This weekend physiotherapy post sits within the Islington Urgent Community Response Team at Whittington Hospital NHS Trust. It involves rapid assessment and rehabilitation for adults with acute decline, falls and frailty at home, aiming to prevent avoidable admissions. The 15-hour week is mostly worked alone, with a short induction and about two hours on a Friday or Monday. Candidates need HCPC registration and, if overseas, IELTS 7.0 or above.
What the job involves
- Provide autonomous weekend physiotherapy assessment, intervention and clinical decision-making for adults with acute deterioration, falls, mobility problems and frailty
- Independently assess and manage a varied caseload in patients' homes and community settings as a sole practitioner
- Develop, deliver and review individualised, evidence-based physiotherapy and rehabilitation programmes
- Identify and manage clinical risk, prioritise competing demands and decide on treatment, escalation and onward referral
- Recognise the limits of own competence and elevate concerns to the relevant UCRT team member
- Work with the Urgent Response Nursing Team, Lead Physiotherapist and wider team to prevent avoidable admissions and support timely discharge
- Contribute to multidisciplinary discussions and provide clear verbal and written handovers
- Maintain accurate clinical records, progress updates, discharge summaries and onward referral information
- Communicate with patients, relatives and carers, including those with confusion, anxiety or communication difficulties
- Support clinical supervision, teaching and knowledge sharing within the team and contribute to the education of students and colleagues
- Plan and organise own workload and follow agreed escalation, supervision and handover arrangements
- Maintain CPD and HCPC and Trust standards, including audit, incident reporting, safeguarding, infection control and information governance
Qualifications
- Recognised degree or diploma in physiotherapy
- IELTS 7.0 or above (overseas candidates only)
Registration & licences
- Current HCPC registration
Experience
- Experience as an autonomous physiotherapist managing a caseload and making independent clinical decisions
- Experience of lone working in patients' homes
- Experience managing patients with complex or changing clinical presentations
Skills & knowledge
- Clinical reasoning and problem-solving with complex or changing presentations
- Comprehensive physiotherapy assessment and formulation of individualised treatment and rehabilitation plans
- Independent prioritisation of workload and effective time management
- Communicating complex information to professionals, patients and families, overcoming language, confusion and anxiety
- Clear verbal and written handover between weekend and weekday care
- Understanding of safeguarding, information governance, confidentiality and clinical risk management
Other
- Safe patient assessment, treatment and manual handling in line with Trust guidelines
- Ability to travel independently to patients' homes and community settings
- Understanding of diversity and how to apply it in own practice
- Self-motivated, professionally responsible and flexible in handling change
Nice to have
- Experience managing an urgent or unpredictable caseload
- Experience of service improvement, including productivity and patient experience
- Previous experience of weekend or extended-hours community services
What’s offered
- Regular clinical supervision
- Learning and professional development opportunities
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
