South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust
Specialist Physiotherapist
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About the Role
An exciting opportunity to join a team of mental health physiotherapists working across the Trusts adult mental health wards. This is a Specialist Physiotherapist Band 6 role and would ideally suit an experienced practitioner with a passion to work in a mental health setting to help address physical health complaints and address health inequalities for this population.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide physiotherapy assessment and treatment for working age adults, older people and adolescents in a mental health in-patient setting.
Requirements
- Team player with excellent communication skills.
- Proven clinical knowledge across physiotherapy specialities including but not limited to older adults, neurology, orthopaedics, respiratory and musculoskeletal.
- Enjoy a challenge, can work flexibly and autonomously at times.
- Professional and positive attitude.
Work Locations
If successful, you will be recruited to work across sites include Springfield University Hospital and Tolworth Hospital. You will also have opportunities to work within the National Obsessive Compulsive Disorders Service alongside a well-established multidisciplinary team, learning disabilities, forensics and deaf services to name just some. Opportunities to gain a British Sign Language qualification is also possible.
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- Supported by the Band 8a Head of Physiotherapy and Band 7 Physiotherapy Team Lead in monthly supervisions, reflective practice sessions, dedicated CPD time and the option to attend Inservice training sessions with our colleagues at St Georges Hospital.
- Involved in supervision of junior members of staff in addition to carrying a clinical caseload.
- Contribute to the development of the future NHS workforce by hosting physiotherapy student placements from a variety of Higher Education Institutions.
- Actively supported in your professional and clinical development.
Team Values
The Physiotherapy team are a small group of professionals who share the Trust Values of being respectful, open, compassionate, collaborative and consistent. We sit under the umbrella of Physical Therapies and work closely with our dietetic, speech and language, occupational therapy and exercise therapy colleagues.
Experience
Experience In Mental Health Is Advantageous But Not Essential.
Important Information
- Unless expressly stated in the job advert this role is not subject to sponsorship, please be advised that all offers of employment are subject to evidence of right to work in the UK.
About Us
We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.
We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.
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This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.
We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.
We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.
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Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.
Contact
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Lysia Gregory
- Job title: Head of Physiotherapy
- Email address: Lysia.Gregory@swlstg.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 02035135873
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