Band6 – Community Physiotherapist – Woolwich

We are looking for a skilled and compassionate Community Physiotherapist to join our team. This role involves working with elderly patients and those at risk of falls, providing high-quality physiotherapy services within a community rehabilitation setting. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in improving patient outcomes and enhancing their quality of life through effective therapeutic interventions and multidisciplinary collaboration.

Responsibilities:

• Assessing, planning, and implementing physiotherapy treatment programs for elderly patients and those at risk of falls.
• Working in a community rehabilitation setting, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to provide comprehensive care.
• Supervising and appraising junior physiotherapy colleagues, assistants, and students.
• Teaching other MDT team members about physiotherapy and falls prevention.
• Staying up-to-date with professional practice and new research, ensuring the highest standards of care.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Experience of working in elderly care and falls prevention.
• Experience of working in a community rehabilitation setting post-registration.
• Experience working in a multidisciplinary setting post-registration.
• Experience in supervising and appraising junior PT colleagues.
• Experience of supervising assistants and physiotherapy students.
• Experience of teaching other MDT team members in relation to physiotherapy and falls-related topics.
• Well-established knowledge of relevant assessment tools.
• Well-established knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions.
• Enhanced knowledge and understanding of national guidelines for falls prevention, NSFs for Older People and Long Term Conditions, and relevant NICE guidelines.
• Understanding of the importance of involving service users in their treatment and service development.
• Up-to-date with professional practice and new research.
• Sound knowledge of neurology and anatomy.
• Negotiation and enhanced problem-solving skills.
• Established analytical, clinical reasoning, and reflection skills.
• Well-established knowledge of a range of standardized and functional assessment tools relevant to the client group.
• Excellent prioritization and organizational skills.
• Basic IT skills (Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook) for writing reports, emails, and using RiO (or other computerized client database systems).
• Sound knowledge of standards of record keeping.
• Well-established knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to the client group.
• Knowledge and understanding of the principles of clinical governance.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.