In this community-based role, the successful candidate will also be responsible for mentoring junior staff and students, supporting complex discharge planning for elderly patients, and evaluating treatment effectiveness. The Trust encourages applicants with varying levels of experience and is open to discussing developmental opportunities during the interview process.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, enthusiastic Band 7 Physiotherapist to join our Discharge to Assess (D2A) Therapies Team.
This role is a superb opportunity for a forward-thinking and patient-focused senior Physiotherapist. It would be suitable for an existing Band 7 looking to enhance their skills further, or an experienced Band 6 with demonstrable experience within community settings and looking to develop their skills within a Band 7 role.
The successful candidate will be expected to work within a multi-stakeholder MDT to deliver high quality care to a varied and complex caseload and have a strong commitment to developing self, others and the service. The role is community based and will suit someone who is able to travel efficiently across the local boroughs. They will work on their own initiative and keen to be a key team player, bringing ideas to the team.
If you are interested to work as part of a small, friendly, flexible team and develop your skills around service development in line with new models of care then we would love to hear from you.
- To plan and manage an appropriate caseload to ensure service needs and priorities are met
- Undertake comprehensive, clinically-reasoned assessments and devise person-specific intervention to enable more independence
- Monitor, evaluate and modify treatment for patients in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of treatment
- Use excellent communication skills to be an effective team member
- Support the team on complex discharge planning for elderly patients with complex needs
- Take an active role in the support, training and supervision of more junior staff and students
- Actively participate in service development needs
- Support the service lead with projects relating to the improvement / evaluation of the D2A Pathway
About us
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.
We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.
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