Job overview
As an autonomous practitioner to facilitate early discharges from acute Trusts and bed-based services and provide physiotherapy assessment and treatment in client’ homes.
To supervise and teach Band 5 Physiotherapists, Therapy Assistants, Technicians, and students and be involved in teaching colleagues from other disciplines.
To deputise for team leaders in operational management in their absence
Main duties of the job
At all times to be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work.
To facilitate early discharges from acute and bed-based services and to provide physiotherapy assessment and treatment in client’ homes.
As an autonomous practitioner, to assess and treat own caseload of patients, including those with complex presentations. Treatment decisions will be underpinned by specialist knowledge gained from post graduate study of evidence-based treatments and from previous experience.
To carry out assessment of patients, including those with complex presentations, drawing on a wide range of information sources and using clinical reasoning skills to determine an accurate diagnosis and to identify an appropriate physiotherapy care plan from the many treatment options available.
To utilising a wide range of treatment skills in delivery of treatment plans having the highly developed physical skills necessary for provision of effective physiotherapy treatment
To formulate and deliver physiotherapy treatment programmes in a variety of settings and as part of 7 day working service including extended hours. Settings include community, patients’ home, home visits, as part of a team, as a sole practitioner.
Working for our organisation
Our latest policy known as “Promoting Equality, Diversity and Human Rights” outlines the Trust’s commitment to ensuring that no job applicant or employee receives less than favourable treatment on grounds of sex, marital and civil partnership status, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, race, colour, creed, religion or belief, physical disability, mental health, learning difficulty, age or sexual orientation and is not placed at a disadvantage by conditions or requirements that cannot be shown to be justifiable.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To communicate effectively providing and receiving complex information in relation to patient’s care including but not limited to liaising with:
1. Other members of the Multi-disciplinary team (Consultants, General Practitioners, Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language therapists, Dietitians, Social Workers etc.) to develop and agree management programmes for the patients in your care adopting and developing effective interpersonal skills to ensure comprehensive management.
2. Relatives or carers to gain the best possible understanding of each patient and give suitable guidance and support
And to arrange and participate in case conferences with patients who have complex physical, psychological, and social presentations.
To produce written, electronic, and verbal reports for the MDT other Health or Social care providers and be able to convey this to the patient in an accessible and meaningful manner, often in the face of communication barriers.
To build a network of professional contacts across a range of professions in various settings such as community services, social services, and other acute hospitals.
Maintain and develop current knowledge of evidence-based practice, developing specialist knowledge of conditions and patient types.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
3. Holds a recognized degree or diploma in Physiotherapy
4. Current HCPC registration
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
5. 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.
6. Demonstrable skill in clinical reasoning and problem solving for complex case management
Desirable criteria
7. Presentation and teaching skills to support in-service training for junior grade staff and rotation training requirements.
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
8. Demonstrable clinical knowledge of a broad range of diagnoses and conditions in line with the rotational areas of the post.
9. Demonstrate previous NHS clinical and work experience at Band 6 level or a minimum of Band 5 level in community settings
Desirable criteria
10. Experience of delivering formal and informal training to others
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:
11. 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.
12. Ensure you are familiar and comply with the London Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures.
13. Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.
14. Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines.
15. Participate in required training and supervision.
16. 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.