Duties and Responsibilities Key results from the job holder To provide clinical leadership for a designated area of work and to plan andorganise efficiently and effectively with regard to patient management and use oftime. To maintain own clinical professional development (CPD) by keeping abreast of anynew trends and developments, and incorporate them as necessary into the work ofthe team. To establish priorities for own work area, balancing other patient related andprofessional demands, and ensure that they remain in accordance with those of theservice as a whole. To ensure excellent standards of evidence based care are delivered in specialistarea of responsibility. Provide day to day management for designated staff. Planning and Organisational Duties To be responsible for a designated area of work, as agreed with the ClinicalLead/FCP, and to plan and organise efficiently and effectively with regard topatients management and use of time. To be responsible for ensuring the effective selection and use of all treatmentresources available. To be responsible for ordering, monitoring and maintaining equipment used incarrying out duties, and to adhere to departmental policy, including competence tuse equipment and to ensure the safe use of equipment by others through,teaching, training and supervision of practice. To deputise for the Clinical Lead/FCP in terms of operational issues as required. To maintain accurate, comprehensive and up-to-date documentation, in line withlegal and departmental requirements and communicate assessment and treatmentresults to the appropriate disciplines in form of reports and letters. To be actively involved in the collection of appropriate data and statistics for the useof the PCN. To comply with the organisational and PCN policies and procedures and to beinvolved in the reviewing and updating as appropriate. To be actively involved in the recruitment and selection of lower grade staff. To maintain own clinical professional development (CPD) by keeping abreast ofnew trends and developments, and incorporate them as necessary into your work. To participate in the staff appraisal scheme and Personal Development Plan (PDP)as both appraiser and appraise. To undertake the measurement and evaluation of your work and current practicesthrough the use of Evidence Based Practice projects, audit and outcome measures,either individually or with Clinical Lead/FCP. Use information gained to makerecommendations for change. To demonstrate a sound understanding of Clinical Governance and RiskManagement and apply to work situation To undertake any other duties as considered appropriate by the Clinical Lead forMSK/FCP. Communications and Key Working Relationships To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of yourown work including the management of patients in your care. To ensure highstandards of clinical care for the patients under your management, and supportmore junior staff to do likewise. Post holders are required to work independently, within broad clinical andprofessional guidelines. Work is supervised rather than managed and thissupervision may be provided by peers who may be internal or external to theorganisation. To interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical facts to form accurate diagnosisand prognosis in a wide range of highly complex conditions, to recommend the bestcourse of intervention, and to develop comprehensive discharge plans. To produce informative and detailed information for out of Trust patient transfers forcontinuing musculoskeletal management. To deliver the physiotherapy element of care for patients within the PCN locations,and on occasions to deliver appropriate elements of care normally undertaken byother therapy colleagues. To represent the Trust externally (locally and regionally) regarding musculoskeletalservices provided to patients within the speciality. To undertake the comprehensive assessment of patients, including those with a complex presentation, using investigative and analytical skills and to formulateindividualised management and treatment plans, using clinical reasoning andutilising a wide range of treatment skills and options to formulate a specialisedprogramme of care. To accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients, and toorganise this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and use oftime. To demonstrate highly developed dexterity, co-ordination and palpatory senses forassessment and manual treatment of patients. To participate in the development of policy and practice changes within the PCN which will impact on service users. To communicate complex patient-related information (as well as non-patientinformation) effectively and work collaboratively with medical, nursing and therapycolleagues to ensure delivery of a co-ordinated multidisciplinary service. To communicate effectively with patients and carers to maximise rehabilitationpotential and to ensure understanding of condition. Use communication skills suchas persuasion, motivation explanation to encourage patients to undertake theirmanagement programme. To use communication tools (verbal and non-verbal) to gain informed consent withpatients where there will often be barriers to effective communication e.g. loss ofhearing, altered perception, expressive and receptive dysphasia, pain, fear etc. To assess capacity, gain valid informed consent and have the ability to work withina legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment. Responsibility for Human Resources Provide day to day supervision, management and development for designated staff. To work with FCPs within the PCN to ensure smooth running of the overall service. To participate in the staff appraisal scheme and personal development plan (PDP)as both appraiser and appraisee This will include the use of formal appraisaldocumentation To accept appropriate responsibility for any tasks delegated to less senior qualifiedor unqualified staff. To ensure that designated staff implement policy and service developmentchanges. To work with the Clinical Lead/FCP and other staff in developing the strategic andoperational management of the service. Responsibility for Teaching To provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching and instruction to relatives,carers and other professionals, to promote understanding of the aims of FCP, andto ensure a consistent approach to patient care. To provide specialist and highly specialist advice to colleagues working within otherclinical areas (outpatient departments, sub-acute sites and in-patient specialities etc) re: patients with musculoskeletal conditions. To provide specialist advice, teaching and training, including presentation to other members of the IDT/MDT regarding the physical and medical management of patients with musculoskeletal conditions. To educate, supervise and performance manage more junior staff, trainee assistant practitioners, assistants and students. This will include the use of formal appraisal documentation. To educate, supervise and performance manage via the use of competencies qualified and unqualified nursing staff, in specific areas of musculoskeletal management.