Job summary

The Band 7 Elderly care physio is responsible for managing and leading a team of physios , physio technicians and students within our 3 Elderly care wards. They will be working alongside the wider MDT comprising of AHP's , Nurses and Medics .

Main duties of the job

• To undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations of medical pathologies; use advanced clinical reasoning skills and assessment techniques to provide an accurate diagnosis of their condition
• Formulate and deliver a 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
• Provide specialist expertise for managing and treating patients with more complex medical conditions
• Formulate accurate prognoses and recommend best course of intervention, developing comprehensive discharge plans taking into account complex psycho social problems
• Assess patient understanding of treatment, gain valid informed consent and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment
• Represent physiotherapy service and /or individual patients at the multi-disciplinary team meetings, to ensure the delivery of a co-ordinated multidisciplinary service, and integrate physiotherapy treatment into the treatment programme. This will include discussion of patient care, patient progress and involvement in discharge planning.

About us

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has five key values and we want to employ and work with people who share these values and demonstrate behaviours that support them. They are:

• Caring- Design and deliver care around each individual patient's needs and wants.
• Safe- Make the safety of patients and staff our prime concern as safety comes first
• Responsible- All staff take responsibility for the hospital, its services and reputation
• Value Each Other- Value each other's contribution
• Inspiring- We always strive to empower each other to develop and deliver improvements to benefit our patients