We have a wonderful opportunity for a Physiotherapist in our Therapies Team at St Josephs Hospice.
The team consists of Dietetics, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy and Physiotherapy. 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.
- 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
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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