Community Physiotherapist for Post Covid service

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

The community post covid service in Enfield has a maternity leave fixed term vacancy for a dynamic passionate post covid physiotherapist. This role involves supporting patients with long covid to manage their symptoms and improve quality of life.

• To hold full responsibility for own caseload within the PCS specialty, undertaking all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner, working without supervision and taking full accountability for role and work.
• To carry out a holistic assessment both in and outside the scope of physiotherapy practice, including the interpreting of appropriate investigations such as X-Rays, MRI scans, Blood Tests, clinic letters and reports or other diagnostics.
• Analyse the results of the investigations to assist diagnoses of aspects of PCS of a highly complex nature. To use this information to aid clinical judgement in selecting from a range of treatment options the most effective way to manage the care of these patients.
• To assess and treat complex Breathing Pattern Disorders and feed this information back to the MDT.
• To work at the most advanced level within and outside the scope of physiotherapy practice, triaging, diagnosing and managing patients with diverse presentations and highly complex physical and psychological conditions. This includes patients with serious life threatening pathologies.
• To give an expert professional opinion to referring GPs and other healthcare professions as required.

• BSc Physiotherapy
• Evidence from CPD portfolio of ongoing relevant postgraduate training both theoretical and practical to an advanced level
• HCPC Registered
• Minimum of 9 years post grad experience of which 5 years at Senior level in the management of complex and chronic conditions.
• Experience in implementing evidence-based practice and protocol development
• Experience in clinical audit
• Able to process, manage and communicate highly complex information to colleagues and patients who may be emotionally distressed or antagonistic.
• Advanced level of expertise in the management of multifactorial problems.
• Up to date clinical skills across a broad spectrum of approaches to the management of PCS problems.

Getting vaccinated, and getting a booster, remains the best defence against COVID-19. We encourage and support staff to get COVID-19 vaccine and a booster dose as and when they are eligible.

Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.

Please note: Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification.