Clinical Lead Physiotherapist

We are pleased to offer this new role of Clinical Lead Physiotherapist to support expansion in the Spasticity service at King's College Hospital NHS Trust. To be a physiotherapy clinical expert in Neurorehabilitation, particularlythe management of patients with spasticity To ensure a high quality, effective and efficient physiotherapy service providing expert clinical intervention in neurorehabilitation, primarily as part of the multidisciplinary Spasticity Clinic, using extended scope of practice as appropriate Tobe responsible forthe operational management and clinical leadership of physiotherapy services related to the Multidisciplinary Spasticity clinic in conjunction with the Physiotherapy Senior Leadership team To provide leadership, clinicalexpertiseand operational management to both the Therapy Spasticity Clinic service and the Acute Neuro-Rehabilitation physiotherapy service in KCH South Sites To use expert physiotherapy knowledge and advanced clinical reasoning to manage own complex caseload as an autonomous practitioner and toprovideexpert advice for internal and external members of the multidisciplinary team. To supervise senior physiotherapy staff within the neuro-rehabilitation service including providing structured appraisals,meetingsand peer support. To be part of the Physiotherapy Clinical Leadership team by contributing to planning and service development of the King's physiotherapy servicesMain duties of the job Patient Care

• To work at an advanced level in the field of neurorehabilitation, by receiving referrals, undertaking full assessment and independently diagnosing and then planning individual, specialised, evidence-based, treatment programmes for patients appropriately depending on the physiotherapist's diagnosis, using advanced clinical reasoning and a variety of evidence-based, expert skills such as use of therapy handling skills, tone management (including Botox injection therapy for spasticity management), advanced splinting, posture and seating management.
• To deliver or work towards extending own scope of practice within the field of rehabilitationand Spasticity.To recognise boundaries of own extended scope of practice as it develops and tomanage associated clinical risk at all times
• To have clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients, including those withhighly complexand diverse conditions
• To prioritise work efficientlyusing expert knowledge to underpin decisions and request, in conjunction with medical colleagues and withappropriate training to request specialist investigations and act on the interpretation of the results.
• To use advanced theoretical and practical knowledge to advise, guide and teach senior staff, assessmentand management of patients with a wide range of neurological conditions and related problems, showinganholistic approach.
  
  The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people. King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.