Highly Specialised Community Physiotherapist

Please see the Job Description and the Persons Specification for further details about the job role. If you are unable to access the PDF, the details of the job description can also be found in the 'Detailed Job Description and Main responsibilities' section.

Provide and receive complex information; persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training skills required.

Explains complicated issues relating to long term health conditions, legal and health and social care systems.

Works with clients and carers to support self-management, engagement in interventions and manages sensitive interactions when discussing treatment plans, interventions and topics such as advanced care planning.

Able to adapt communication style to match the clients understanding and communication

Highly developed specialist knowledge across range of procedures underpinned by theory and experience.

Specialist knowledge of the full range of client groups plus further theoretical study

and in depth experience of legislation and policy appropriate to the setting.

Advanced skills relating to community practice supporting clients to maintain and improve functioning and management of long term health conditions.

Skills acquired through degree or equivalent plus clinical experience working with clients with complex care needs in the community or skills that can be transferred into the community setting.

Working with client groups plus further theoretical study and experience within a community environment to masters level equivalent (desirable).

Responsible for chairing regular scheduled MDT teleconferences, managing structured case discussions and keeping clear and accurate documentation.

Responsible for participating in scheduled referral triage sessions, reviewing incoming referrals, determining urgency, and allocating cases to the appropriate clinician or service.

To produce accurate and detailed reports, therapy programmes, care plans, advice and information as necessary in a timely manner, reflecting clinical expertise.

To provide specialist Moving and handling assessments for complex patients, recommending appropriate equipment in line with national and local guidelines.

Complex facts or situations requiring analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options.

Initial and ongoing assessment of service user needs taking into account a range of physiological, psychological and environmental factors.

Ability to assess urgency of clinical need and ensure client receives high quality care within appropriate time limits (urgent, standard and ongoing complex case coordination).

Plan and organise and prioritise complex activities.

Initiates and co-ordinates e.g. case conferences with multidisciplinary and agencies.

Able to chair and contribute to MDT teleconferences, MDT meetings, best interest meetings and other clinical activities (safeguarding, Datix)

Physical Skills Physical skills obtained through practice/ developed physical skills, manipulation of objects, people; narrow margins for error

Ability to move around the borough and access clients properties.

Driving (desirable)

keyboard skills

manipulation of patients clients during assessments requiring

advanced moving and handling training.

Whittington Health and the Haringey GP Federation have a strong and established history of working together to improve health outcomes for Haringey's diverse communities. We draw on complementary strengths, deep local insight and a shared commitment to delivering high-quality, equitable care.

As two of Haringey's integrators, we work in partnership with the London Borough of Haringey to lead the development and delivery of the borough's neighbourhood health model, recognised for its collaborative and innovative approach. As integrators, we act as enabling organisations responsible for supporting and scaling integrated, place-based delivery of neighbourhood services. This role is central to the national ambition to shift care from acute settings to community, with a strong emphasis on prevention, early intervention and reducing long-term inequalities.

A leading example of this integrated approach is the Multi-Agency Care and Coordination Team (MACCT). Bringing together professionals from health, social care and the voluntary sector to support adults with frailty or complex needs, MACCT is widely recognised as the model on which the Integrated Neighbourhood Team (INT) can be built, demonstrating what truly joined-up, preventative and person-centred neighbourhood care can achieve.

Colleagues appointed will join an ambitious and inclusive partnership shaping the future of integrated care in Haringey. These posts are funded for one year through neighbourhood test-bed funding.

Education & Qualifications

Essential: - Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy; - Registered member of the Health & Care Professional Council

Desirable: - Post-registration clinical course/workshops covering the following areas: Manual

Knowledge & Experience

Skills and Abilities

Values

Essential: - Commitment and demonstrable evidence of working towards the Whittington health ICARE values.