Detailed job description
and main responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. •Degree in Physiotherapy
2. •Health Professionals Council Registration
3. •Significant post-qualification experience including relevant specialist areas i.e. palliative care, oncology, neurology or community
Desirable criteria
4. •Be a member of a relevant Special Interest Group and/or CSP
5. •Evidence of attendance at postgraduate courses relevant to specialist palliative care
6. •Evidence of continuing CPD
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
7. Experience of clinical audit, clinical governance and managing risk
8. •Experience of managing an independent caseload where patients have life limiting conditions, and an understanding of specialist palliative care in practice
9. •Evidence of staff supervision
10. •Accuracy in patient assessment, treatment planning, goal setting and recording information in all settings.
11. •Able to participate in end-of-life education
12. •Excellent negotiating and leadership skills
Desirable criteria
13. •An understanding of providing services to a diverse population in the community
Skills, abilities and attributes
Essential criteria
14. •Excellent time management and organisational skills
15. •Good problem-solving abilities
16. •Excellent communication, both verbal and written.
17. •Ability to work independently and as a member of a multidisciplinary team in all settings of the service
18. •Car driver/access to own transport