Senior Orthopaedic Physiotherapist

Job description

Job responsibilities

CLINICAL

To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work including management of patients in your care. To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management and support more junior staff to do likewise.

To undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients, including those with a complex presentation, using investigative and analytical skills tailored and specific to formulate individualised treatment plans, using evidence based practice, advanced clinical reasoning and a wide range of treatment skills/optionsTo accept clinical responsibility, as an autonomous practitioner, for a designated caseload of patients and to organise this effectively and efficiently with regards to clinical priorities and use of time.To assist the Team Leader in presenting and explaining the latest advances in orthopaedic procedures and rehabilitation to rotational /on-call staff, to ensure their competence in carrying out weekend duties.Assess the patients understanding of treatment proposals, gain their valid informed consent and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack the capacity to consent to treatment.To reassess/evaluate patient progress and alter treatment programmes as requiredTo represent the physiotherapy service and / or individual patients at the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) meetings or ward rounds, to ensure the delivery of a coordinated multidisciplinary service and integrate physiotherapy treatment into the overall treatment programme. This will include discussion of patient diagnosis, progress, appropriate referrals for further interventions and involvement in discharge planningTo communicate effectively with patients and their carers, to maximise rehabilitation potential and to ensure their understanding of their condition. This will include patients who may have difficulties in understanding or communicating; for example patients who are deaf, blind, illiterate, dysphasic, experiencing difficulties accepting their diagnosis, and for those who may not speak English or it is their second language.

To provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching and instruction to relatives, carers and other professionals to promote understanding of the aims of physiotherapy and to ensure a consistent approach to patient care.To maintain accurate, comprehensive and up-to-date treatment records for your patients, in line with legal (CSP Standards of Physiotherapy practice) and departmental requirements and communicate assessment and treatment results to the appropriate disciplines in the form of reports or letters when appropriate.To be responsible for the safe and competent use of all gym equipment and patient aids / appliances.To demonstrate highly developed dexterity, co-ordination and palpatory senses for assessment and manual treatment of patientsTo be responsible for maintaining your own manual dexterity and competency to practice through CPD activities and maintain a portfolio which reflects personal development. Keep abreast of developments in the profession and encourage others to do likewise. To be aware of professional clinical interest groups and other professional development activities.

To set high personal and professional standards of work within the CSP/Trusts clinical guidelines, National Service Frameworks (NSF) and NICE guidance and monitor own and others quality of practice as appropriate.To be responsible for complying with your own agreed personal development plan (PDP) identified at appraisal, to develop knowledge and competencies further.

Maintain and develop current knowledge of evidenced based practice, developing specialist knowledge of particular conditions and patient types.

Be an active member of the in-service training programme by attendance at and/or delivery of presentations at staff meetings, tutorials, shared learning sessions, external courses and peer review

Attend annual statutory training days and be responsible for applying the learnt principles to everyday practice e.g. departmental fire evacuations, response to a hydrotherapy pool emergency situation and correct evacuation technique, safe manual handling techniques; thereby providing a Safe working environment for patients and peers.

To take on the optional responsibility of link training for Health and Safety, Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, or Manual handling, or some other additional training duty within the department as requested.

To be responsible for the safe and competent use of walking aids, electrotherapy, hydrotherapy, gym and other therapeutic equipment by patients, carers and other Healthcare professionals, through teaching, training and supervision of practice.

To be responsible for teaching student physiotherapists to graduate level in physiotherapeutic skills and knowledge within core clinical areas

To provide guidance and supervision, to rotational physiotherapists, Therapy Support Workers and assistants working in the area.

To be responsible for organising and planning own work caseload to meet service and patient priorities, realising the need to be flexible and being able to adjust plans as situations arise.

To deputise for the Team Leader in their absence, taking responsibility for operational management of the service in the respective area, organising the workload to meet service priorities on a daily basis.

To undertake as directed the collection of appropriate data or statistics for use in service audit and research projects. To undertake audit/research into specific areas of clinical practice and service delivery using a range of research methodologies as part of MDT audit and / or physiotherapy department research initiatives.

To attend departmental meetings and contribute ideas for the progress and planning of the service provided.

To comply with departmental and organisational policies and procedures and to be involved in the reviewing and updating as appropriate.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Training

Essential

• Degree in Physiotherapy or Grad. Dip. Phys.(or equivalent)
• State registration

Experience

Essential

• Proven rotational experience as a Junior especially orthopaedics, respiratory, musculo-skeletal, neurology

Post Reg Education

Essential

• CPD portfolio with evidence of IST and reflective learning
• Evidence of post graduate learning in clinical skills

Knowledge

Essential

• Good knowledge of range of orthopaedic conditions
• Able to present information, written and orally in a clear and logical manner
• Understanding of clinical governance and its implications eg quality, audit

Interests

Essential

• To demonstrate self confidence and maturity in work and other activities
• Committed to personal and team development

Circumstances

Essential

• Must be able to take part in the on call rota

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

Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

RJAH Orthopaedic Hospital

Oswestry

SY10 7AG

Employer's website

https://www.rjah.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)