Band 6 Specialist Physiotherapist | Barking Havering and Redbridge Univ Hospitals NHS Trust

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust are looking for a motivated, dynamic and innovative individual to join our friendly team of therapists, providing care on the Acute medical wards at King George Hospital in Ilford, Essex.

Working in a fast-paced environment, you will have the opportunity to expand your clinical skills in cardiac, respiratory and endocrinology
As a Band 6 physiotherapist in a busy team, you will be required to build a strong set of clinical skills, whilst further developing your leadership, communication and managerial skills.

We have a strong commitment to continuing professional development with an established in-service training programme, regular evidence-based practice groups and commissioned external courses identified through trust appraisal process.

You will be supported by a B8A team lead and a B7 physiotherapist
As part of a recent re-configuration of our Integrated Therapy service structure, we have moved in line with the Government agenda for the NHS providing a 7-day service covering the Medical Receiving and Beech Frailty UNIT.

To perform physiotherapy assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical, cognitive and psychological/mental health conditions. To provide a diagnosis of functional status, to develop and deliver an individual treatment plan.

To hold responsibility for own case load and be responsible for a defined area of the service or a particular patient type, working with access to direct supervision. Supervision takes the form of formal training, clinical reasoning sessions and peer review. Access of advice and supper from a senior physiotherapist is available as required, clinical work is routinely evaluated.

To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner, demonstrating time management and planning skills.

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We're an organisation that is getting better and better. We were the most improved Trust in England for A&E performance in 2023/24; we're no longer in special measures; and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal. Our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and that our patients are happy with.

Many of our 8,000 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. More than 400 of them are on apprenticeship programmes and we're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

We operate from two main sites - King George Hospital (KGH) in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London - more than 300,000 people visited our A&Es in 2023.

Patients across north east London are benefitting from two new state of the art theatres at KGH and our Community Diagnostic Centres at Barking Community Hospital and St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub will significantly increase the number of scans that can be carried out.

We're looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record next year. This will mean the records of any patient visiting one of the seven hospitals run by BHRUT and Barts Health will be accessible to the clinical teams. It'll make things easier for staff and will be better for patients.