Specialist Physiotherapist

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dedicated, experienced and passionate Physiotherapist to clinically work at the North West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre, working alongside the Highly Specialist Physiotherapist. The post offers a variety of opportunities to participate in our exciting improvement plans and regular team trainings with the wider orthopaedic team.

We are looking for an innovative, patient focused therapist with a passion for the management of elective orthopaedic patients and providing highly skilled care to the orthopaedic service. You will have a wide range of clinical experience and the leadership qualities needed to support a team of physiotherapists/occupational therapists and integrated therapy assistants to consistently deliver safe, personal and effective care to our patients.

Main duties of the job

• As an autonomous practitioner, to assess and treat own caseload and provide a specialist orthopaedic physiotherapy service to patients
• To work as a member of the multidisciplinary team (MDT), assessing and treating patients with orthopaedic / musculoskeletal disabilities, including complex cases, and maintain accurate and comprehensive patient records
• To work closely with the Highly Specialist Physiotherapist and Principal Physiotherapist with the development of the Orthopaedic Therapy Service
• To regularly provide formal and informal, on-going training and education to physiotherapy staff, other healthcare professions and students
• To engage in own continued professional development (CPD) and service development in conjunction with the Band 7 and Band 8a Physiotherapist.

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.