Job responsibilities
The post holder:
- To attend the University of the West of England and work placements as set out in training programme
- To complete and pass appropriate academic modules to the required breadth and depth of underpinning knowledge
- To gain practical understanding and experience over the whole range of Physiotherapy
- The post holder will undertake work based training in conjunction with the Practitioner Training Program supported by the Academy of Healthcare Science
- The post holder will also be expected to attend academic training sessions provided by the educational institute. The programme aims to develop competent Practitioners who can practice independently within the Therapy department. The post holder will over the course of 4 years complete an undergraduate degree level course in BSc Hons degree in Physiotherapy
Entry Requirements:
GCSE: Grade C (4) or above in English Language, Mathematics or equivalent (e.g., Functional Skills Level 2 Literacy) (e.g. Functional Skills Level 2 Numeracy)
A-level: Grade C or above in Biology or Human Biology or relevant equivalent
Level 3 qualification or above considered from a vocationally relevant subject matter (including Senior Healthcare Support Worker Level 3)
Evidence of recent academic study in the last 3 years
The successful candidate will be expected to:
Attend all mandatory components of the Apprenticeship Standard including:
- GHNHSFT mandatory training
- Apprenticeship webinars / workshops once a month delivered in our Education Centres
- Ward / Department based observations
- Competencies as determined by the line manager as relevant to the work area / department
- Regular progress review meetings face to face with the assessor
- To use clinical reasoning skills and techniques to assess, diagnose, plan and offer a range of treatment options; deliver, evaluate and amend the treatment plan. This will include patients with diverse or complex presentations/multi-pathologies in individual or group therapy sessions.
- Working as an autonomous practitioner with access to guidance from specialist therapists when necessary, including working as a lone practitioner in the community.
- To incrementally be responsible for the organisation of own caseload and appropriately delegate to support workers or other staff members in order to ensure effective time management. To assist the team in the day to day running of the clinical area.
- To communicate with the multi disciplinary team (MDT) to aid effective patient care, which will include taking an active role in team meetings, joint treatment sessions, case conferences and specialist interest group meetings. Either working alone or as part of the multi-disciplinary team, to make recommendations for appropriate and timely discharge/transfer from hospital
- To consolidate and learn new skills and competencies to provide holistic care using the Therapy Competency Framework. To develop clinical reasoning and treatment techniques through the active participation in training and development. To consolidate knowledge and skills learned through this process with the direction of senior staff, and deliver research based presentations as part of in-service training. This will involve facilitating own learning opportunities, reflecting on practice and learning through this process.
- To participate in the supervision, caseload monitoring and clinical education of support workers, progressing to supervising undergraduates and less experienced staff with support of senior staff, as required. Providing support, guidance, training, and assessing and evaluating competence, in order to fulfil clinical governance requirements and retain a skilled workforce. To progress to participating in the undergraduate education process, as a clinical educator for undergraduates from the University of the West of England. This involves the assessment of students competency to practice and contributes to their BSc honours award.
- To maintain clear, accurate and concise patient records in line with departmental and professional standards and include relevant outcome measures. This will include writing patient reports for e.g. medical practitioners and solicitors requests.
- To work with senior staff undertaking audit and research projects, to further own and teams clinical practice within each rotation. To be involved in making recommendations for changes to practice and procedures for the relevant clinical area, and the implementation of these changes.
- To contribute to the Clinical Governance and Quality agenda by active participation in service initiatives, health and safety and risk management.
- To participate in the out of hours service at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and/or Cheltenham General Hospital after appropriate induction and training as required.
To comply with Trust and Departmental policies and procedures e.g. Health and Safety at Work Act (1974), Manual Handling, clinical equipment competency, risk management, Data Protection Acts and patient confidentiality at all times. This will include demonstrating compliance with the terms of all safeguarding policies and processes relevant to the safeguarding of adults and children in the care of GHNHSFT and to undergo regular mandatory training concerned with safeguarding matters.
The successful candidate will gain formal qualification in BSc (Hons) degree in Physiotherapy upon successful completion through the Apprenticeship Programme. Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council
Please see the person specification for full details.
Interviews will be held w/c 17th October '22
Please see further details of the apprenticeship via https://www.uwe.ac.uk/courses/degree-apprenticeships/current-degree-apprenticeships/physiotherapy
