Senior Physiotherapist
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West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.
We also provide some specialist services that are commissioned regionally, such as our medium secure services; and nationally, such as the Cassel Hospital for people with complex and severe personality disorder and our high secure services at Broadmoor Hospital.
Job overview
We are looking for talented and dynamic physiotherapist to join the Hounslow Falls Prevention and Bone Health Service. The service aims to enable people to work towards self-management and enable understanding of health and functional factors that could contribute to falls. You would be joining the team at an exciting time as we work in partnership with borough colleagues to enhance links between clinical and community services aimed at enabling the population of Hounslow to live well and reduce their risk of falls now and in the future.
You will be working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, including Occupational Therapy, Dietetics and Nursing, with patients and their carers to offer a multi factorial falls risk assessment followed by a range of multi-disciplinary interventions. You will also work closely with colleagues in the acute Falls/ Frailty clinic, community Stay Steady and Active services and the local authority home safety team. You will provide support, supervision and training for junior and support staff, and students.
Main duties of the job
The service is delivered through multiple site clinics and home visits. The post holder will work flexibly and be mobile across the Hounslow Borough and in hospital settings. You may be required to work some weekends to maximise patient access to the service.
• Provide holistic, multifactorial falls risk assessments and comprehensive fracture risk assessments and bone health management for clients who are at risk of, or worried about falling.
• Triage referrals received from GPs, other health professionals and others, being aware of quality & appropriateness of referrals, and deal with these as necessary.
• Independently manage a caseload without direct supervision and to be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including the management of clinical risk.
• Provide high quality comprehensive clinical interventions based in best practice.
• Participate in pathway design and promotion of the service to encourage new sources and routes of referral to optimise the scope and impact of the service.
• Assist the team leader in the provision of the service as necessary.
• Comply with the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Core Standards of Practice and Health Professionals Council Standards of Performance Conduct and ethics of all other relevant national and local policies and procedures.
Working for our organisation
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.
The Trust is rated as 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree in Physiotherapy
- HCPC registration (if international to be sought/ in progress)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant post graduate experience as a physiotherapist related to the role
- Ability to relate current experience and skills to community treatment
- Worked within a range of clinical settings as part of an MDT
Desirable criteria
- Worked within a community service as a physiotherapist
- Supervision of assistant staff or students
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- To understand and apply professional standards, legislation and clinical guidance to practice
- To work as an autonomous practitioner; organising, prioritising and delegating work appropriately
- Professional communication skills including the ability to manage conflict or complex situations safely and effectively
- Mature and professional approach; able to critique self, reflect and modify own practice
- Able to carry out moderate to intense physical effort to deliver clinical interventions in the community
- Ability to travel across the borough to provide interventions within patients own homes
As an employee of West London NHS Trust, you have a responsibility to maintain a sound understanding of, and a commitment to uphold the National Health Service values and principles set out in the NHS Constitution.
We reserve the right to close adverts prior to the closing date stated should we receive a high volume of applications.
By applying for this post you are agreeing to West London NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, you will be required to undergo a pre-employment checks which can take between 4-8 weeks . After which your information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system (ESR ).
Please ensure you include email addresses for your referees which MUST be at supervisory or managerial capacity covering the last 3 years of employment to date to avoid delay in the recruitment process.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
West London NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
- Candidate Pack (PDF, 1.2MB)