Lead Learning disabilities Physiotherapist

The Role: Lead Learning disabilities Physiotherapist

Job Details:

The Clinical Health Team is a specialist health service for adults with learning disabilities whose health needs cannot be met by mainstream health services. We employ a range of health professionals in order to meet those needs.

The team provides services to those adults with learning disabilities registered with a Sutton GP.

Team Functions

• The delivery of health inputs provided by trained clinicians specialist in the field of learning disabilities where needs cannot be met by mainstream services alone.
• Promoting well being through activities such as health promotion and preventative lifestyle activity.
• Facilitating access to mainstream services and supports such as; primary care; acute care; leisure opportunities: housing; etc.
• Contributing to service developments and using knowledge about needs; effectiveness of current services and future demand to inform and contribute towards strategic commissioning.
• Imparting skills by teaching and training others such as social care providers; voluntary sector staff; and other health professionals.

Education/ Knowledge/ Qualifications

• Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy
• HCPC registration
• Sound level of evidence based clinical practice
• Sound knowledge of national and local policy/ good practice guidance relating to care of people with learning disabilities. In particular evidence based practice, clinical audit and the role of professional development in advancing practice

Experience

• Experience of working with people with learning disabilities
• Led on or contributed to local service/team development or project work
• Experience of multidisciplinary team working in a Community Learning Disability team setting
• Clinical supervision and management of staff
• Experience of working within a Hydrotherapy pool
• Experience of using physio service outcome and performance measures

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