Highly Specialist Physiotherapist | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

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.

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.

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/

Job summary

To undertake a senior clinical role on a day-to-day basis and, alongside

the NMUH Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy Lead, engage in

planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating the physiotherapy

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 audit, and policy

and ward working where required.

To undertake assessments & design management programmes for

patients presenting with complex medical, orthopaedic, neurological,

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.

To educate and train Senior and Junior grade therapists, Therapy

Assistants, other healthcare professionals and physiotherapy and

adaptation 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

This advert closes on Monday 9 Nov 2026