Job summary

We are seeking a motivated and dynamic Band 7 Physiotherapist with a passion for general physical rehabilitation to work within NELFT's London based Inpatient rehabilitation unit supporting patients to recover after illness and injury. As the Band 7 physiotherapist within in patient rehabilitation, you will lead the physiotherapy team, supporting them by providing training, supervision and joint sessions. You will have a caseload of rehabilitation patients, as well as an overview of the wards and other physiotherapists caseloads. You will work closely with the band 8a managers in order to ensure governance is in place and maintained, strongly focusing on clinical excellence and putting the patients at the heart of everything we do.

If you are interested in coming to work for NELFT and meet our criteria we would welcome your application.

Main duties of the job

1. To work flexibly and assist in effective and efficient delivery of the service.

2. To prioritise workload, delegate and to supervise more junior staff including support staff and students, to aid provision of high standards of patient care.

3. To assess and be able to offer advice on the physiotherapy needs of a defined patient group and establish and evaluate appropriate treatment plans. This includes chronic, acute and palliative care within own competencies, recognising own limitations and seeking advice when necessary.

4. To be involved with continuous service improvement working within the team to ensure best practice at all times

About us

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,551 to a maximum of £5,735 pro rata for part time).

Use of AI

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.

We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Experience

Essential

Skills

Essential