely with Primary Care Network Colleagues, Frailty Service, and the Hospital Discharge Team to support hospital discharge.

To assist Specialist Physiotherapist in supervising, providing planned advice, teaching, support, and instruction to therapy assistants, key workers, relatives and carers, to promote understanding of the aims of therapy intervention and to ensure a co-ordinated approach to patient care.

To delegate to, teach and supervise the work of Therapy Assistants and Technical Instructors with guidance from senior staff.

To work with other health care professionals on joint assessments, patient goals and treatment programmes in a patient centred approach.

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

A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
Car lease scheme *T& C's apply
Flexible working options
Annual travel card loan
Training, support and development in your career

To assist Specialist Physiotherapist in supervising, providing planned advice, teaching, support and instruction to therapy assistants, key workers, relatives and carers, to promote understanding of the aims of therapy intervention and to ensure a co-ordinated approach to patient care.

To delegate to, teach and supervise the work of Therapy Assistants and Technical Instructors with guidance from senior staff.

To work with other health care professionals on joint assessments, patient goals and treatment programmes in a patient centred approach.

To independently carry out rehabilitation and care programmes aimed at improving or maximising independence and reflect the clients own goals established with the MDT (addressing performance and skills deficits enabling the client in areas of self-maintenance, productivity, and leisure).

Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council

Central London Community Health Trust
Honeypot Lane Health Centre