Job Description: Physiotherapist

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Physiotherapist to join the Long Covid and Multiple Symptoms Multidisciplinary Service. This role involves assessing and treating patients with complex symptoms such as fatigue, breathlessness, brain fog, pain, anxiety and sleep difficulties across clinic, community, home and virtual settings.

Role Overview

This is a unique therapy-led, medically supported service consisting of occupational therapists, physiotherapist, clinical psychologists, care coordinators and clinical support staff. The service includes two pathways; digital education programme and a Lambeth and Southwark face-to-face assessment, and interventions including 1:1 intervention or a face-to-face group programme. Interventions are provided in a variety of locations including home, clinic, community and virtually.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to all aspects of the patient pathway, including assessment, supported self-management and rehabilitation.
• Participate in multidisciplinary discussions.
• Play an active role in ongoing service development.
• Perform specialised and advanced assessments and treatments as part of the Post Covid and Multiple Symptoms Service, providing home, outpatient and community-based assessments and intervention to patients across the pathway.
• Provide supervision and support development of therapy assistants and students.
• Work autonomously, with support as appropriate, frequently as a lone practitioner and at times in conjunction with team colleagues, across a variety of locations within the community and outpatient settings including client’s homes and residential care settings to meet the individual needs of the multi-cultural population in an inner-city area.
• Work across Lambeth and Southwark, accessing and recording information, communicating with patients and colleagues, attending meetings or training using mobile devices, and coming into offices when required.
• Support the service's commitment to meeting client needs and delivering excellence. It is essential the post holder be able to work their hours flexibly and contribute fully to both existing and new rotas. This may include 7 day working and non-traditional shift patterns.