Job Description

An exciting opportunity has come up to work as rotational Band 5 Physiotherapist for Camden Integrated Adult Services. The rotations are 9 months each and include Community Rehabilitation, Inpatient Neurological Rehabilitation and Rapid Access Service.



Staff will benefit from an opportunity to develop knowledge and skills from other senior and specialist clinicians including advance clinical practitioners and first contact practitioners. The service is also committed in staff development by providing regular supervisions and CPD opportunities.

JOB SUMMARY:

You will be part of a community / in-patient team where your proven ability to make high level clinical decisions will aid patient recovery. This will include liaising with patient's discharging medical and therapy teams, assessing and designing intervention plans, making onward referrals to community teams and liaising with GP or other health care professionals.

You will provide physiotherapy assessments, interventions and goal-based rehabilitation. Following the required induction and support, you will be working autonomously providing intervention as well as co-ordinating complex inter-professional, multi-agency joint health and social care interventions.



To undertake comprehensive assessment of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations in patient's homes and/or inpatient/clinic settings. Pool cars are available for drivers if required.

To use clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques to provide an accurate diagnosis of their condition.

Formulate and deliver an individual physiotherapy treatment programme based on evidence based practice and treatment options using clinical assessment, reasoning skills and a broad knowledge and understanding of treatment skills.

To carry out assessment and treatments of a range of musculoskeletal, medical and neurological conditions with moderate physical effort on a daily basis.

To have basic knowledge assessment and management of long term conditions.

To manage a caseload of clients with simple to complex needs with supervision and guidance as necessary from senior staff. To successfully monitor, evaluate and review physiotherapy treatment/interventions within a multi-disciplinary framework and modify as necessary, taking a key worker role as indicated.



This role is a community physiotherapy role in Camden in CNWL NHS Trust.



Starting your rotation with the East Camden Integrated Community Healthcare will be extremely exciting as it's part of a skilled, multidisciplinary and thriving Integrated Neighbourhood Team, which includes working closed with Adult Social Care, Mental Health, Housing, Voluntary and third sector services.



We take pride in creating a professional, supportive and positive working environment where our staff members' potentials can flourish.



We are committed to the professional and personal development of our therapists and offer preceptorship, inservices, quality improvement initiatives, regular managerial and clinical supervision and a variety of training opportunities.



The Community Rehabilitation and Neuro Rehab teams' working hours are Monday to Friday 9am-5pm, while the hours in the Rapid Access and Inpatient Rehab Services include different shift patterns with weekends on a rota.



To undertake specialist physiotherapy assessment of clients with diverse needs through subjective questioning, objective assessment and other written material available. To prioritise factors involved in the clients presenting condition through clinical reasoning based on knowledge of current professional opinion, clients prognosis and other physical, social emotional and mental health issues. To set goals for treatment with clients and/or their carer and ensure that care is client centred and agreed by the client and/or their carer. To set and maintain a high standard of clinical practice which is evidence based where possible, using standardised assessment and outcome measures, where appropriate To independently triage/screen complex multi-disciplinary referrals from a variety of sources. This screening requires individual responsible action when at times no other professional is currently involved. This screening will establish priority, determine needs and initiate a plan of intervention. To manage a caseload of clients with simple to complex needs with supervision and guidance as necessary from senior staff. To successfully monitor, evaluate and review physiotherapy treatment/interventions within a multi-disciplinary framework and modify as necessary, taking a key worker role as indicated. To use knowledge of other multi-disciplinary roles and external agencies to ensure effective referral management and achieve best client care. To have the ability, knowledge and skills required for moving and handling people in community environments. To ensure client and service records are recorded and maintained on IT databases and that client documentation is according to trust and local policies. To prescribe, delegate and monitor the work of rehabilitation assistants and counter sign documentation as required. To educate and teach the relevant carers/health workers to participate in on-going rehabilitation care programmes for clients, as appropriate. To manage clinical risk in own caseload and ensure that rehabilitation assistants and students comply e.g. manual handling risk assessment and local policy regarding lone working. * Escalating safety concerns in a timely manner, and by doing so acting as effective advocates for those who use our services.