Main duties of the job
Providing care to a multi cultural and diverse population, to deliver a high standard of physiotherapy care to patients and their carers.
To perform comprehensive physiotherapy assessment of people with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions. To use this to provide a clinical diagnosis and deliver an individualised treatment program.
To hold responsibility for your own caseload and, working without direct supervision but together with the other members of the MDT, deliver a comprehensive package of care to patients and their carers. Supervision takes the form of regular formal training and clinical reasoning sessions, peer review, case review and case conferences. To support more junior members of staff and provide comprehensive clinical supervision.
To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
With support from more senior staff, to undertake evidence-based audit and or research projects to further own and teams clinical practice. Make recommendations to clinical lead/manager of service for changes to practice by the team. May contribute to the implementation of specific changes to practice or contribute to service protocols.
To be aware of and to highlight to your line manager any clinical governance issues pertaining to your role and practice.
To contribute to the delivery of health promotion activities within the service and wider Trust initiatives.
Job responsibilities
See job description and person specification attached to this job advert. All details included in this document.
To perform comprehensive physiotherapy assessment of patients who are presenting with complex physical and psychological conditions, to provide a clinical diagnosis of their physiotherapy problems and develop and deliver an individualised treatment programme. To ensure all physiotherapy assessment are completed within agreed timescales. To support the B8a with the day-to-day organisation of the Community physiotherapy service and to manage a designated caseload, delivering care according the service specification requirements. To support and educate patients and carers in managing complex physiotherapy/rehabilitation needs for managing a community caseload. To work closely with other agencies e.g. specialist equipment services, social services voluntary sector and private agencies to ensure physiotherapy treatment is fully integrated into the patients care programs where applicable. To hold full responsibility for own caseload of patients, working without direct supervision. Own supervision takes the form of regular formal training with peers, peer review and case conferences. Self-directed access to advice and support from a higher grade is available, as required, clinical work is not routinely evaluated. To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner. To provide clinical supervision and support to less experienced physiotherapy staff, rehab assistants, technical Instructors and students on placement and to support training and supervision of others in the MDT team.
Person Specification
Education & professional Qualifications
* Recognised Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
* Evidence from C.P.D. portfolio of ongoing relevant post‑graduate training both theoretical and practical to a high level.
* Post‑graduation/Msc in relevant area (elderly care /neurology)
* Leadership training
* Any other relevant training & education
Experience
* Experience at band 7 level or significant experience at band 6 level/equivalent in the treatment and management of adult.
* Demonstrate appropriate postgraduate experience working across physiotherapy core areas to support the rehabilitation needs of the patient.
* Experience of working in community services
* Experience of leading project/audit and leading change
Skills and aptitudes
* Ability to process, manage and communicate complex information. To do this in a sensitive and clear manner in order to ensure optimum understanding and co-operation.
* Advanced clinical reasoning and problem solving skills within elderly and other relevant clinical areas.
other
* Ability to meet mental and physical demands of the post including travel.
* Car owner/driver with valid UK driving license with access to car for work use
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.
£55,524 to £62,652 a year per annum including HCAS
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