Highly Specialist Physiotherapist

The Community Neurology Service provides rehabilitation and management for people who have had a stroke and other neurological conditions in their own home or appropriate community location. The service provides highly specialist, coordinated advice and treatment to maximize independence, limit disease progression, reduce hospital admissions and facilitate smooth transition home following a hospital discharge.
As part of a multi-disciplinary team the post-holder will hold a complex clinical caseload and deliver a high quality service to adults with a variety of neurological conditions while being responsible for, and lead a team of physiotherapists.
To undertake advanced assessment and treatment of patients within the specialty who may have complex and/or chronic presentations.
To work closely with and support the development of pathways for patients and the development of the service to enhance patient care., + To undertake the comprehensive assessment of patients including those with complex presentations, using investigative and analytical skills and to formulate individual management and treatment plans, using clinical reasoning and utilising a wide range of treatment skills and options to formulate a specialist programme of care.
+ Provide specialist advice, teaching and training to other members of the multidisciplinary team regarding physiotherapeutic management of patients within the specialist area.
+ To provide and co-ordinate post graduate development to less experienced staff and clinical placements for student physiotherapists.
+ Provide specialist and highly specialist advice to physiotherapy and other health professionals, colleagues working within the Trust., § To work as an autonomous practitioner in a community setting managing a complex clinical caseload by applying specialist knowledge and skills to the assessment of the needs of these clients. From the assessment, to formulate a treatment plan designed to reduce the impact of disability and ill health.
§ To manage a defined caseload independently, evidencing problem solving and clinical reasoning skills in line with evidence based/ client centred principles.
§ To be an influential member of the multi-disciplinary team, providing expert, integrated, client-centred, goal orientated rehabilitation for clients with neurological disability. Acting as a key worker for specific clients.
§ To provide supervision, teaching and appraisal for lower banded physiotherapists, assistants, students and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
§ To contribute to the planning, development and evaluation of physiotherapy within the service and to the Community Neurology Service as a whole.
§ To work in support of and deputise for the clinical specialist physiotherapist.
§ To work collaboratively with other clinicians to influence service development and ensure quality of care is delivered, implementing and leading changes to practice including incorporation of the London Stroke Strategy and Healthcare for London Stroke Guidelines.
Making Things Better
Quality Improvement is a key part of our work to improve our services and refine how we do things. We have a global reputation for our quality improvement work and we don't stand still! So we offer a fantastic opportunity for our staff to learn, lead and contribute towards improving our services.
We launched our Five Year Strategy in April 2018, which identified four main strategic outcomes to improve: population health outcomes, experience of care, staff experience and improve value. This complements the NHS Long Term Strategy and sets out our direction of travel.
Our Community
We provide a wide range of community health and mental health inpatient services to children, young people, adults of working age, and older adults in The City of London, Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Bedfordshire and Luton. We also provide psychological therapy services to the London Borough of Richmond, and provide Forensic services to the whole of North East London. We provide services in urban and rural settings, sometimes in our inpatient units, but mostly in the community close to where people live. Integrated care is key in making the best use of resources and providing effective care.
Aiming High
We were rated 'Outstanding' by the CQC in 2016, were proud to be rated 'Outstanding' again in 2018 and continue to be rate 'Outstanding' in 2021.. We were named in the HSJ's Top 10 best places to work in healthcare and were voted Provider Trust of the Year in 2018.
Staff and Service Users United
We strive to ensure that staff feel valued by the Trust and as they are truly pivotal in delivering better outcomes for our patients and service users. Our aspiration is to help to make ELFT the best place to work. This Trust is clinician-led and provides the highest possible level of clinical expertise throughout its services. We pride ourselves on our service user involvement. A service user will be on your assessment centre and interview panel if you are invited to meet us.
We especially welcome people with lived experience of health difficulties, with insight and understanding of different backgrounds, cultures and lifestyles in our population as we believe that this will equip staff to deliver a high standard of care to our service users and patients.
Diversity
ELFT Is committed to being a diverse organisation and our workforce is reflective of the population and communities we serve. We believe that having colleagues with a range of backgrounds and life experiences enriches and adds value to the outcomes we have set out to achieve. Having partnered and endorsed by organisations who are representative and experts in various areas of equality and diversity, we can ensure we are meeting the pre-set standards all the way from recruitment stage throughout the career journey of our employees by being accessible, having fair inclusive practices and a host of staff networks to support, nurture and celebrate our valued staff in the workplace.
Other reasons to apply
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern.
As part of the relocation scheme we presently have, the Trust could support you with offering up to £10,000 for removal and associated expenses. This is subject to change and terms and conditions apply.

ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. So it is a very exciting time for you to come and work for us. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving 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., 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.