Physiotherapist

Job description

Job responsibilities

SECTION A: MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES

1.1 To assess, plan, implement and evaluate treatment and care to people on an allocated caseload; promoting independence and autonomy; working within a multi-disciplinary team.

1.2 Advance own clinical knowledge, skill and competence based on current evidence through educational programmes.

1.3 Provide advice to others regarding the management and care of patients/service users

1.4 To demonstrate clinical effectiveness by use of evidence-based practice and outcome measures.

1.5 Plan, implement and review health improvement programmes in a range of settings.

1.6 Recognise, assess, and manage risk across the immediate and wider working environment ensuring statutory requirements are met.

1.7 To be responsible for patient safety through knowledge of systems, legal requirements and understanding of litigation.

1.8 To communicate effectively in verbal and written form in the exchange of complex, sensitive, or contentious information in difficult situations using de-escalation, mediation, resolution, and professional Duty of Candour.

1.9 To evaluate care, taking appropriate action leading to improvement in quality standards through clinical audit, and contributing to root cause analysis and dealing with complaints.

2. MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

2.1 To inspire team members and demonstrate leadership qualities through delivery of the service, working with others, demonstrating personal qualities, supporting continuous service improvement, and settingdirection.

2.2 Support the management of change through innovative thinking, use of negotiating skills, self-awareness, and communication.

2.3 Act as a role model and promote the Trust Behaviours of being proactive, positive, respectful, supportive, reliable, and trustworthy.

2.4 Deputise for the clinical Deputy Team Leader in their absence, carrying out day to day supervision of the team.

3. RESPONSIBILITY FOR HUMAN RESOURCES / WORKFORCE

3.1 Provide peer support to and receive peer support from other colleagues.

3.2 To provide supervision, regular advice/guidance/support to more junior staff.

3.3 Assisting with the induction and training of qualified and unqualified members of the team, students, and preceptorship staff, including acting as mentor/preceptor as appropriate

3.4 To provide clinical supervision and mentor junior members of the team.

4. RESPONSIBILITY FOR FINANCE / RESOURCES

4.1 To be aware of financial and resource limitations and act responsibly to provide the most cost effective service possible.

5. RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

5.1 Participate in surveys, regular audits, evaluation of practice and clinical trials relevant to role as required

5.2 To take responsibility for keeping abreast of developments and research relevant to clinical work and the profession.

6. POLICY & SERVICE DEVELOPMENT

6.1 Follows policy, commenting on proposals for change in policies, procedures, and practices applicable to their area of practice

7. RESPONSIBILITY FOR INFORMATION / DATA

7.1 To maintain and ensure the highest quality of recording of patient data into the relevant record system in line with professional guidance and Trust Policy.

7.2 Provide quality information relevant to role using Trust record systems using Microsoft Office components such as Word and Excel.

8. PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

8.1 Ensure that personal performance meets job requirements, Professional Codes and standards, Trust, and post competency standards at all times.

8.2 Ensure the required level of IT competence required for the role to process, record, evaluate, and report data.

8.3 Demonstrate commitment to the role and to service improvement through innovative thinking and assisting with small scale projects.

8.4 Challenge poor practice and take appropriate action making full use of current support systems.

8.5 Provide a positive, compassionate role model to junior staff and colleagues to ensure the delivery of people centred care and the key components of compassionate care

8.6 Create effective teamwork across professional boundaries using team building skills, creating common goals, and through engagement.

8.7 Respect and apply the requirements of equality and diversity, promoting and role modelling these across the multi-disciplinary team.

9. OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES

9.1 To work as part of a Multi-disciplinary team to provide effective Physiotherapy assessment and interventions patients in their own homes, care homes or, where applicable, Community Hospital wards.

9.2 The postholder will be expected to work autonomously, with supervision from senior team members, to assess, treatment plan and carry out interventions for a range of clinical presentations such as falls, balance, neurology, stroke, orthopaedics, respiratory and musculo-skeletal conditions.

9.3 The postholder will be expected to have sound knowledge in order to recognise the deteriorating patient and be able to escalate appropriately to senior colleagues or emergency services. This will include awareness of basic observations, pressure care management, medication, continence.

9.4 To undertake functional and holistic assessments that are evidence based and formulate patient centred goals to promote independence. To formulate treatment plans and delegate these to junior assistant staff where appropriate.

9.5 To evaluate treatment programmes and patients responses to treatments through the use of outcome measures, adapting goals and interventions where necessary.

9.6 Demonstrate good knowledge of standard equipment and autonomously prescribe and assess for this.

9.7 To manage own caseload ensuring prioritisation and timely input to patients that have been referred to the service.

9.8 To work as part of the wider Cluster Team to plan and facilitate discharges from Acute and Community Hospitals through the Discharge to Assess pathway.

9.9 To support the MDT to clinically triage incoming MDT referrals and allocate to a waiting list appropriately.

A sound knowledge of other Health and Social care roles is required.

9.10 To promote a self-management approach where appropriate; empowering service users to gain the skills and confidence for managing long term health condition wherever possible.

9.11 To assess for home adaptations to ensure the patients environment promotes independence and reduces the need for care

9.12 To demonstrate sound understanding of clinical governance by ensuring practice is evidence based and up to date. To actively seek learning opportunities through training, supervision and shadowing to achieve this.

9.13 To support Physiotherapy students under the supervision of a senior Physiotherapist.

9.14 Be responsible and accountable for all aspects of the practitioners professional activities in accordance with the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP).

10. ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS

10.1 The post holder may be required to participate in the prevention and management of violence and aggression (PMVA) where required and following relevant training.

10.2 The role will require highly developed physical skills where accuracy is important e.g., for patient interventions and specialist therapy appropriate to profession and area of practice such as use of specialist equipment and fine tools; manual, sensory and cognitive assessment and treatments,intravenous injections, insertion of catheters, removal of sutures; use of diagnostic equipment such as audiometers.

Person Specification

Educational Requirements / Qualifications

Essential

• oBSc or diploma in physiotherapy

Desirable

• oMembership of Special Interest Group

Skills / Experience / Knowledge base

Essential

• oUndergraduate clinical rotations in respiratory, out-patients, rehabilitation and elderly.

Desirable

• oResearch skills

Managerial / Supervisory Experience

Essential

• Experience of demonstrating duties to junior staff

Information Technology / Resources

Essential

• Experience of using electronic patient / service user record systems

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Purbeck Local Office

Wareham

BH20 4HB

Employer's website

https://www.dorsethealthcare.nhs.uk/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)