Job summary

6 Month Fixed-Term Maternity Leave Cover

Are you an experienced and motivated Physiotherapist with a passion for admission avoidance and frailty care?

We are seeking a dynamic Band 7 Physiotherapist to join our Admission Avoidance Team on a 6-month fixed-term basis to provide maternity leave cover. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a highly skilled MDT consisting of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Nurses and Therapy Assistants, supporting patients across the "Hot Floor" including the Emergency Department (ED), Acute Medical Unit (AMU) and Frailty Unit, by delivering comprehensive assessments aimed at preventing unnecessary admissions, reducing length of stay and supporting patients to return home safely.

You will work collaboratively with MDT and social care colleagues to ensure patients receive timely assessments and interventions to enable them to remain safely at home whenever possible.

The post holder will lead on frailty within the team, driving best practice and supporting the development of pathways that improve patient flow and outcomes across acute and community services.

The service is fast-paced, rewarding and highly collaborative, offering excellent opportunities for professional development and clinical leadership.

Main duties of the job

To undertake a senior clinical role on a day-to-day basis and engage in planning, co-coordinating, delivering and evaluating the service provided to patients who present at the NMUH A&E department, AMU / Amber Unit (Frailty) participating in the design and implementation of physiotherapy and multidisciplinary audits and ward working where required.

To undertake assessments & design management programmes for patients presenting with complex medical, social and mental health problems and to facilitate swift return to their homes or intermediate care facilities, maintaining records as an autonomous practitioner.

To act as a source of expertise on the physiotherapy management of the above patient groups, providing advice to patients, carers, all grades of physiotherapists, other health care professionals, consultants, general practitioners and social services.

You will work as part of the MDT and utilise external services as appropriate to ensure safe and efficient discharge from ED and associated short stay units.

You will be part of co-leading and developing the admission avoidance service. You will also lead on and develop the frailty pathway with the inpatient Older People care Physio Lead to improve frailty care in ED, AMU and Amber Unit.

This post will assist in providing cover for the full seven-day service and as such you will be scheduled on a rota, which will require you to work during the weekend with time off in the week accordingly.

About us

NMUH North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Hospital Trust (NMUH) is one of London's busiest healthcare providers, providing hospital care and community services for the 350,000 people living in Enfield, Haringey and beyond. Our specialist services include HIV, cardiology, blood disorders, diabetes, fertility, sickle cell and thalassemia. In addition to a full range of cancer diagnosis and treatment services, the Helen Rollason Cancer Support Centre is based on-site and provides services to support cancer patients' wellbeing. We also provide community services and have a dedicated 0-19 service for children and young people in Enfield so that they can get the best possible start in life. This includes health visitors and school nurses who are delivering the national Healthy Child Programme, which provides a structured framework for the delivery of key interventions to support the health and wellbeing of children and families from 0 to 5 and school aged children from 5-19. The 0-19 service aims to improve pathways and partnerships with services in the hospital and deliver excellent care for the children and families. For more information, please access the following link: https://www.northmid.nhs.uk/

Details

Date posted

27 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£55,524 to £62,652 a year per annum inclusive of Outer HCAS

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

391-NMUH-8309349

Job locations

North Middlesex University Hospital

Sterling Way

London

N18 1QX

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job summaryTo undertake a senior clinical role on a day-to-day basis and, alongsidethe NMUH Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy Lead, engage inplanning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating the physiotherapyservice provided to patients who present at the NMUH A&Edepartment, AMU / Amber Unit (Frailty) participating in the design andimplementation of physiotherapy and multidisciplinary audit, and policyand ward working where required.

To undertake assessments & design management programmes forpatients presenting with complex medical, orthopaedic, neurological,social and mental health problems and to facilitate swift return to theirhomes or intermediate care facilities, maintaining records as anautonomous practitioner.

To act as a source of expertise on the physiotherapy management ofthe above patient groups, providing advice to patients, carers, allgrades of physiotherapists, other health care professionals,consultants, general practitioners and social services.

To educate and train Senior and Junior grade therapists, TherapyAssistants, other healthcare professionals and physiotherapy andadaptation students in the management of acutely ill patients.

For detailed information please refer to attached job description and persons spec for full details of the job

Job description Job responsibilities Job summaryTo undertake a senior clinical role on a day-to-day basis and, alongsidethe NMUH Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy Lead, engage inplanning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating the physiotherapyservice provided to patients who present at the NMUH A&Edepartment, AMU / Amber Unit (Frailty) participating in the design andimplementation of physiotherapy and multidisciplinary audit, and policyand ward working where required. To undertake assessments & design management programmes forpatients presenting with complex medical, orthopaedic, neurological,social and mental health problems and to facilitate swift return to theirhomes or intermediate care facilities, maintaining records as anautonomous practitioner. To act as a source of expertise on the physiotherapy management ofthe above patient groups, providing advice to patients, carers, allgrades of physiotherapists, other health care professionals,consultants, general practitioners and social services. To educate and train Senior and Junior grade therapists, TherapyAssistants, other healthcare professionals and physiotherapy andadaptation students in the management of acutely ill patients. For detailed information please refer to attached job description and persons spec for full details of the job

Person Specification

Royal Free shared commitments

Essential

• oDemonstrable ability to meet the Trust shared commitments

Education and professional qualifications

Essential

• Degree or diploma in Physiotherapy
• Registration with the health & Care professions council

Desirable

• Member of the CSP and relevant interest group

Experience

Essential

• Completed the following core rotations (ITU, acute medicine, older people's acute care, respiratory neurology or acute stroke, surgery & orthopaedics)
• Experience at band 6 level in acute care rotations or specifically in Emergency Ambulatory Care setting
• Experience of writing and delivering in-service training programmes.
• Experience supervising qualified & non-qualified staff, including participation in personal development reviews.
• Experience of clinical governance initiatives.
• Experience across a range of NHS sectors e.g. Primary, Secondary and Community Services

Skills and aptitudes

Essential

• Basic computer literacy
• Knowledge of current NHS initiatives
• Understanding of Clinical Governance and its application to physiotherapy services
• Knowledge of Physiotherapy professional issues.
• Knowledge of a variety of physiotherapy interventions which can be used to the benefit of various patient groups and current best practice.
• Knowledge of pathologies and the current medical management of commonly occurring conditions for hospital based and community patients.
• Knowledge of other medical conditions which you may encounter including, but not exclusively, respiratory, orthopaedic, neurological and mental health conditions.
• Knowledge of outcome measure tools.
• Knowledge of the audit cycle and its uses
• Able to communicate complex and sensitive information in written and verbal forms to patients and staff
• Able to apply problem-solving skills to complex situations, which may include clinical or organisational issues
• To have well developed clinical reasoning skills
• Able to work as a team member and to develop team spirit
• Well-developed organisational and planning skills
• Able to assimilate and analyse complex clinical information
• Able to identify and recognise when to seek advice and support concerning clinical, managerial, professional and organisational issues
• Good counselling and advocacy skills to support staff, patients and carers
• Able to employ motivational and influencing skills with staff, patients, carers and other professionals.
• Able to identify your own training and support others.

Personal qualities and attributes

Essential

• Demonstrate enthusiasm towards sharing of knowledge
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
• Ability to set own priorities and demonstrate good time management skills
• Ability to identify own learning needs and interests
• Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
• Ability to identify risks involved in own work activities
• Demonstrate personal insight and the ability to cope with personal emotions in distressing situations

Person Specification Royal Free shared commitments Essential oDemonstrable ability to meet the Trust shared commitments Education and professional qualifications Essential Degree or diploma in Physiotherapy Registration with the health & Care professions council Desirable Member of the CSP and relevant interest group Experience Essential Completed the following core rotations (ITU, acute medicine, older people's acute care, respiratory neurology or acute stroke, surgery & orthopaedics) Experience at band 6 level in acute care rotations or specifically in Emergency Ambulatory Care setting Experience of writing and delivering in-service training programmes. Experience supervising qualified & non-qualified staff, including participation in personal development reviews. Experience of clinical governance initiatives. Experience across a range of NHS sectors e.g. Primary, Secondary and Community Services Skills and aptitudes Essential Basic computer literacy Knowledge of current NHS initiatives Understanding of Clinical Governance and its application to physiotherapy services Knowledge of Physiotherapy professional issues. Knowledge of a variety of physiotherapy interventions which can be used to the benefit of various patient groups and current best practice. Knowledge of pathologies and the current medical management of commonly occurring conditions for hospital based and community patients. Knowledge of other medical conditions which you may encounter including, but not exclusively, respiratory, orthopaedic, neurological and mental health conditions. Knowledge of outcome measure tools. Knowledge of the audit cycle and its uses Able to communicate complex and sensitive information in written and verbal forms to patients and staff Able to apply problem-solving skills to complex situations, which may include clinical or organisational issues To have well developed clinical reasoning skills Able to work as a team member and to develop team spirit Well-developed organisational and planning skills Able to assimilate and analyse complex clinical information Able to identify and recognise when to seek advice and support concerning clinical, managerial, professional and organisational issues Good counselling and advocacy skills to support staff, patients and carers Able to employ motivational and influencing skills with staff, patients, carers and other professionals. Able to identify your own training and support others. Personal qualities and attributes Essential Demonstrate enthusiasm towards sharing of knowledge Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team Ability to set own priorities and demonstrate good time management skills Ability to identify own learning needs and interests Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance Ability to identify risks involved in own work activities Demonstrate personal insight and the ability to cope with personal emotions in distressing situations

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

North Middlesex University Hospital

Sterling Way

London

N18 1QX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

North Middlesex University Hospital

Sterling Way

London

N18 1QX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)