Overview
This exciting opportunity is for a Band 5 or newly qualified physiotherapist to join a rotational post within multi‑pathology general rehabilitation and stroke rehabilitation at Magnolia Unit (St Michael’s Primary Care Centre, Enfield) and Cape Town / Canterbury ward at Chase Farm Hospital, as part of a 7‑day therapy service.
Responsibilities
* Be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work and work delegated to support staff.
* Assess patients, including those with diverse or complex presentations/multi‑pathologies, using clinical reasoning and assessment techniques to provide a clinical diagnosis.
* Use evidence‑based practice and treatment options to select and deliver a physiotherapy programme to individual patients and plan their successful discharge.
* Take responsibility for a delegated caseload and manage patients with a variety of conditions and pathologies.
* Assess patient understanding of treatment proposals, obtain valid informed consent, and work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent.
* Communicate effectively with patients and carers using a range of verbal and non‑verbal tools, including when patients have difficulties understanding or communicating.
* Maintain accurate, comprehensive patient treatment records in line with Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) standards.
* Participate in the delivery of the overall aims and objectives of the inpatient service and Trust values.
* Participate in clinical governance and quality improvement projects as allocated by the team manager or therapy lead.
* Ensure that all therapy clinical areas are well maintained and comply with health, safety and infection control guidelines, and that equipment and materials are stored safely.
* Operate the clinical computer system (e.g., Careflow, RIO/EPR), complete clinical documentation, write intervention summaries, and maintain timely, accurate written records and activity data in accordance with professional and local standards.
* Participate in audit and evaluation activities agreed with the clinical line manager.
* Attend and participate in MDT staff meetings, service reviews, and developmental meetings.
* Contribute to the effectiveness of team working through timely and appropriate communication between all colleagues within rehabilitation services.
* Maintain accurate, timely written records of all interventions and communications, including letter writing, sketch plans, and discharge reports.
* Use information technology for communication (voicemail, email, word processing) and for collecting data for performance indicators and outcome measures on clinical information systems.
* Work closely with inpatient, acute and community allied health professionals and other MDT colleagues, local authority teams, social workers, nursing and medical staff to plan and provide effective rehabilitation and supported discharge planning.
* Operate as an active part of the physiotherapy team in the delivery of inpatient rehabilitation, with a focus on the multicultural and diverse population of patients.
* Maintain a 7‑day PT service rota, with the ability to work Saturday and Sunday to support the weekend rota alongside other OTs and physiotherapists.
Advert closes Monday 4 May 2026.
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