Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the largest Trusts in the UK. At UCLH we are committed to delivering top quality care, excellent education and worldwide research. The therapy department is a friendly and supportive environment to develop clinical and project skills. To hear more about working for the Therapies and Rehabilitation department at UCLH, please see our YouTube video:
We are looking for a dynamic and motivated physiotherapist with excellent communication skills and an innovative and flexible approach. You must be a team player with a broad range of Band 5 experience and significant experience within the NHS. This role would provide you with an excellent opportunity to consolidate your knowledge and gain new clinical and leadership skills.
The current rotations include:
Cancer Therapies – including Macmillan Cancer Centre (Teenage and Young Adult Unit) and Haematology
Acute Medicine - ED and AMU
Inpatient Medicine - Care of the Elderly and Clinical Pharmacology
Respiratory Medicine - Inpatients and Outpatients
Surgery - Head and Neck Surgery, Gynae Surgery and Thoracic and Urology Surgery (Westmoreland Street Hospital)
Critical Care – UCH and Grafton Way Building
We have a strong commitment to staff development and service improvement and provide regular supervision and in-service training.
Main duties of the job
• This post participates in an 8-9month rotation scheme.
• All rotations are supported by a Team Lead Physiotherapist and/or Clinical Lead.
• To perform advanced physiotherapy assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical, psychological and emotional conditions.
• To provide a diagnosis, develop and deliver an individualised treatment programme in discussion with the patient and according to assessment findings.
• To provide experienced advice, guidance and information to patients, carers and other professionals.
• To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner, including taking responsibility for caseload management in a defined area of the service and seeking support where necessary from senior staff.
• To engage with the MDT in a defined area and represent therapies as required
• To be an integral member of a team assuming delegated responsibilities for supervision, assessment and education of students, Band 5’s and assistant members of staff.
• To undertake evidence rotational projects to develop and enhance personal, team and departmental clinical practice.
• To undertake on-call and weekend duties as an autonomous practitioner, working without supervision and to support the introduction of flexible working patterns if deemed necessary by the service manager.
• To participate in 7-day services rota where appropriate.
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.