Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and self-motivated Physiotherapist to join our team of Orthopaedic Therapists and assistants providing rehabilitation to orthopaedic patients. This post will be primarily based in the trauma service at Queens Hospital but may include some cross-site working at King George’s in the elective service.
This post offers a rewarding opportunity for someone looking to consolidate their experience in Orthopaedics and develop their team leadership skills. You will have support to develop your skills in service review, recruitment, audit, and people management at the same time as delivering care to a diverse clinical Orthopaedic caseload and influencing service redesign.
Key responsibilities of the post include professional leadership to the Therapy teams at both sites, developing systems to support team efficiency in line with national guidelines, monitoring quality and provision of exceptional Physiotherapy assessment and care. You will also be required to participate in a 7-day service.
We are looking for innovative individuals who have exceptional communication and leadership skills. Successful candidates must have relevant clinical background and ability to integrate well into a multidisciplinary working environment.
Main duties of the job
To provide specialist assessment, treatment and advice to patients within your area of specialty, facilitating and maximising patient potential within the service boundaries
To give highly specialist guidance to other members of the MDT on matters relating to your specialist area.
Provide leadership for the Physiotherapy team, in conjunction with the Therapy Lead, in planning, coordinating, delivering and evaluating the Physiotherapy service provided to patients within your specialist area on a day to day basis.
To provide a lead role in teaching and supporting colleagues in matters relating to specialist area.
To participate in the training of undergraduate Physiotherapists.
To deputise in the absence of senior colleagues as required.
To contribute to the day to day running and development of the service through promotion, adaptation and development of policies, procedures and guidelines using evidence based practice and current research.
Working for our organisation
We’re an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with.
They are benefitting from a new (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been by the Care Quality Commission.
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to and get rid of corridor care.
We’re proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We’re also part of the.
We run a in Ilford; an in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at and at. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited. We’re proud to be a employer.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
2. H.C.P.C. Registration as a Physiotherapist
3. Evidence of recent and relevant CPD
Desirable criteria
4. Member of appropriate specialist interest group
5. Leadership training
Skills/ Abilities
Essential criteria
6. Evidence of ability to organise, prioritise and delegate
7. Evidence of ability to work on own initiative
8. Ability to demonstrate expert skills in assessment and treatment of patients in line with current practice and research
9. Ability to cope working in a stressful environment and with emotional or aggressive patients and carers
10. Experience of quality evaluation, development and audit
Desirable criteria
11. Competent IT skills
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential criteria
12. To have extensive clinical experience in the relevant field at a senior level
Desirable criteria
13. To have extensive broad clinical experience
14. Training of Physiotherapy students on placements
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.