Senior Physiotherapy - London, United Kingdom - King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

The dynamic Physiotherapy Department at Kings College Hospital is looking for a motivated and enthusiastic physiotherapist to join the rotation of Band 6 physiotherapists specialising in emergency / acute medicine, specialist medicine and Rehabilitation of Older people.

The Physiotherapist within the medical pathway is overseen Clinical Lead Physiotherapists specialising in acute medicine specialist medicine and rehabilitation of Older people.

The community services also have their own Clinical Leads with excellent links between the acute trust and Guy's and St Thomas's community Trust.

This creates good opportunities for shared learning, service development and research across the medical pathway. You will work closely with experienced Band7s, a Clinical Team Lead, Band 5s and assistants.

The rotations are 7-8 monthly and are in the following areas:

Acute Medical Unit
7/7 service
Acute Frailty Unit 7/7 service

Emergency Department
7/7 service
Acute Health & Ageing Unit (Short Stay Elderly Care Ward
7/7 service)
General Medical ward
7/7 service
Health & Aging Unit (Elderly Rehabilitation ward
7/7 service)
King's Older Persons' Assessment Unit (outpatients)
Community Physiotherapy Services
Orthopaedics
Cardiology and Cardiothoracics inpatients
Renal inpatients
Cardiac and renal outpatients
Haematology inpatients
Other relevant rotations as they arise

To receive referrals, undertake full assessment and independently plan individual specialized treatment programmes for patients appropriately depending on the physiotherapist's diagnosis, using clinical reasoning and specialist skills such as use of respiratory adjuncts, tone management, patient education, exercise and posture and seating management.

To provide and receive information from patients, carers and other professionals regarding a patients condition and treatment progress. This may include the sharing and receiving of complex and/or sensitive information

Develop and maintain close working relationships with physiotherapy colleagues, referring clinicians, other members of the multidisciplinary team and other appropriate persons or agencies involved in the provision of care to these groups of patients in the community and hospital settings to provide a co-ordinated service.

To maintain comprehensive, accurate and timely patient notes and records in accordance with departmental policy and to ensure the safekeeping and confidentiality of these records.

Identify opportunities to improve the service, and to discuss them with the Clinical Lead Physiotherapist and take forward as personal project.

To provide teaching, guidance and advice when appropriate to nursing staff and other professionals involved with the postholder's patient groups.

To undertake in-service and post-graduate training to improve patient care and for professional development.

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London.

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites.

The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do.

By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan.

In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus.

Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

Main Duties and Responsibilities CLINICAL AND PROFESSIONAL

Patient Care

To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work including management of clinical risk, knowledge of indications and precautions of chosen techniques in line with national and trust clinical guidelines, protocols and pathways where they exist.