Job overview
We are excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for a Band 7 Physiotherapist to join the Acute Therapy Team (ATT) at University College Hospital. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in leading the ATT, ensuring the delivery of a high-quality, 7-day service to all patients within emergency services.
In this role, you will manage a varied and complex caseload while also providing guidance and support to colleagues in this fast-paced environment. We are looking for a dynamic, motivated Physiotherapist who excels in providing decisive and effective therapy input, demonstrates leadership skills, and can maintain a flexible and calm approach under pressure. Applicants should have experience working at Band 6 level within the NHS and be well-versed in a broad range of core physiotherapy specialties.
At UCLH, we are dedicated to delivering exceptional patient care, outstanding education, and world-class research. We will support and actively encourage you to develop both your leadership and clinical skills. This is an excellent opportunity to grow professionally, gain valuable clinical and operational experience, and thrive as part of a collaborative team in a supportive setting. To hear more about working for the Therapies and Rehabilitation department at UCLH, please see our YouTube video:
Main duties of the job
·To be responsible for the early assessment and management of patients referred from A&E, Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC), Acute Medical Unit (AMU) and Enhanced Care Unit (ECU) to prevent unnecessary admissions and enable timely discharge from hospital.
·To provide expert advice within the multidisciplinary team and work closely with community services and partner agencies in order to maintain continuity of service.
·To be responsible for providing Clinical Leadership to the A&E and AMU Therapy Team, including carrying out staff appraisals, service development work and audit projects.
·To focus on developing and promoting the role of Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists within the speciality, as well as developing and promoting protocols and standards in the care of medical and elderly patients.
·To be responsible for daily operational activities and planning, evaluation and development of the team in conjunction with the Acute Therapies Operational lead and Acute Therapies Manager.
·The post holder is responsible for induction, training and supervision of junior staff, students and Therapy Instructors on rotation in the Team.
·To provide cover within the therapy department during periods of staff absence.
·To provide clinical leadership to staff within the wider medicine therapy team when required due to staff absence.
·To participate in 7-day services rota.
Working for our organisation
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
1. University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
2. National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
3. Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
4. University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
5. Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
6. University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
7. The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
8. University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.