Location
St Joseph's Hospice, Hackney

Hours
Full time (hours not specified)

Salary
£29,933 per annum

About the Role
With the support of Physiotherapists and the wider Therapies Team, you will undertake holistic physiotherapy assessments and interventions for patients with progressive and life limiting illnesses as an autonomous practitioner. You will develop goal orientated rehabilitation programmes to support what matters most to the patient and provide high-quality physiotherapy input to optimise non-pharmacological management of symptoms. You will support and lead the Moving Forwards Rehabilitation Gym group, coordinating and delivering group exercise and gym activities. Conduct Empowered Living Team (ELT) assessments for outpatients and assess ongoing physiotherapy needs, adapting therapy input as patient conditions change. You will be a source of physiotherapy expertise and champion palliative rehabilitation, managing your own caseload across inpatient, outpatient, and day hospice settings with flexibility to meet service and patient priorities. Maintaining accurate and up-to-date clinical and non-clinical documentation consistent with department and Chartered Society of Physiotherapy standards is essential.

In addition, you will attend, contribute to, and lead training sessions for patients, carers, and colleagues. Participation in the therapies team in-service training programme is expected. You will act as a representative of Therapies professionals within St Joseph's Hospice and the wider health community, maintaining up-to-date knowledge of clinical developments in palliative care and incorporating these into practice.

Effective communication is key to this role; you will encourage patient participation by establishing goals using negotiation and reassurance, communicate well with patients, families, carers, and external services to ensure continuity of care and discharge, and proactively engage with other members of the Therapies team and wider hospice services through meetings and supervision.

Experience
Experience working as a physiotherapist, ideally with patients with progressive and life limiting illnesses or in palliative care settings, is highly desirable.

About you
You are an autonomous practitioner with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You are flexible and able to manage a varied caseload across different settings. You are committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care and have the ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team. You are proactive in maintaining your professional knowledge and skills and are enthusiastic about leading and contributing to training and development activities.

Qualifications
Qualified Physiotherapist registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and a member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP). Additional training or experience in palliative care rehabilitation is advantageous.