Job responsibilities Corporate Responsibilities Build safe working knowledge of all equipment used to provide safe patient care and participate in maintenance and training. To follow and action trust and HR policies and processes with regards to sickness, performance and disciplinary management of staff within the relevant clinical area. To lead and contribute to the recruitment process of staff within the Therapies department. Supporting Clinical and Patient Excellence Provide a highly specialist, high standard therapy service, assessing and advising on patients care & treatment, as an autonomous practitioner within the defined patient group (Stroke) Jointly lead the Therapy staff across the service area providing clinical supervision and training, liaising with other appropriate leads to ensure an integrated service is provided for the service area. Ensure development of junior staff through supervision, training and annual appraisal. Participate in the planning, development and evaluation of clinical practice & service development within area. Contribute to the maintenance and development of the Trust Occupational Therapy / Physiotherapy service. Take on shared responsibility for information management to ensure high quality data, which is recorded, evaluated & reported in a timely manner. Provide a source of expert clinical opinion on stroke for other health professionals, both internal and external to the Trust. To participate in 7-day working patterns, including Bank Holidays Be professionally & legally responsible & accountable for all aspects of own work including the management of patients in own care. Ensure a high standard of clinical care for patients under own management & support more junior staff to do likewise. Interpret & analyse clinical & non-clinical facts to form accurate diagnosis & prognosis on a wide range of highly complex impairments to recommend the best course of intervention, evaluate outcomes, reassess & to develop comprehensive treatment plans and goals. Undertake comprehensive assessment of patients including those with complex presentation, investigate & analyse skills & formulate individualised management & treatment plans to formulate specialised programmes of care. Assess patient understanding of treatment proposals & gain informed consent in order to work within the legal framework for patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment. Accept clinical responsibility for own caseload & organise this effectively & efficiently with regard to the clinical progress of the patient. Oversee/supervise the caseload of junior staff to ensure patients are prioritised according to acuity of need across the service areas. Maintain a clean safe environment always ensuring adherence to Trust standards of cleanliness hygiene & infection control. Work with Consultants and other agencies to refer patients and develop the strategic & operational management of the specialist service area within the relevant professional service guidelines & practices. Provide spontaneous & planned advice, teaching & instruction to relatives, carers & other professionals to promote understanding of the aims of the Therapy Department and to ensure a constant approach to patient care. Regularly manage expected & unexpected clinical events requiring high & unpredictable levels of physical effort according to patient dependency & clinical need. Abide by the appropriate professional body and the Health & Care Professions Council standards of proficiency. Communicate effectively, plan, organise & work collaboratively with medical, nursing & therapy colleagues to ensure the delivery of a co-ordinated multidisciplinary service. Comply with organisational, professional & Trust policies & procedures & be actively involved in reviewing & adapting as appropriate to own specialist field. Develop excellent relationships with all members of the team and other appropriate therapy leads to ensure optimal delivery of therapy services. Maintain accurate comprehensive & up to date documentation & communicate assessment & treatment results to appropriate disciplines. Be aware of health & safety aspects of own work & that of more junior staff & implement relevant policies. Supporting Financial Excellence To make best use of NHS resources Professional Responsibilities, Quality Assurance and Monitoring To work within Trust Core Competencies and objectives (Knowledge and Skills Framework based), Chartered Society of Physiotherapy guidelines, HCPC standards and code of conduct and to have good working knowledge of national and local standards and policies. Complete all work necessary to maintain registration and encourage others to do so Monitor own and others quality and standard of practice by appraisal and review. Maintain and monitor standards on health and safety, consent, note keeping, clinical governance, continuous professional development on both a personal, professional and departmental level. To supervise, teach and mentor students. Policy and Service Development, Research and Development Responsibilities To use information such as Clinical governance, NICE, and other clinical specific guidelines and evidence of best practice to assist in producing working guidelines, competencies and objectives to develop the service.