Bank Physiotherapist

Overview

BANK - Physiotherapist - Band 6. The post-holder will have clinical responsibility for assessment and treatment planning for clients referred to Maximising Independence. They will be expected to contribute to the development and monitoring of the service. The post holder may be asked to supervise rehab support workers and would be expected to supervise physiotherapy students on practice education placements.

The Maximising Independence team aims to provide a high quality, responsive rehabilitation service helping adults to regain their independence following illness or injury, to support them with their Long Term conditions and to promote health and wellbeing. The team comprises Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Rehabilitation Support workers and admin Assistants. The team is based across several localities within Wandsworth, including Battersea Studios, Roehampton and Tooting.

The successful candidate will form part of the Integrated Neighbour Team working alongside community nurses and will be based within one of the locality teams.

• To carry out physiotherapy intervention in a variety of home and community settings, as appropriate.
• To work in close collaboration with referring health and social care professionals and voluntary agencies.
• To carry out holistic assessments for a variety of conditions in clients homes, residential care establishments or other locations.
• Deliver high quality physiotherapy intervention to provide rehabilitation, enablement, facilitation of self management for a range of clients.

We provide community health services to more than two million people across eleven London boroughs and Hertfordshire. Every day, our professionals provide high-quality healthcare in people s homes and local clinics, helping them to:

• stay well
• manage their own health with the right support
• avoid unnecessary trips to, or long stays in, hospital.

We support our patients at every stage of their lives, providing health visiting for new-born babies through to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation and palliative care for people towards the end of their lives.

Our vision: deliver great care closer to home.

Our mission: working together to give children a better start and adults greater independence

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name:
Vladimira Kalev,

Job title:

Team Lead
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