Highly Specialist Physiotherapist
Permanent | Full time

Competitive

London

Our client are looking for an experienced Physiotherapist to join their team on a full time basis.

Main duties and responsibilities:

Clinical Responsibilities:

• Be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work.
• To develop innovative and evidence based programs to improve the outcomes for people that require rehabilitation, from a neurological or other conditions.
• Be responsible for overseeing the Physio Therapy team.
• To develop the capacity and skills of the workforce working with patients with Stroke and other complex neurological or other general conditions, on the rehabilitation units and outpatient settings community.
• To provide expert advice and support to colleagues and other professionals working in other clinical areas and across the organisation.
• To practice independently at a high level whilst assessing risk, using senior medical advice if necessary.
• To provide structured and spontaneous advice to patients, family, carers or other professionals, to promote an understanding both of the condition and relevant therapy.

Educational Responsibilities:

• Act as a specialist Physiotherapist, providing education, training and advice to junior Therapists.
• Participate in clinical evaluation trials and audit.
• Provide clinical supervision and competency attainment for the junior staff and students by providing clinical training, theory and practical education sessions and advice on client needs and treatments.

Management Responsibilities:

• Manage all junior physio staff, providing appropriate levels of supervision as required.
• Manage staffing levels to ensure seamless service in instances where sick leave is required by staff members and or staff members are on annual leave.
• Responsible for monitoring progress on relevant clinical governance objectives and delegating tasks to junior staff members.

Professional Responsibilities:

• Work as a lone practitioner, within the guidelines of the Lone Working Policy, when performing community visits.
• To be responsible for maintaining detailed and accurate patient treatment records in line with Health Professions Council, legal standards and the company's policies.
• To be responsible for recording your own statistics and ensuring junior members of staff are doing this in accordance with trust policy.

Effort and Environmental Factors:

• Perform objective assessments of such things as balance, muscle strength, range of movement, transfers and mobility with moderate to high physical effort on a daily basis.
• Demonstrate compassion, empathy and sensitivity to patients who may have complex emotional and physical conditions.
• Comply with Moving and Handling, Lone Working and Risk Assessment Policies at all times.
• Comply with local risk assessments when dealing with complex clients with challenging behavioural needs and high risk extreme environments.

Education and Qualifications:

• Diploma or degree in Physiotherapy.
• HCPC registration.
• Evidence of CPD relevant to the treatment of people with neurological disabilities.
• Up to date CPD portfolio.
• Training in appraisal / supervision.

Experience:

• Experience of research and clinical audit.
• Experience working in community or outpatient rehabilitation.
• Experience at a senior level working with patients with acquired brain injury neurological conditions, including those with an acquired brain injury.
• Experience in general physical rehabilitation.
• Experience working with Social Services.

Skills, knowledge and abilities:

• Knowledge of research and audit processes.
• Advanced skills in the assessment and treatment of people with acquired brain injury neurological conditions, including those with an acquired brain injury.
• Knowledge of outcome measures and evidence based practice associated with people with physical disabilities.
• An understanding of the importance of involving service users in their treatment and in service development.
• Ability to self motivate.

To apply please email your resume to (url removed) or call Chloe on (phone number removed)