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Specialist Physiotherapist - Respiratory, London
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Client:
Trustwide
Location:
London, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
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EU work permit required:
Yes
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Job Reference:
7141cc798c3a
Job Views:
3
Posted:
14.07.2025
Expiry Date:
28.08.2025
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Job Description:
Job overview
As a Band 7 Specialist Physiotherapist the post holder will be responsible for performing advanced assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex medical, physical and psychological conditions, to develop and deliver an individualised management/treatment programme, relevant to specialism.
Following assessment the post holder will be responsible for making therapeutic and/or clinical diagnoses and treating their own caseload of specialised and complex patients/clients and maintaining associated records.
The post holder may lead a team and be responsible for providing an advanced standard of care to patients at Imperial College NHS Healthcare Trust, which covers a multi-cultural and diverse population.
The post holder will supervise the work of other more junior staff and support workers. The post holder may be rotational and will be expected to work across all sites of the ICHNT.
The post holder will assist the Clinical Lead in contributing to the planning, coordination, development and evaluation of the service. Together with other senior staff, you will act as a resource of specialist advice to the rest of the therapy service and other professions.
For therapy services where there is current weekend working, the post holder is required to work at weekends as part of their contracted hours of work once they have completed the relevant induction and achieved the required competencies (specific rota details are held locally within departments).
For physiotherapy services where there is an on call service: The post holder is required to participate in the overnight on call rota and will do so once they have completed the relevant induction and achieved the required competencies (specific rota details are held locally within departments).
Main duties of the job
* To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including management of patients in your care and undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
* To provide comprehensive and specialist therapy assessment and diagnosis for patients with a range of highly complex presentations, by utilising advanced clinical reasoning, evidence-based knowledge, investigative and analytical skills and specialist assessment techniques.
* To work both independently and within a team structure, demonstrating leadership to manage own and team caseload. To efficiently manage a caseload and organise this effectively with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.
* To formulate and deliver an individualised and specialist care plan / therapy management programme based on advanced knowledge of evidence based practice, advanced clinical reasoning skills and a wide range of specialist treatment options. As a specialist clinician to provide a second opinion where required.
* To provide clarity and communicate complex clinical findings to the patient/carers to gain valid informed consent, prior to any intervention. To work within a legal framework for those patients who lack the capacity to consent to treatment.
* To communicate with patients in a way that empowers them to make informed choices about the management of their condition and engages them in the planning and delivery of treatment.
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
* Degree (or equivalent) in Physiotherapy
* State registration with the Health Professions Council
* Evidence of CPD through maintenance of a portfolio, especially in the relevant clinical area
* Clinical Educators course or equivalent
* Membership of the Professional Organisation
* Membership of Professional special interest groups relevant to speciality
* Management skills or leadership training
Experience
* Significant recent clinical experience in relevant clinical area
* Evidence of a broad base of clinical experience at Band 6 level or equivalent
* Significant experience of working as an integral member of a multidisciplinary team and inter-agency working
* Experience of multidisciplinary goal planning, development of care pathways and using outcome measures
* Experience of organising and implementing training programmes for therapists, MDT members, support workers, students and apprentices
* Experience of service development/change management
* Experience in implementing evidence based practice in speciality
* Experience of on-call and weekend working in an acute hospital (if required for job role)
* Previous Band 7 or equivalent experience in relevant post
* Leadership of a therapy team
* Recent, relevant work in an NHS environment
* Experience of using clinical governance framework to monitor and improve quality of patient care
* Clinical research experience
* Experience of planning and managing service improvement activities
Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by email and text message (if you provide a mobile contact number).
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