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Job overview

Do you have a passion for 24-hour postural care in learning disabilities? An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and self-motivated Physiotherapist to be part of our dynamic and enthusiastic specialist Adult Learning Disability Community team based at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup.

The team provides multi-disciplinary specialist health care to adults with learning disabilities across the Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich boroughs. In 2016, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated the Oxleas ALD service as ‘good’ and ‘outstanding’ in the care domain.

The post holder will have a varied clinical caseload and will work with both qualified and unqualified physio staff. They will also lead on the development of a postural care pathway for adults with LD across the three boroughs. Postgraduate experience working in LD at a senior level and broad experience working within a disciplinary team is required. The post-holder also needs to have completed post-graduate training in posture management.

As a 3 borough service, we continue to develop innovative ways of delivering physiotherapy interventions, improving services and striving for excellence. We are committed to the Continuing Professional Development of staff, offering a robust supervision structure, dedicated CPD time, and a variety of training opportunities.

For further information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Kirstie Bloom, ALD Directorate Lead Physio, 020 3871 5680, [email protected]

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as an integral member of the Learning Disabilities Team but will have specific responsibility for the delivery of physiotherapy service and development and maintenance of a postural care pathway.

The duties will be undertaken in a variety of community settings depending on client needs and comprise assessment, treatment and physical management of clients with complex needs in conjunction with parents, carers, members of the CLDT and other agencies.

The post holder will have a leadership role in the Clinical Governance issues relating to best practice including the provision of teaching and training of junior staff, other health professionals and carers.

Working for our organisation

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes.

We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families.  This is strengthened by our new values:

• We’re Kind
• We’re Fair
• We Listen
• We Care