Description
We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Physiotherapist to join our Care of Older People Therapy Team at Whittington Health. You will have specialist expertise in assessing and managing older adults with complex medical, frailty, cognitive, neurological and musculoskeletal conditions.
As Team Lead Physiotherapist, you will provide clinical and operational leadership, delivering high-quality, patient-centred care across the service. You will manage a complex caseload, provide expert rehabilitation, and support safe and timely discharge planning to maximise patient independence and outcomes.
Working closely with colleagues across health and social care, you will contribute to patient flow, service development and quality improvement, ensuring patients receive the right care in the right place at the right time.
You will provide leadership, supervision and education to therapists, therapy assistants and students, promoting evidence-based practice and workforce development. The role requires excellent clinical reasoning, communication and leadership skills, together with a commitment to outstanding care for older people.
Main duties of the job
- Lead the Care of Older People Therapy Team, ensuring high-quality, patient-centred care.
- Assess, diagnose and treat older adults with complex medical, frailty, cognitive, neurological and musculoskeletal conditions.
- Represent physiotherapy within multidisciplinary meetings, board rounds and service development.
- Deliver specialist rehabilitation to maximise function, independence and recovery.
- Coordinate effective discharge planning and support safe, timely transitions of care.
- Liaise with community, social care and voluntary sector services to support patient flow.
- Prioritise workload and resources to ensure safe and efficient service delivery.
- Develop and support rehabilitation and discharge pathways.
- Provide leadership, supervision, appraisal and education to staff and students.
- Contribute to organisational objectives, quality improvement and patient outcomes.
- Communicate effectively with patients, families and carers, promoting person-centred care.
- Lead and participate in audit, service evaluation and research activities.
- Maintain accurate, timely and legally compliant clinical records.
- Participate in weekend working and extended service provision as required.
Person Specification
- Degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent.
- HCPC registration.
- Evidence of completion of courses in line with clinical specialism.
- Portfolio and evidence of continuing professional development relating to specialism.
- High standard of written and spoken English. IELTS Level 7 for international candidates.
- Minimum 4 years post-graduate experience with minimum 2 year at band 6 level in an NHS in-patient setting.
- Wide range of B5 and B6 rotations or equivalent senior experience in specialism or related area.
- Experience of orthopaedic and surgical cases and managing a complex caseload within the specialism.
- Experience of respiratory on call work.
- Previous experience of being a key member in multidisciplinary teams.
- Experience of risk management and how to effectively rate patient associated risk and/or mitigate risk.
- Knowledge of clinical governance and its application to support effective and safe working practices.
- Managing/Supervisory experience - staff and students.
- Experience of appraisal - self and others.
- Teaching experience to own and other professions formally and informally.