Band 6 Locum Physiotherapist - London

Job Title: Locum Physiotherapist Banding: Band 6 Location: London Working Hours: Full-Time Duration: Ongoing Rate: £36-40 per hour Opening Paragraph: Active Care Group is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Band 6 Locum Physiotherapist to join our Blackheath Brain Unit in London. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work with patients who have complex neurological presentations, providing specialized physiotherapy care. If you are passionate about neurological rehabilitation and enjoy working in a dynamic healthcare environment, we encourage you to apply. Responsibilities: As a Band 6 Locum Physiotherapist you will be responsible for undertaking comprehensive assessments of a wide range of patients, including those with diverse or complex neurological conditions. Using advanced manual assessment techniques and clinical reasoning skills, you will determine impairments and disabilities to formulate a diagnosis, hypothesis, and prognosis. You will formulate, plan, and deliver specialized, patient-centered physiotherapy treatment programs based on evidence-based practice and treatment options. This includes using clinical assessment, outcome measures, therapeutic manual physiotherapy techniques, patient education, and vestibular exercise classes. You will liaise with families, carers, and significant others to ensure patients’ needs are met to a high standard. Additionally, you will constantly evaluate and monitor patients’ needs, adjusting physiotherapy practice as necessary, including for rapidly deteriorating and unstable patients. You will collaborate with medical colleagues, other healthcare professionals, and external services to achieve coordinated care, representing physiotherapy issues and negotiating with multidisciplinary team members in managing complex cases. You will also contribute to the discharge planning process, liaising with community/outpatient services and voluntary organizations as appropriate. Using highly developed physical skills, you will support patients with neurological impairments and balance problems during walking and transfers. Qualifications and Experiences: Degree in Physiotherapy and registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). Proven experience in neurological physiotherapy, preferably in a rehabilitation setting. Strong clinical skills in assessment, treatment planning, and intervention for neurological conditions. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team. Commitment to ongoing professional development and staying updated with the latest advancements in neurological physiotherapy. Why work with Pulse? From the moment you register with us, our focus is entirely on you. During our first conversation, you’ll quickly see that we understand your specialty inside and out. Our expert recruitment consultants are dedicated to finding you the best opportunities and supporting you every step of the way to secure the perfect placement. With our preferred or sole supplier status with many clients, you’ll have access to exclusive opportunities that you won’t find anywhere else. We always prioritize your best interests, engaging in meaningful conversations and truly listening to you. You are an individual, a professional—not just a resource. Reasonable Adjustments: If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement. We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.