Senior First Contact Physiotherapist - London, United Kingdom - London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Description

The Short Term Assessment, Rehabilitation and Reablement Service (STARRS) are looking for an innovative and enthusiastic Senior Physiotherapist who will bring new ideas and share their excellent working practice within this busy, friendly and supportive multidisciplinary team.

STARRS provides Nursing, Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapyservices which can include specialist assessment, equipment and short-term packages of care.

We are energetic service, which provides acomprehensive service to enable safe, timely Early Supported Discharge from the acute hospital, thereby, reducing the length of hospital stay by continuing patient care at home.

We require Senior Physiotherapist with experience in a wide variety of clinical areas including the community setting. You will need to be able to demonstrate excellent clinical reasoning, risk assessment, verbal and written communication skills.

You will be expected to be able to work autonomously and undertake visits in line with the STARRS' Lone Working Policy.

You will receive informal and formal supervision from experienced Physiotherapy colleagues within the team.

Through our 'Top to Toe' training you will be proficient to undertake advanced clinical assessment of patients, which includes recognsing and managing acutely unwell patients in the community.

You will be encouraged to participate in Continuing Professional Development.

Car driver (the Trust has a lease car facility available)
Registered car drive with clean UK licence.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWUH) is one of the integrated NHS Trusts in the country.

Our team of more than 8,000 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of approximately one million people providing hospital services to the people of Brent, Harrow and beyond.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

To find out more about our Trust, why not view our video we are London North West University Healthcare

LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you.

Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern.

Acute Community Setting /MDT Team (NHS)

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust