- Providing specialist assesment and treatment to patients within Redbridge with a wide range of conditions including, elective or traumatic orthopaedic conditions (such as hip and knee replacements or orthopaedic surgeries). Musculoskeletal conditions where the person is unable to attend an outpatient clinic and general deconditioning and deterioration at home resulting in a loss of independence with activities of daily living. Taking into consideration the patients physical/cognitive/perceptual skills to identify the patients abilities and areas of difficulty.
- Providing support and assistance to junior staff and support rehab support worker, through supervision, training and appraisal.
- Achieving and maintaining quality care through the delivery of evidence- based practice and adherence with national guidance.
- Working as part of the multidisciplinary team across the rehabilitation pathway liaising and supporting our therapy colleagues in the community as required.
- HCPC registration
- Car owner and UK License
- Car owner and UK License
- Community work experience
- 2+ Years Post Qualification Experience
- NHS experience
- Experience in wide range of physio assessments and treatments
Community Rehabilitation Physiotherapist - Ilford, United Kingdom - NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
Description
Job summary
We are looking for an experienced Band 6 Physiotherapist to join our well established and integrated adult community stroke and neuro rehabilitation team.
Looking to take the next step in your career? Are you an experienced band 5 looking to progress in your career or a band 6 passionate about stroke/ neuro rehabilitation?
Redbridge health and social care community service is a forward-thinking and innovative service that works in a fully integrated way, with physiotherapists, occupational therapists, district nurses, social services and community matrons all working side by side to ensure an integrated and holistic approach to the people accessing the community services.
Our community rehab team assesses housebound adults within their home environment. By assessing people within their home environment, we are in a good position to significantly improve people's quality of life and promote independence at home by providing therapy as well as by jointly working with social services, occupational therapists and the other members of our integrated team, making this a very rewarding job.
Main duties of the job
Do you want to be part of an innovative organisation that is committed to delivering the best care by the best people? We are looking to appoint people who are as passionate about high quality care as we are.
Here at NELFT, embracing a Just and Compassionate Culture is our commitment to our colleagues and to our patients that we will support and promote a culture based on fairness, respect, honesty, and trust, ensuring that we have consistent leadership behaviours and styles across the Trust. Our vision is to create an engaging place to work in partnership, where we value diverse perspectives and work in an environment in which you feel valued, supported, understood, and developed. Our professional relationships are built on a foundation of mutual respect, trust and honesty. We are committed to welcoming and making everyone feel valued here at NELFT.
We embrace continuous learning to improve patient outcomes and we provide outstanding professional development opportunities for our workforce. If you want to grow and progress your career with an organisation that values it's people, take the first step on an exciting career journey and join us today.
About us
COVID-19 Vaccination We continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster. We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, our staff and their families. Probationary Period This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff). Starting with NELFT NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex. High Cost Area Supplement - London This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,313 and a maximum payment of £5,436 per annum pro rata).
Job descriptionJob responsibilities
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
Falling with the remit of the rehabilitation services within NELFT's Redbridge Directorate, there are strong working relationships community staff and social care within this pathway as we are integrated with social services.
Please see attached Job description and Person Specification.
Essential experience required:Post-graduate clinical experience working as a Band 5/Band 6 Physiotherapist.Evidence of participation in In-service training and personal registration and CSP see the job description and person specification for full duties of this post.
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