Responsibilities
* To work as an autonomous practitioner to perform therapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations.
* To communicate empathetically with patients with complex clinical presentation, explaining their clinical diagnosis and treatment programmes. Ensure that patients understand this and answer any queries they may have in relation to their diagnosis and treatment plan.
* To use clinical reasoning to provide a diagnosis and develop, deliver and adapt individualised treatment programmes.
* To contribute to monitoring and evaluation of treatment in order to measure progress and outcomes to ensure effectiveness of interventions and service delivery.
Qualifications
* Applicants must have a HCPC registration and be able to demonstrate they have successfully completed a broad range of placement across clinical areas as a student or at Band 5 grade within the NHS.
* Good time management skills, organisational skills and an ability to work under pressure are essential requirements to this post.
About the Hospital
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations: The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds, Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility, Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population. The Trust employs over 5916 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 411,000.
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