Senior Physiotherapist - Specialist Medicine

Following an internal promotion, an opportunity has arisen for an experienced Physiotherapist with an interest in specialist medicine to join our integrated therapy team at Charing Cross Hospital. The post holder will predominately be based on one of our 8th floor wards where they will help lead the team seeing a range of patients requiring therapy intervention prior to returning home or transfer to community rehab units.

There will be a range of ages, conditions, co-morbidities and complex social situations to manage and the post holder will form an integral part of the multidisciplinary team, helping plan timely and safe discharges from the wards. If you want to develop more confidence in your leadership, prioritisation, time management, delegation and problem solving skills, then this is an ideal opportunity for you.

In addition, you will have supervisory responsibility for a rotational Band 5 Physio and will work closely with a Therapy Support Worker. Supervisory support and advice is always available. We actively encourage members of the team to provide fieldwork education for students on a regular basis. Therefore, if you are new to student education we can provide you with an introduction to student supervision or if you are more experienced/would like to take students yourself, we can support you with that.

• The caseload will include adult patients presenting with a varied range of acute and chronic medical illnesses, falls, cognitive limitations, neurological impairments and complex psycho social issues.
• When providing physiotherapy within this Trust, the post holder will be expected to be professional, efficient, effective, with a commitment to evidence based practice and continuous personal and professional development.
• The job holder is required to work at weekends as part of their contracted hours of work (specific rota details are held locally within departments). They will do so once they have completed the relevant induction and achieved the required competencies.
• In the future, there may be the opportunity to rotate to the CXH front door teams and to the Home First team in Hammersmith & Fulham.
• We need a team player with a positive outlook, enthusiasm and the ability to learn and develop new skills.
• At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
• Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational.
• You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
• Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
• We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
• Environmental sustainability:
  Climate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people’s health and wellbeing and widines health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environment