Highly Specialist Physiotherapist

We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic Physiotherapists who is passionate about making a difference in proactive healthcare to join our Admission Avoidance and Discharge Service. We are seeking for a skilled Physiotherapists to lead in driving a proactive prevention approach and be at the forefront of proactive healthcare in a multidisciplinary team that will shape the future of Intermediate Care Pathways.

This new role is developed to take a lead role in collaborating with Care Homes, Reablement Service including Initial Assessment Team in Adult Social Care, Homeless Project in Foot Health Service, and ACP Physiotherapists in Community Frailty.

The post holder will lead on developing strategies that promote health, well-being, and independence, helping patients to stay out of hospital and support the delivery of holistic, patient centred care to vulnerable populations, including those with complex needs.

If you enjoy working in a service that values innovation, collaboration, and compassionate care and is ready to lead change, work across diverse services, and make a meaningful impact on patient lives, this posts may be for you., The post holder will provide a highly specialist source of expertise in clinical management and act as a one of the lead physiotherapist in AADS in order to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital. The post holder will ensure the quality and effectiveness of physiotherapy delivery within the service on a day to day basis, developing the service under the management and with the strategic direction of the clinical lead and therapy manager.

The post holder work alongside senior clinicians in the team to deliver a case management approach, for integrating, coordinating and pro-actively assessing patients' health and social care needs, so that the individual receives the best possible care in the most appropriate place. The role involves developing care plans to facilitate safe, timely and effective discharge, optimising patient outcomes and ensuring patients, carers and professionals have the skills and knowledge to implement those plans.

The post holder will be a member of the wider AADS service providing a range of interventions - from rapid response, falls pick up, admission avoidance in emergency department at the Royal London Hospital, intermediate care including falls prevention through to preventative action and support for self-management of long term conditions including joint clinic at homeless clinics in Foot Health Service. The post holder may be required to cover across the service when required e.g. Admission Avoidance in the ED.

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.