Bank Specialist Acute Physiotherapists

An exciting opportunity to join our Band 6 Physiotherapy bank staff at Homerton Healthcare working in the vibrant and diverse borough of City and Hackney. The role is for acute therapy inpatients and will cover a wide range of conditions across the patient pathway. The post-holder will provide specialist Occupational Therapy for a wide range of patients in an acute NHS hospital, and you will be part of well-coordinated, specialist multi-professional teams working closely with nursing and therapy colleagues in multi-disciplinary teams participating in goal setting, rehabilitation, and discharge planning. The post holder must be an experience band 5 or 6, and have experience working in an acute NHS hospital.,

• Perform specialist physiotherapy assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions, providing a diagnosis and developing and delivering an individualised treatment programme.
• Set goals for patients and evaluate using appropriate outcome measures for service area.
• Communicate effectively with patients, who frequently present with sensory, cognitive and/or mental impairments, using a range of verbal and non-verbal communication strategies/tools, to gain informed consent to progress treatment and rehabilitation programmes.
• Manage and effectively prioritise allocated clinical caseload using criteria appropriate to team.
• Liaise with members of the multidisciplinary team and other agencies to ensure effective communication and planning of patient care.
• Liaise with families and formal and informal carers to effect safe and effective care.
  
  Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.
We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home. Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times. We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly. Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits. Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.