Job responsibilities To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own professional activities in line with the standards of the Hospital, department, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) and the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) To have overall accountability for the planning and management of own complex and specialised caseload of patients and to organise this effectively and efficiently with regards to clinical priorities and use of time To utilise advanced clinical reasoning and analytical skills with evidence based knowledge to assess and diagnose patients and implement appropriate physiotherapy management plans as an autonomous practitioner To use highly advanced communication and behaviour change skills to facilitate a long term self-management approach with patients living with acute/or chronic medical conditions. To continuously assess, evaluate and modify treatment aims, objectives and desired outcomes in collaboration with the patient, any carers and multidisciplinary team To make recommendations to colleagues and members of the MDT based on advanced theoretical and practical knowledge regarding the ongoing management of patients. Participate in appropriate MDT meetings, contributing to discussions and decisions with regards to patient care and discharge planning To produce up to date, clear evidence based resources for patients. To be able to assess and treat a varied caseload of patients including respiratory patients and take part on the On call rota (45 min commute of hospital) To ensure that patients have consented to Physiotherapy assessment and therapeutic interventions in line with hospital policy and the CSP code of conduct Maintain patient documentation, records and accurate statistical information to reflect the care provided and to meet professional and hospital standards as well as local and national guidelines To maintain accurate, comprehensive professional case notes for all direct and indirect patient contact To demonstrate flexibility in communication and interpersonal skills to overcome barriers to communication e.g. language and cultural barriers, loss of hearing/sight, distressing information, hostile/emotive situations, altered perception and cognition etc To liaise with and provide feedback to referrers to the service by letter and /or verbal communication To communicate complex patient related information effectively, to ensure collaborative working within the MDT In collaboration with the inpatient therapy lead undertake monitoring and evaluation of work and current practice through the use of evidence based projects, audits and outcome measures. To make recommendations and implement change where required