Senior Physiotherapist

Job summary
We are looking to recruit a highly motivated and flexible clinician with excellent clinical reasoning skills to join the Community Recovery Service.

The Community Recovery service is an integrated health and social care service for adults identified with uni and multi-disciplinary needs for recovery. The service will support independence by providing rehabilitation and reablement after an acute illness, injury or change in life circumstances. It aims to restore and maximise function or prevent deterioration in physical, psychological and social functioning through episodes of rehabilitation and reablement.

Therapists provide support and rehabilitation in the home.

The Community Recovery Service provides therapy for various pathways including: Core/ general rehabilitation, Discharge to Assess Reablement (CRS+) Integrated discharge hub at west Middlesex hospital.

All health and social care professionals within the Community Recovery Service will have a set of core skills that all staff in the team are able to deliver regardless of profession. This supports the single assessment process, maximises use of resources and minimises duplication.

In addition, team members will retain specialist skills and knowledge which will be utilised as required to support specific clinical pathways. Specialists will also support other team members' work to ensure fulfilment of relevant goals.

Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will act as a specialist clinician, participating as a member of the team while independently managing a specialist clinical caseload.

Manage and prioritise a professional caseload within the interdisciplinary service through efficient workload management, supervision and adjustment of service provision to meet changing priorities and ensure individual patients receive intervention timeously and appropriately.

They will provide high quality comprehensive Physiotherapy assessment and treatment to adults referred to the Hounslow Community Recovery Service.

Develop and deliver an individualised treatment programmes based on a problem solving and advanced clinical reasoning approach to the patients referred and monitor, evaluate and modify treatment to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention using valid outcome measures.

Work closely with the multi-agency team to meet the needs of the patients and enable them to receive a comprehensive service.

Undertake all aspects of Physiotherapy care as an autonomous practitioner (with support from a senior Physiotherapist & clinical lead).

Assess and document the patient's ability to give informed consent and engage in decision making that could be contentious requiring a high degree of motivation, negotiation or persuasive reassurance skills.

About us
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.

The Trust is rated as 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.

Job responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Qualifications
Essential

• Diploma / Degree in Physiotherapy
• HCPC membership
• Evidence of personal/professional development portfolio

Desirable

• CSP membership
• Membership of relevant specialist interest group

Experience
Essential

• Broad range of rotational posts
• Completed Band 5 Physiotherapy rotations and / or approximately 2 years Band 5 Community Physiotherapy experience
• Experience in MSK, Orthopaedics, Respiratory, Medical, Frailty, Rehabilitation, Neurology and Elderly Care
• Specific experience in Intermediate care / rapid response.
• Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Experience of delegation to junior colleagues

Desirable

• Involvement in audit, research and / or service development
• Experience of supervision of junior staff, students or rehabilitation assistants

Knowledge
Essential

• Good theoretical and practical knowledge of adult and elderly care treatment and rehabilitation strategies
• Experience of teaching other physiotherapy staff members, patients and other health care professionals
• Understand the legal responsibilities of the profession
• Remain updated with professional practice and new research

Desirable

• Understanding of National Health plans and implementations
• Understanding of clinical governance and its implications

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.