Job Purpose
This is a broad summary of the role detailing key areas of operation and responsibilities – further detail will be provided in the Main Duties and Responsibilities section, below, which provides more granular detail.
The Post Holder Will Be Responsible For
* Be an active member of the clinical team, providing a comprehensive Physiotherapy service to residents of West Hertfordshire within the bed-based unit.
* Work within professional standards and clinical guidelines, promote best practice, and undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner including assessing and treating own caseload of patients/clients and maintaining professional documentation.
* Build up and maintain key relationships with referring services across CLCH including the acute and community teams to facilitate appropriate referrals and an understanding of the role of the Physiotherapist and the Multi-professional team.
* Be responsible for supervising Rehabilitation Assistants and Physiotherapy students, with guidance from Senior Therapists.
* Assess the functional needs of patients and provide intervention plans aimed at improving function and reducing the impact of disability, working with patients to identify Physiotherapy goals as part of their overall care plan.
* Develop and implement treatment plans for patients referred to the services. These patients may present with a variety of multi-pathologies within specialist areas, including neurological conditions, musculoskeletal conditions, age-related disorders, osteoporosis, learning disabilities, and/or mental health diagnoses, with support from Senior Therapists.
* Undertake comprehensive assessment, planning, and treatment of patients using clinical reasoning to implement therapeutic interventions.
We provide community health services to more than two million people across eleven London boroughs and Hertfordshire.
Every day, our professionals provide high-quality healthcare in people's homes and local clinics, helping them to:
* stay well
* manage their own health with the right support
* avoid unnecessary trips to, or long stays in, hospital.
We support our patients at every stage of their lives, providing health visiting for newborns through to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care for people towards the end of their lives.
Our vision: deliver great care closer to home.
Our mission: working together to give children a better start and adults greater independence.
For further details / informal visits contact:
* Name: Shanelle Green
* Job title: Bank Recruitment Business Partner
* Email: shanelle.green@nhs.net
* Telephone: 02039378322
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