Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 391-NMUH-8293627
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Lucas house
- Town
- Edmonton
- Salary
- £55,524 - £62,652 Per Annum including HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/09/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Community Physiotherapist
NHS AfC: Band 7
Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
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Job overview
Providing care to a multicultural and diverse population, to deliver a high standard of physiotherapy care to patients and their carers.
To perform comprehensive physiotherapy assessment of people with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions. To use this to provide a clinical diagnosis and deliver an individualised treatment program.
To hold responsibility for your own caseload and, working without direct supervision, together with the other members of the MDT, deliver a comprehensive package of care to patients and their carers. Supervision takes the form of regular formal training and clinical reasoning sessions, peer review, case review and case conferences. To support more junior members of staff and provide comprehensive clinical supervision.
To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
With support from more senior staff, to undertake evidence-based audit and/or research projects to further own teams and clinical practice. Make recommendations to clinical lead/manager of service for changes to practice by the team. May contribute to the implementation of specific changes to practice or contribute to service protocols.
To be aware of and to highlight to your line manager any clinical governance issues pertaining to your role and practice.
To contribute to the delivery of health promotion activities within the service and wider Trust initiatives.
Main duties of the job
Providing care to a multi cultural and diverse population, to deliver a high standard of physiotherapy care to patients and their carers.
To perform comprehensive physiotherapy assessment of people with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions. To use this to provide a clinical diagnosis and deliver an individualised treatment program.
To hold responsibility for your own caseload and, working without direct supervision but together with the other members of the MDT, deliver a comprehensive package of care to patients and their carers. Supervision takes the form of regular formal training and clinical reasoning sessions, peer review, case review and case conferences. To support more junior members of staff and provide comprehensive clinical supervision.
To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
With support from more senior staff, to undertake evidence-based audit and or research projects to further own and teams clinical practice. Make recommendations to clinical lead/manager of service for changes to practice by the team. May contribute to the implementation of specific changes to practice or contribute to service protocols.
To be aware of and to highlight to your line manager any clinical governance issues pertaining to your role and practice.
To contribute to the delivery of health promotion activities within the service and wider Trust initiatives.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Free Hospital is a world-renowned teaching hospital located in Hampstead, Camden, London. Established in 1828 by surgeon William Marsden, it was the first hospital in London to provide free healthcare to patients who could not afford treatment. Today, it serves as a major teaching site for UCL Medical School and is the flagship hospital of the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Key Services and Specialisms
- Organ Transplantation: An internationally recognised centre for kidney and liver transplantation, performing hundreds of procedures each year.
- Infectious Diseases: Home to one of the UK's specialist high-level isolation units for treating high-consequence infectious diseases.
- Cancer Care: Provides specialist diagnosis and treatment for a wide range of cancers, including liver, kidney, pancreatic, and neuroendocrine tumours.
- Rare Diseases: Acts as a national referral centre for rare conditions, including haemophilia and amyloidosis.
- Clinical Research and Innovation: Hosts leading research institutions, including the UCL Institute of Immunity and Transplantation, supporting advances in medicine and patient care.
Overall, the Royal Free Hospital is one of the UK's leading academic and specialist hospitals, combining high-quality patient care, medical education, research, and specialist services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See job description and person specification attached to this job advert. All details included in this document.
To perform comprehensive physiotherapy assessment of patients who are presenting with complex physical and psychological conditions, to provide a clinical diagnosis of their physiotherapy problems and develop and deliver an individualised treatment program.
To ensure all physiotherapy assessment are completed within agreed timescales.
To support the B8a with the day-to-day organisation of the Community physiotherapy service and to manage a designated caseload, delivering care according the service specification requirements.
To support and educate patients and carers in managing complex
physiotherapy/rehabilitation needs for managing a community caseload.
To work closely with other agencies e.g. specialist equipment services, social services voluntary sector and private agencies to ensure physiotherapy treatment is fully integrated into the patients care programs where applicable.
To hold full responsibility for own caseload of patients, working without direct supervision.
Own supervision takes the form of regular formal training with peers, peer review and case conferences. Self-directed access to advice and support from a higher grade is available, as required, clinical work is not routinely evaluated.
To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
To provide clinical supervision and support to less experienced physiotherapy staff, rehab assistants, technical Instructors and students on placement and to support training and supervision of others in the MDT team.
Person specification
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Recognised Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
- Evidence from C.P.D. portfolio of ongoing relevant post-graduate training both theoretical and practical to a high level.
Desirable criteria
- Post-graduation/Msc in relevant area (elderly care /neurology)
- Leadership training
- Any other relevant training & education
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience at band 7 level or significant experience at band 6 level/equivalent in the treatment and management of adult.
- Demonstrate appropriate postgraduate experience working across physiotherapy core areas to support the rehabilitation needs of the patient.
- Experience of working in community services
- Experience in working with Multidisciplinary team in the community
Desirable criteria
- Experience of leading project/audit and leading change
Skills and aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Ability to process, manage and communicate complex information. To do this in a sensitive and clear manner in order to ensure optimum understanding and co-operation.
- Advanced clinical reasoning and problem solving skills within elderly and other relevant clinical areas.
Desirable criteria
- Good presentation skills.
other
Essential criteria
- Ability to meet mental and physical demands of the post including travel.
- Car owner/ driver with valid UK driving license with access to car for work use
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nnamdi Igwe
- Job title
- Senior Community Physiotherapy
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07929383809
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