Contract type: Full time (permanent and/or fixed term contract)
Salary: from £40,000.00 PA based on experience
Benefits:

• 28 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
• One additional day of annual leave for each completed year of service (max 5)
• One additional day of paid sick leave for each completed year of service (max 5)
• Access to learning and educational platforms (external)
• Up to £400 / year training allowance on external training courses
• Career progression

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and skilled Physiotherapist specialising in elderly rehabilitation who is passionate about delivering holistic care that has our clients at its centre! We provide community and clinic-based physiotherapy in South West London.

The core function of this role is to provide our clients (aged 65 and over) assessments, treatment, and rehabilitation in any areas of elderly care, balance, rehabilitation, and orthopaedics.

This role does not require the successful Candidate to be a car driver – transport arrangements for patient journeys are arranged by us.

Essential Requirements:

• Bachelor of Physiotherapy (equivalent or higher)
• HCPC registered
• CSP registered
• Right to work in the UK
• Minimum 3 years of experience
• Immunisation evidence and serology report (if overseas applicant)
• Must have post-operative orthopaedic, MSK and elderly experience

Role and Responsibilities:

• Provide an excellent standard of evidence based and person-centred Physiotherapy care by establishing treatment plans, performing physiotherapy treatments, assessing and monitoring treatments plans, assessing environmental needs and identifying (and where relevant organising) equipment needs in the community and in the Clinic based setting.
• Develop and review treatment programmes together with patients’ goals in mind, that encourage exercise and movement by the use of a range of techniques.
• Educate patients and their carers about how to prevent and/or improve conditions.
• Expected to provide an appropriate mix of hands on, education and exercise-based treatment modalities, adhering as closely as possible to evidence based practice.
• Working within a multidisciplinary team setting, liaising with Nursing team, Care team, GP, Consultants and other allied health professionals.
• To comply with the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) codes of professional conduct at all times
• Adhere to Physit’s policies and procedures to maintain health and safety of our Clients and other team members.

Desirable skills:

• Acupuncture course completion
• Pilates & Rehabilitation experience
• Confidence with IT systems

Physit is an equal opportunities employer.