Job summary
ICRAS (Integrated Reablement and Assessment Service) is a unique service providing a rapid responsive approach to support admission avoidance and early hospital discharges.
We're looking for a Physiotherapist to join our multidisciplinary teams across North Liverpool and South Sefton. If you're motivated, with a therapy background, a passion to promote allied health professionals, and share our aim for perfect care, we'd like to hear from you.
The role can involve rotations within ICRAS across hubs, community and Reablement Pathway which will enable you to develop skills and flourish within your career. If this interests you, come and join our fantastic team.
We're a very supportive team with a senior nurse, pharmacist, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, podiatrist, therapy and health practitioner assistants and advanced clinical practitioners.
Main duties of the job
We'll encourage your development whether through training, job shadowing, internal promotion etc.
What we offer
- A robust support structure with regular clinical supervision and performance development review
- A comprehensive monthly in-service training programme
- Opportunities to support service delivery including audits, in-service training, etc.
- Monthly peer group support
- An innovative NHS Trust that's committed to investing in its future and its staff
- Opportunities to develop peers, students and therapy assistants
- Be part of the development of services at the centre of the future direction of healthcare
- Structured career progression, support and opportunities
- Flexible working patterns and our commitment to a good work life balance.
- Preceptorship programme.
About us
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working will be considered for all roles.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To undertake comprehensive holistic assessments, devise treatment plans individualised to patient needs, reviewing and adapting during patient journey from initial assessment through to discharge.
- To gain consent through engaging patients / clients through their therapy journey, enabling them to experience choice and as part of their recovery.
- To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention.
- To provide clinical advice, expertise and leadership to junior staff within the team.
- To liaise with family members, carers, GPs and other professionals as necessary when completing the assessment and developing a care plan.
- To be a point of contact for service users and carers that have concerns regarding their care, making every effort to resolve their concerns sensitively and promptly, referring to and informing the Team Manager as necessary.
- Understanding risk assessment, being able to assess risk and complete management plans.
- To participate and/or lead audits.
- Active role in supervision and personal development.
- Effective communication both written and verbal.
- To be an effective Team Member and wider MDT working.
- To demonstrate an awareness of effective communication and barriers to communication both verbal and non-verbal, awareness of access Language Line and visual impairment team, different aids to support patient care.
- To attend / contribute to Multi-disciplinary team meetings / Safety huddle / SAFER.
- Communicate effectively and form professional relationships with patients, their relatives and visitors, staff and any other relevant contact.
- To ensure that up to date written and electronic records and activity data are maintained in accordance with Professional and Trust standards.
- To adhere to the Trust Policy on Confidentiality
- To comply with the CSP Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct and national and local policies and procedures.
- To undertake all duties with due regard to sensitive information and confidentiality in line with Trust Policy and Procedure.
- At all times to be a positive ambassador for Physiotherapy and the wider service.
- In line with local guidelines review and reflect on own practice and performance through effective use of professional and operational supervision and appraisal.
- To participate in clinical and management supervision.
- To be responsible for the update and maintenance of a personal development portfolio.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To undertake comprehensive holistic assessments, devise treatment plans individualised to patient needs, reviewing and adapting during patient journey from initial assessment through to discharge.
- To gain consent through engaging patients / clients through their therapy journey, enabling them to experience choice and as part of their recovery.
- To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention.
- To provide clinical advice, expertise and leadership to junior staff within the team.
- To liaise with family members, carers, GPs and other professionals as necessary when completing the assessment and developing a care plan.
- To be a point of contact for service users and carers that have concerns regarding their care, making every effort to resolve their concerns sensitively and promptly, referring to and informing the Team Manager as necessary.
- Understanding risk assessment, being able to assess risk and complete management plans.
- To participate and/or lead audits.
- Active role in supervision and personal development.
- Effective communication both written and verbal.
- To be an effective Team Member and wider MDT working.
- To demonstrate an awareness of effective communication and barriers to communication both verbal and non-verbal, awareness of access Language Line and visual impairment team, different aids to support patient care.
- To attend / contribute to Multi-disciplinary team meetings / Safety huddle / SAFER.
- Communicate effectively and form professional relationships with patients, their relatives and visitors, staff and any other relevant contact.
- To ensure that up to date written and electronic records and activity data are maintained in accordance with Professional and Trust standards.
- To adhere to the Trust Policy on Confidentiality
- To comply with the CSP Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct and national and local policies and procedures.
- To undertake all duties with due regard to sensitive information and confidentiality in line with Trust Policy and Procedure.
- At all times to be a positive ambassador for Physiotherapy and the wider service.
- In line with local guidelines review and reflect on own practice and performance through effective use of professional and operational supervision and appraisal.
- To participate in clinical and management supervision.
- To be responsible for the update and maintenance of a personal development portfolio.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Physiotherapist with the Health Professions Council
- Diploma / Degree Physiotherapy Enhanced DBS Disclosure Teaching / Mentorship qualification or equivalent work based experience
Desirable
- Membership of professional Body
- Practice placement education Qualification
- Evidence of post registration study in a field relevant to post
Knowledge/ Experience
Essential
- Experience of Physiotherapy functional assessment
- Experience of successful team working Experience of liaison with internal and external services and agencies
- Knowledge and ability to express an understanding of Physiotherapy process including formulation of intervention plans grounded in clinical reasoning
- General knowledge of the principles of clinical governance
- Have an understanding of clinical and environmental risk assessment
- Evidence of CPD/Short courses
Desirable
- Experience of service Development audit and research practice relevant to the clinical area
- Experience of planning and facilitating therapeutic groups for patients / clients
- Experience of service Development
- Experience of being involved in clinical audit and/or research
- Familiar with Electronic Patient Records Management and clinical leadership
- A basic understanding of Relevant legislation including The Mental Capacity Act
Values
Essential
- Continuous Improvement
- Accountability
- Respectfulness
- Enthusiasm
- Support
- High professional standards
- Responsive to service users
- Engaging leadership style
- Strong customer service belief
- Transparency and honesty
- Discreet
- Change oriented
Skills
Essential
- Up to date knowledge and application of current best practice in Physiotherapy relevant area of practice
- Application of Physiotherapy Outcome measures and Models of practice
- Application of the process of standard setting, audit, evaluation and review
- A sound knowledge of the core skills of Physiotherapy and their application in this field
- Be able to communicate effectively with service users within the specific client group
- Have good listening skills
- Demonstrates a good knowledge of the Health Profession Councils standards of Proficiency and the Physiotherapy responsibility to identify gaps in their knowledge base
- Demonstrate knowledge of the concepts of mentorship, and supervision
- Evidence of active participation in supervision and the appraisal process
- Experience of group and individual interventions with the specific client group
- Experience working in a collaborative way with the MDT and service users/carers
- Good time management skills
- Apply and promote physiotherapy skills, to include carrying out assessments, setting clear reablement goals and facilitating a wide variety of therapeutic interventions
- Able to apply Person Centred Approaches
- Apply clinical skills and able to reflect on own and others practice
- Excellent range of communication skills, able to motivate and support other staff
- Ability to facilitate presentations
- Self-management and motivation skills
- Risk assessment skills
- IT literate
- Ability to travel across boundaries
- Awareness of factors contributing to good health and the importance of promoting these in line with organisational public health policy
- Understanding of partnership working
- Awareness of local agenda in health and social care
Desirable
- Demonstrate leadership skills to be able to initiate, monitor and implement change and fully participate in the development of physiotherapy service delivery
- Apply Professional skills to enable MDT working partnerships and liaise with external agencies
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Physiotherapist with the Health Professions Council
- Diploma / Degree Physiotherapy Enhanced DBS Disclosure Teaching / Mentorship qualification or equivalent work based experience
Desirable
- Membership of professional Body
- Practice placement education Qualification
- Evidence of post registration study in a field relevant to post
Knowledge/ Experience
Essential
- Experience of Physiotherapy functional assessment
- Experience of successful team working Experience of liaison with internal and external services and agencies
- Knowledge and ability to express an understanding of Physiotherapy process including formulation of intervention plans grounded in clinical reasoning
- General knowledge of the principles of clinical governance
- Have an understanding of clinical and environmental risk assessment
- Evidence of CPD/Short courses
Desirable
- Experience of service Development audit and research practice relevant to the clinical area
- Experience of planning and facilitating therapeutic groups for patients / clients
- Experience of service Development
- Experience of being involved in clinical audit and/or research
- Familiar with Electronic Patient Records Management and clinical leadership
- A basic understanding of Relevant legislation including The Mental Capacity Act
Values
Essential
- Continuous Improvement
- Accountability
- Respectfulness
- Enthusiasm
- Support
- High professional standards
- Responsive to service users
- Engaging leadership style
- Strong customer service belief
- Transparency and honesty
- Discreet
- Change oriented
Skills
Essential
- Up to date knowledge and application of current best practice in Physiotherapy relevant area of practice
- Application of Physiotherapy Outcome measures and Models of practice
- Application of the process of standard setting, audit, evaluation and review
- A sound knowledge of the core skills of Physiotherapy and their application in this field
- Be able to communicate effectively with service users within the specific client group
- Have good listening skills
- Demonstrates a good knowledge of the Health Profession Councils standards of Proficiency and the Physiotherapy responsibility to identify gaps in their knowledge base
- Demonstrate knowledge of the concepts of mentorship, and supervision
- Evidence of active participation in supervision and the appraisal process
- Experience of group and individual interventions with the specific client group
- Experience working in a collaborative way with the MDT and service users/carers
- Good time management skills
- Apply and promote physiotherapy skills, to include carrying out assessments, setting clear reablement goals and facilitating a wide variety of therapeutic interventions
- Able to apply Person Centred Approaches
- Apply clinical skills and able to reflect on own and others practice
- Excellent range of communication skills, able to motivate and support other staff
- Ability to facilitate presentations
- Self-management and motivation skills
- Risk assessment skills
- IT literate
- Ability to travel across boundaries
- Awareness of factors contributing to good health and the importance of promoting these in line with organisational public health policy
- Understanding of partnership working
- Awareness of local agenda in health and social care
Desirable
- Demonstrate leadership skills to be able to initiate, monitor and implement change and fully participate in the development of physiotherapy service delivery
- Apply Professional skills to enable MDT working partnerships and liaise with external agencies
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
