Job overview

·        To perform advanced physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical conditions, to provide a diagnosis and develop and deliver an individualised treatment programme.

·        To hold responsibility for own caseload and be responsible for a defined area of the service or a particular patient type, working without direct supervision.  Supervision takes the form of regular formal training and clinical reasoning sessions, peer review, case conferences and reflective practice. Access to advice and support from a senior physiotherapist is available as required. 

·        To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.

·        To supervise, educate and assess the performance of physiotherapy students as appropriate. This would be to a graduate standard and involve working with universities to ensure the standard practice and teaching meets the standards set by the degree level qualification.

·        To undertake evidence-based audit projects to develop and enhance personal and team’s clinical practice within each rotation.  Make suggestions to clinical lead/manager of service for changes to practice by the team.  Will assist in the implementation of specific changes to practice or contribute to service protocols.

Main duties of the job

• To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of your own clinical practice,

• To undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations/multi pathologies; use advanced clinical reasoning skills and physical assessment techniques to provide an accurate diagnosis.

• To formulate and deliver an individual physiotherapy treatment programme based on a sound knowledge of evidence-based practice and treatment options using clinical assessment, reasoning skills and knowledge of treatment skills.

• To take delegated responsibility from the other senior physiotherapists for managing patients with particular conditions and be responsible for providing specialist physiotherapy assessment and treatment plans for patients with these conditions within each rotation.

• To formulate soundly reasoned physiotherapy prognoses and recommend best course of intervention, developing negotiated goals leading to comprehensive discharge plans.  Where appropriate develop these goals with the multidisciplinary team.

Working for our organisation

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute Hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. The Trust’s services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics.

The safety and well-being of our patients and of our staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this – particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress and going forward by working in partnership with local GPs, charities,
community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are absolutely focused on ensuring that our hospitals
provide high quality, safe and compassionate care, while drive forward the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.

We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.