RotationalIn-patient Physiotherapist

RotationalIn-patient Physiotherapist

Job description

Job overview

The NMUH is looking for a highly motivated experienced Band 5 or Band 6 who enjoys a challenge to join our acute in-patient physiotherapy service.

We can offer the successful candidate a variety of rotations and the opportunity to develop both clinical and managerial skills.

Rotations include Critical Care and HDU; Acute Stroke Unit; Medical wards; Elderly Wards, Admission Avoidance, Orthopaedic and Surgical Wards;

Oncology ward and Paediatrics.

Main duties of the job

- To perform highly specialist physiotherapy assessments and develop treatment & management programmes for patients with acute and chronic conditions maintaining records as an autonomous practitioner.






- To participate in the education and training of staff grade Physiotherapists, Technicians, Assistants, Students and other Healthcare Profession
- To deputise for the Team Leader Physiotherapist in their absence.
- To participate in the 7-day service rota
- To participate in the emergency on call respiratory rota
- To complete rotations in Acute stroke, Admission avoidance, Critical Care / Respiratory, Medical, Oncology, Elderly Care, Orthopaedics & Paediatrics
- To supervise band 5's, therapy assistants and students
- To participate in the audit and research process quality improvement
- To work in an integrated manner with the Occupational Therapists to improve patient care

Working for our organisation

North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Hospital Trust (NMUH) is one of London’s busiest healthcare providers, providing hospital care and community services for the 350,000 people living in Enfield, Haringey and beyond.

Our specialist services include HIV, cardiology, blood disorders, diabetes, fertility, sickle cell and thalassemia.





In addition to a full range of cancer diagnosis and treatment services, the Helen Rollason Cancer Support Centre is based on-site and provides services to support cancer patients’ wellbeing.

We also provide community services and have a dedicated 0-19 service for children and young people in Enfield so that they can get the best possible start in life.

This includes health visitors and school nurses who are delivering the national Healthy Child Programme, which provides a structured framework for the delivery of key interventions to support the health and wellbeing of children and families from 0 to 5 and school aged children from 5-19.

The 0-19 service aims to improve pathways and partnerships with services in the hospital and deliver excellent care for the children and families.







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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see JD attached in documents section - please note Trust photo has been removed

To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work including the management of patients in your care.

To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management, and support more junior staff to do likewise.

To interpret and analyse complex clinical and non-clinical facts to form accurate diagnoses and prognoses in a wide range of complex conditions, to recommend the best course of intervention, and to develop comprehensive discharge plans.

Please take Note :





This vacancy has been advertised in accordance with the new NHS pay rate which will take effect from autumn 2024.

Please note if your employment starts before the 24 / 25 pay scales are implemented you will be paid under the 23 / 24 pay scales and any backpay will be adjusted accordingly.

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Person specification

Education and qualifications

Essential criteria

- Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy
- Registration with the Health & Care Professions Council
- Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists

Desirable criteria

Member of a relevant Clinical Interest Group

Skills and abilities

Essential criteria

- Able to communicate complex and sensitive information in written and verbal forms to patients and staff
- Able to apply problem-solving skills to complex situations,





which may include clinical or organisational issues
- To have well developed clinical reasoning skills
- Able to work as a team member and to develop team spirit
- Well developed organisational and planning skills
- Able to assimilate and analyse complex clinical information
- Able to identify and recognise when to seek advice and support concerning clinical, managerial, professional and organisational issues
- Ability and competency in using a range of therapeutic techniques including manual therapy, manual handling techniques, exercise therapy, respiratory equipment and personal hygiene activities
- Competent to perform within the on call ITU rota
- Able to identify own training needs and support others to do likewise
- Good counselling and advocacy skills to support staff, patients and carers






- Able to employ motivational and influencing skills with staff, patients, carers and other professionals

Experience and Knowledge

Essential criteria

- Completed the core rotations (ITU, acute medicine, older peoples acute care, neurology or acute stroke / surgery / orthopaedics) (undergraduate placements will not fulfil this criterion)
- Fully competent to practice in intensive care
- Experience across a range of NHS sectors e.g. Primary, Secondary and Community Services
- Experience of writing and delivering in-service training programmes
- Experience of supervising non-qualified staff, including participation in personal development reviews
- Experience of discharge planning
- Experience of completing basic functional assessments

Desirable criteria







Experience of undertaking an improvement project

Personal qualities

Essential criteria

- Basic computer literacy
- Knowledge of current NHS initiatives
- Understanding of Clinical Governance and its application to physiotherapy services
- Knowledge of physiotherapy professional issues
- Knowledge of a variety of physiotherapy interventions which can be used to the benefit of various patient groups and current best practice
- Knowledge of pathologies and the current medical management of commonly occurring conditions for hospital based and community patientss
- Knowledge of other medical conditions which you may encounter including, but not exclusively, respiratory, orthopaedic, neurological and mental health conditions,
- Knowledge of outcome measure tools
- Knowledge of the audit cycle and its uses







Other requirements

Essential criteria

- Willingness to work on any site as service requirements dictate
- Dedication to staff development and the promotion and progression of the physiotherapy profession
- Dedicated to holistic patient management

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

You will only be contacted by the Recruitment Team via email if you are shortlisted for this post. Please ensure therefore that you check your e-mail account regularly.

Please note in order to progress your application, your data will be processed by our 3rd party recruitment providers North London Partners Shared Service, (NLPSS) who conduct recruitment activities on behalf of NMUH.

If you are offered a role with one of the NLPSS partner trusts, as part of pre-employment checks your identity and right to work documentation will be verified remotely (in most circumstances), using a certified identity verification service provider TrustID.

You will be asked to capture an image of the relevant documents as well as a selfie using your smartphone / tablet (if available) for facial matching.

TrustID will also perform a digital address check using Trunarrative and Equifax, which is a soft check and does not leave a footprint on your credit rating.

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NMUH uses identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of documents; all prospective employees of NMUH will have their original documents verified using this technology.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to NMUH transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system.

All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website.

If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system and other secure, internal NHS workforce systems.

By applying for this role, you accept in the event you are successful that your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS.

This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which is aimed at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.

Therefore we want you to complete your e-learning modules prior to joining our organisation.

If you are an EU / EEA citizen who does not have EU Settlement or Pre-Settled status, you will require a visa to work in the UK.

If you require sponsorship for a visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check to ensure you are eligible under the

▶️ RotationalIn-patient Physiotherapist
🖊️ North Middlesex University Hospital
📍 London