Job summaryAre you a band 5 looking for your next career progression opportunity or an established Band 6 with an interest in Inpatient rehabilitation? Consider joining us in our friendly and forward -thinking teams on Capetown & Canterbury wards where you will be supported by experienced senior clinicians and could work with and help develop B5 physiotherapists and therapy technicians.Capetown ward is a 38 bedded Inpatient rehabilitation and recovery unit for adults and older people. Patients present a variety of physical health needs including multiple co-morbidities and varying complexity that requires comprehensive assessment by the multi-disciplinary team followed by a high intensity of interventions to aid rehabilitation & recovery. Canterbury ward has 17 health- recovery beds where we work with dedicated discharge co-ordinators to facilitate complex transitions into the community.Our values and commitment to quality improvement are at the heart of everything we do. The service is supported by an Integrated Therapy Lead and therapies within the Trust are represented by an Associate Director of therapies.This is an exciting time to join us as we are in the process of transforming & integrating rehabilitation services across the trust and your input will help to shape the future of this service and the lives of its users.If you would like more information or an informal visit, please contact Kavita Shastri atKavita.shastri@nhs.net / call 07929383819Main duties of the jobTo work as part of a multidisciplinary team to deliver a high standard of physiotherapy assessment and intervention to adult patients undergoing a period of inpatient rehabilitation. To assist in the timely and safe discharge of patients and make appropriate onward referrals to support their ongoing needs.About usNorth Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system - consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS's, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George's University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.Take a tour of our hospital hereJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease see attached JD for details.Main role responsibilities include :Perform comprehensive physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions, to provide a clinical diagnosis and develop and deliver an individualized treatment programme.Hold responsibility for your own caseload, working without direct supervision and to supervise the work of junior and assistant staff. Access to advice and support from a more senior physiotherapist is available when required; clinical work is not routinely evaluated.Undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.Undertake evidence-based audit and or research projects to further own and teams clinical practice. Make recommendations to clinical lead/manager of service for changes to practice by the team. May contribute to the implementation of specific changes to practice or contribute to service protocols.Be aware of and to highlight to your line manager any clinical governance issues pertaining to your role and practice.Contribute to the delivery of health promotion activities within the service and wider Trust initiatives.Be part of a seven-day physiotherapy service to meet the service objectives as set out by the Integrated therapies lead.Participate in a rotational scheme between inpatient and community services as directed by the Integrated therapies lead.Person SpecificationPrevious ExperienceEssentialMinimum of 18 months post graduate experienceBroad post graduate experience with significant component in rehabilitation.Minimum of 9 months NHS experienceExperience of working as part of a team.Active contribution to training others e.g. in IST.DesirableExperience of orthopedics, care of older people and/or neurologyParticipation in project /audit activities.Experience of working in a community setting.Supervision of students or physiotherapy assistants.Education / QualificationEssentialDiploma/Degree in Physiotherapy.HCPC Registered.Evidence of ongoing CPD in portfolio.DesirableMCSP.Attendance at relevant Post-Graduate Courses.Member of relevant CIG.Skills and AptitudesEssentialAbility to prioritize, organize and work in a busy environment.Ability to keep accurate and legible patient recordsAble to demonstrate a high level of clinical reasoning.Able to support other staff.in their training and developmentAbility to deliver effective clinical supervisionA strong commitment to patient care.Fluent in written and spoken EnglishDesirableGood presentation skills.Confident using MS office including Excel/spreadsheets.Able to deal with difficult situations, e.g. dealing with aggressive and/or emotional patients or carers.Other essential FactorsEssentialA car driver with valid UK driving license.Ability to participate in 7 -day physiotherapy service.Be willing to participate in a potential rotational scheme between services.DesirableCar available for work useFluent in any additional language.Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications 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).UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameNorth Middlesex University Hospital NHS TrustAddressCapetown & Canterbury wards , Chase farm HospitalEnfieldEN2 8JLEmployer's websitehttps://www.northmid.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)