This role covers MSK outpatients. You are a highly skilled and keen physiotherapist with substantial experience in the United Kingdom, able to undertake all aspects of your clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner. You will provide a client-centred and evidence-based service to adult and very occasionally older teenager patients. You will provide assessment and treatment to a caseload of patients with varied and often complex MSK needs
This post provides a client-centred and evidence-based assessment, treatment and discharge planning to a caseload of adults with varied and often complex MSK needs. The caseload may include equipment fitting for example Aircast boots, crutches and braces.
You will be expected to establish and maintain efficient communication within the multi-disciplinary team (both internal and external) to ensure a holistic and complete duty of care. This includes verbal, non-verbal or written communication, both in expression and active listening, to facilitate accurate comprehension of information.
You will act as a resource of specialist advice for patients, clients and colleagues within the scope of your experience and knowledge.
It would be desirable to have prior experience in sports injuries, pelvic health, acupuncture, shockwave therapy and/or TMJ assessment and treatment.
Main duties of the job
How youll help us make health happen:
To be responsible for the physiotherapy management of the patient load assigned to you and to practise as an accountable professional using reflective practise and clinical reasoning in undertaking specialist assessment in order to provide individualised treatment programmes for each patient.
To obtain informed, valid consent on an ongoing basis which endeavours to keep them involved in their own health care plan. This includes education to support ongoing management.
To provide programmes of care for the MSK patients in your care through assessment and implementation of specialist MSK treatments in order to maximise their rehabilitation outcomes.
To advocate for your patients in the multi-disciplinary team.
To provide appropriate information, education and support for your client group and their carers.
To comply with confidentiality policies as set out by Cromwell Hospital, HCPC and the CSP.
Living the everyday Bupa values of being Brave, Caring & Responsible.
About us
Cromwell Hospital is an internationally renowned private hospital located in the Kensington area of London. We offer treatment for both adults and children, and are dedicated to providing world-class care to our patients.
Job responsibilities
Clinical Role Summary:
This post provides a client-centred andevidence-based assessment, treatment and discharge planning to a caseload ofadults with varied and often complex MSK needs. The caseload may includeequipment fitting for example Aircast boots, crutches and braces.
You will receive referrals from consultant and GPclinics as well as from insurance companies, self-referrals and other externalroutes.
Dutiesand Responsibilities:
Clinical
1. To be responsible for the physiotherapy management of the patient loadassigned to you and to practise as an accountable professional using reflectivepractise and clinical reasoning in undertaking specialist assessment in orderto provide individualised treatment programmes for each patient.
2. To obtain informed, valid consent on an ongoing basis which endeavoursto keep them involved in their own health care plan. This includes education tosupport ongoing management.
3. To provide programmes of care for the MSK patients in your care throughassessment and implementation of specialist MSK treatments in order to maximisetheir rehabilitation outcomes.
4. To advocate for your patients in the multi-disciplinary team.
5. To provide appropriate information, education and support for yourclient group and their carers.
6. To comply with confidentiality policies as set out by Cromwell Hospital,HCPC and the CSP.
7. To respect a patients right to be chaperoned and appropriatelyimplement the hospital chaperone policy.
8. To accept accountability for your clinical and non-clinical actions.
9. To maintain accurate, comprehensive and timely patient treatment records,participating in clinical audit.
10. To manage clinical riskwithin your caseload at all times and ensure potential clinical risk iseffectively communicated and managed.
11. To promote dignity, privacyand safety at all times, with particular consideration of the patientscultural, spiritual and personal needs and preferences.
12. To maintain the higheststandards of professional expertise and efficiency.
Person Specification
Experience
* Proven experience, competence and confidence in MSK conditions of varying nature.
* Confidence and ability to work unsupervised.
* Sound clinical reasoning skills.
* Commitment to multi-disciplinary teamwork.
* Evidence of CPD.
* Record of mandatory training.
* Knowledge of the Care Standards Act and Care and Quality Commission Requirements.
* Knowledge of Quality Assurance tools.
* Strong organizational and planning skills, including risk management.
* Knowledge of health and safety issues in a therapy setting.
* Previous experience in a private clinic, hospital and sports settings.
* Knowledge and experience in fitting MSK braces and other appropriate items
Qualifications
* Degree in physiotherapy
* HCPC Registration
* Enhanced DBS clearance
* CSP Membership
* Member of special interest group(s).
* Further qualification in MSK management.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£30 an hourHoliday Additional Contribution of 12.09% + Weekend Enhancements
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