Job Description

The post holder will be expected to support their team, department and organisation to achieve

the Trust's Values in their day to day work. These are the 5P's:

Putting people first Prioritising quality Being progressive, innovative and continually improve Being professional and honest Promoting what is possible - independence, opportunity and choice

The post holder will achieve this by

The post holder will be a Registered Physiotherapist responsible for providing a high standard

physiotherapy service for adults with learning disabilities (LD) and complex needs, in a

Community Learning Disability Team.

The post holder will support their peers and Locality Manager in ensuring that a high quality

service is delivered, providing consultation and training where required. They will be an

effective team member whilst working on their own initiative.

Key Responsibilities:

1. To provide appropriate highly specialised physiotherapy intervention and evaluate

outcomes for clients with learning disabilities.

2. To be responsible for organising and prioritising own and others workload in the day to

day allocation of work.

3. To accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload and organise this effectively

and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and use of time. To assist more junior staff

in this.

4. To use specialist knowledge of learning disability to assist in service developments and

network by developing and maintaining relationships within and outside of the

organization with a view to advancing the quality of the physiotherapy service for clients

with LD and complex needs.

5. To lead on and provide advice to non-specialist staff and other specialists/professionals

within clinical field of physiotherapy for people with LD.

6. To have organisational knowledge relating to Trust protocols and procedures and adhere

to them,

7. To ensure effective risk management at team level by accident/incident reporting,

assessing and controlling risk and ensuring residual risks are added to the Trust register.

8. To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including the

management of clients in your care.



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 on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.



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).



High-Cost Area Supplement



This post also attracts payment for High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of basic salary, with a minimum of 4,551 and maximum of 5,735, pro rata for part time staff



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.



Certificates of Sponsorship



Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points based system



Use of AI



Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.