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Whittington Health NHS Trust

About

Whittington Health NHS Trust aims to help local people live longer and healthier lives by providing safe, personal, coordinated care for the community we serve.

We provide hospital and community care services to 500,000 people living in Islington and Haringey as well as other London boroughs including Barnet, Enfield, Camden and Hackney. As one organisation providing both hospital and community services, we are known as an ‘integrated care organisation’.

We have an income of £350 million and over 4,400 staff delivering care across north London.

Our priority is to provide the right care, at the right time and in the right place for our patients. We provide a large range of services from the hospital, including accident and emergency (A&E), maternity, diagnostic, therapy and elderly care. We also run services from 30 community locations in Islington and Haringey. Over the past year we have reviewed and developed services to make them stronger and better support the needs of patients.

As an integrated care organisation we bring high quality services closer to home and speed up communication between community and hospital services, improving our patients’ experience. Key to our approach is partnering with patients, carers, GPs, social care, mental health and other healthcare providers.

Our organisation has a highly-regarded educational role. We teach undergraduate medical students (as part of UCL Medical School) and nurses and therapists throughout the year, alongside providing a range of educational packages for postgraduate doctors and other healthcare professional.

Contact

Address: Whittington Health NHS Trust; Magdala Avenue; London; N19 5NF

Find out more

Jobs Website

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Ref: 220-WHT-8357259 Vacancy ID: 8357259

Weekend Physiotherapist – Islington Urgent Community Response Team

Accepting applications until: 09-Nov-2026 23:59

Vacancy status: Open

Accepting applications until: 09-Nov-2026 23:59

Location

Gwefan: Hornsey Rise Health centre
Tref: Islington
Cod post: N19 3YU
Major / Minor Region: London

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Permanent
Oriau: Part time - 15 hours per week (Weekend service)

Salary

Cyflog: £47,951 - £56,863 Per Annum (Pro Rata) Including HCAS
Cyfnod cyflog: Yearly
Gradd: (NHS AfC: Band 6)

Specialty

Prif leoliad: Physiotherapy

Please note in order to progress your application, your data will be processed by our 3^rd party recruitment providers – North London Partners Shared Service, who conduct recruitment activities on behalf of Whittington Health NHS Trust.

For our current apprenticeship vacancies, please go to https://www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship and use Keyword ‘Whittington’

By applying for this role, you accept in the event you are successful that your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which is aimed at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a set of technology that can perform various tasks that typically required human intelligence. Your application is your opportunity to demonstrate to us how you meet the requirements of the role.

We recognise that AI tools can support accessibility, equity and confidence for applicants. However, it’s important that examples and responses genuinely reflect your own experience and abilities, as these will be explored further during the selection process. AI must not be used to provide misleading or false information during any stage of the application journey.

Further guidance can be found in the NLPSS Applicant Toolkit https://royalfree.pagetiger.com/cuuomnr/1.

Whittington Health NHS Trust is committed to ensuring that its recruitment processes are carried out with integrity, transparency, and fairness for all applicants. To help maintain these standards, we ask candidates to provide accurate and truthful information throughout the recruitment process.

If incorrect or misleading information is identified, this may affect the progression of an application, any employment offer, or continued employment. As part of our due diligence, the company may verify the information provided by applicants and take appropriate action where necessary.

We do not charge applicants any fees at any stage of the recruitment process, including applications, interviews, sponsorship arrangements, pre-employment checks, or employment offers. All vacancies are advertised through TRAC/NHS Jobs and candidates are assessed solely on their skills, qualifications, experience, and suitability for the role. If you are asked to make a payment in connection with an NHS job opportunity, please treat this as suspicious and contact the organisation directly using the details published on our official career's website.

Applicants can refer to the Fraud Act 2006 for further information: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/35/contents

Swydd-ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl

1. Clinical

Provide a high-quality, autonomous physiotherapy service within the Islington Urgent Community Response Team (UCRT), delivering timely assessment, intervention and clinical decision-making for adults experiencing acute deterioration, functional decline, falls, mobility problems, frailty and other urgent rehabilitation needs.
Independently assess and manage a complex, varied caseload across patients’ homes and community settings, working primarily as a sole practitioner.
Develop, deliver and review individualised, evidence-based physiotherapy and rehabilitation programmes to maximise patients’ function, independence and safety.
Work collaboratively with patients and carers to promote self-management, rehabilitation and prevention of further deterioration.
Identify and manage clinical risks, prioritise competing demands and make appropriate decisions regarding treatment, escalation and onward referral.
Recognise when patients’ needs exceed own competence or authority and seek appropriate clinical advice or escalate concerns to the relevant UCRT team member.
Work closely with the Urgent Response Nursing Team, Lead Physiotherapist and wider multidisciplinary team to support safe patient management, prevent avoidable hospital admissions, facilitate timely discharge and reduce unnecessary hospital stays.
Contribute to multidisciplinary discussions about patient care, progress, rehabilitation, discharge planning and onward referrals, ensuring clear and timely handovers.
Maintain accurate, contemporaneous clinical records and provide appropriate progress updates, discharge summaries and onward referral information in accordance with professional, legal, Trust and departmental requirements.
Work flexibly and responsively according to weekend service requirements and patients’ changing clinical needs.

2. Communication

Communicate effectively with patients, relatives and carers, adapting approaches to individual needs and overcoming barriers such as confusion, anxiety, cognitive impairment or communication difficulties.
Communicate complex clinical information clearly with multidisciplinary colleagues and other health and social care professionals.
Provide clear verbal and written handovers, communicating relevant clinical information, identified risks, treatment plans and escalation requirements.
Establish and maintain effective professional relationships with UCRT colleagues and other community, health and social care services.
Communicate sensitively with patients and families about rehabilitation goals, functional outcomes, risks, discharge plans and ongoing care needs.
Attend relevant team meetings and contribute to case discussions to support coordinated, person-centred care.

3. Education and Training

Maintain and develop professional knowledge and skills relevant to urgent community response, rehabilitation, frailty, falls and complex patient management.
Participate in continuing professional development and maintain appropriate records in accordance with HCPC and Trust requirements.
Contribute to the education and development of colleagues, students, patients, families and carers, as appropriate.
Support clinical supervision, teaching and knowledge sharing within the UCRT team, including physiotherapy assessment, rehabilitation and clinical decision-making.
Participate in induction, supervision and training to support safe, autonomous weekend working.

4. Management and Organisation

Independently plan, organise and prioritise clinical workloads, responding appropriately to urgent referrals, changing priorities and competing demands.
Manage time effectively to ensure timely patient assessment, intervention, documentation, communication and follow-up.
Work autonomously while maintaining appropriate communication with the Lead Physiotherapist and wider UCRT team.
Follow agreed arrangements for clinical escalation, supervision and handover when working independently at weekends.
Contribute ideas to improve the quality, effectiveness and responsiveness of the weekend UCRT physiotherapy service.
Work flexibly outside normal weekend hours for a defined induction period and, where required, for handover and clinical supervision. This includes approximately two hours on a Friday or Monday, by agreement with the service.

5. Clinical Governance and Professional Responsibilities

Remain professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own practice, adhering to HCPC and CSP standards and relevant Trust policies and procedures.
Maintain high standards of evidence-based clinical practice, ensuring assessments and treatments meet patients’ individual needs.
Identify, manage and report clinical risks, incidents, near misses and safeguarding concerns in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.
Participate in clinical audits, service evaluations and quality improvement activities as appropriate.
Ensure patient information is recorded accurately and securely, maintaining confidentiality and complying with information governance requirements.
Follow infection prevention and control, health and safety, manual handling and safeguarding policies and procedures.
Use patient care equipment safely and appropriately, reporting defects or concerns promptly.
Participate in professional supervision and appraisal, and maintain an appropriate personal development plan.
Contribute to a safe, effective, responsive and person-centred UCRT service.

SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS

To comply with the Trust’s Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults This will require you to:

Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.

Ensure you are familiar and comply with the London Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures.

Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.
Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines.
Participate in required training and supervision.
Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct

Whittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Your application form –

Provide only business email address for your referees – we are unable to request references from yahoo, Hotmail, Gmail accounts.
Make sure you to include all evidence of where you meet the essential requirement on the jobs description as this forms the base of our shortlisting criteria.

Our processes –

Closing dates are given as a guide; we are within our right to close adverts early so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid delay.
If you do not hear from us up to 3 weeks after the closing date of the job unfortunately this means you have not been successfully shortlisted for interview. If your require feedback on your application please contact the appointing manager detailed in the body of the advert.
Please check your emails regularly as all correspondence from us will be via trac.systems – occasionally these emails will go into your Junk folder.
Employment at Whittington Health is offered subject to successful completion of a 6 month probationary period for all staff with the exception of GMC Registered Doctors.

Other important information –

You must already have the right to work in the United Kingdom or fully meet the eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. We welcome applications from candidates who require visa sponsorship; however, we can only consider these where all UKVI requirements are met. Before applying, please ensure that both you and the role satisfy the relevant UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) points‑based system criteria, as applications that do not meet these requirements cannot be progressed. For more information about the criteria, please click here
Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.
In submitting an application form, you authorise Whittington Health NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed to the post.

If you are offered a role with one of the NLPSS partner trusts, as part of pre-employment checks your identity and right to work documentation will be verified remotely (in most circumstances), using a certified identity verification service provider TrustID. You will be asked to capture an image of the relevant documents as well as a “selfie” using your smartphone/tablet (if available) for facial matching. TrustID will also perform a digital address check using Trunarrative and Equifax, which is a soft check and does not leave a footprint on your credit rating. For more information, visit www.trustid.co.uk

Please note that during the recruitment process your Identity Documentation (i.e. passport, driving licence, visa, etc.) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, Infrared and Machine Readable Zone security features of the documents provided

The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.

We would welcome applications from individuals who are from underrepresented groups in the organisation

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Person specification

Education & Qualifications

Meini prawf hanfodol

Holds a recognized degree or diploma in Physiotherapy
Current HCPC registration
IELTS Level 7.00 or above (overseas candidates only)

Skills & Abilities

Meini prawf hanfodol

Demonstrable ability to work autonomously and make appropriate clinical decisions within professional scope of practice
Strong clinical reasoning and problem-solving skills in the assessment and management of patients with complex or changing presentations
Ability to undertake comprehensive physiotherapy assessment and formulate, implement and review individualised treatment and rehabilitation plans
Ability to independently prioritise a clinical workload, respond to changing priorities and manage time effectively
Ability to recognise and manage clinical risk and appropriately escalate concerns
Ability to communicate complex information clearly to a variety of professionals and to patients and their families, overcoming barriers to communication including language, confusion, and anxiety.
Understanding of safeguarding, information governance, confidentiality and clinical risk management within clinical practice
Ability to provide clear verbal and written handover to colleagues to ensure safe continuity of care between weekend and weekday service

Knowledge & Experience

Meini prawf hanfodol

Experience working as an autonomous Physiotherapist, managing a clinical caseload and making independent clinical decisions within professional scope of practice
Experience of lone working in patients' homes
Experience of managing patients with complex and/or changing clinical presentations

Meini prawf dymunol

Experience managing an urgent or unpredictable caseload
Experience of service improvement, including productivity and patient experience.
Previous experience of weekend or extended-hours community services

Personal Qualities

Meini prawf hanfodol

Self-motivated, personally, and professionally responsible.
Flexibility and ability to handle change positively

Other

Meini prawf hanfodol

Ability to safely undertake patient assessment, treatment and manual handling in accordance with Trust guidelines, and travel independently to patients' homes and community settings
Understanding of working with diversity and how to incorporate this into own practice.