We have an exciting opportunity for a Physiotherapist in our Therapies Team at St Josephs Hospice.
We are looking for a Physiotherapist who has experience in a healthcare environment.
The Therapies Team consists of Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy and Dietetics. You will work collaboratively with the team in seeing people as outpatients and in-patients, delivering specialist palliative rehabilitation and non-pharmacological symptom control interventions. You will also support the Empowered Living Team, a physiotherapy led, volunteer enabled service supporting patients in their own home.
Main duties of the job
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Experience of undertaking physiotherapy assessments
- Clinical reasoning skills necessary to tailor and adapt therapeutic interventions across a complex patient caseload
- Excellent team work skills and the ability to work collaboratively
- To be committed to patient centred, holistic, care with a focus on what matters most to the patient
About us
St Joseph's Hospice was founded in 1905 by the Religious Sisters of Charity and as such it has a rich, Catholic heritage which informs our work today: to support and welcome those in need, from all different cultures, religions and backgrounds. We provide high quality specialist palliative care for patients with cancer and other life-threatening conditions across East and North London. We have a large team of clinical staff who work across community, in-patient and out-patient services delivering individualised, responsive and holistic support to patients and their families/carers.
Why work for us?
- 27 days holiday plus public holidays, increasing up to 33 days with service
- Subsidised cafe and early access to retail sale events
- Season ticket loans
- Continuation of NHS Pension Scheme or an excellent salary-exchange pension scheme
- Santander cycles discount and cycle to work scheme
- Health Cash Plan and access to the EAP services
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