Physiotherapist - MSK [SYS-48402]

Job description

Job responsibilities

About this role: To manage a clinical caseload, providing physiotherapy assessment and treatment to the highest standard, ensuring excellent patient care at all times.

Responsibilities:

Support the team to deliver care that helps improve the health of the individual and wider community.

Support the team in demonstrating compassion through effective relationships based on empathy, respect and dignity.

Develop own competence to deliver effective care and treatments through improving clinical/technical knowledge / skill, and expertise. Communicate appropriately with others involved in the care of the patient.

Act as an advocate for safeguarding patients; demonstrate courage to speak up when there are concerns about care.

Demonstrate commitment to improving care and the patient experience.

Provide physiotherapy assessment and treatment for relevant departments participating in these patients preadmission and follow-up care as appropriate.

To take an active role in supporting the implementation of national developments locally.

To ensure the department maintains Circle Healthcare Physiotherapy accreditation.

Keep abreast of developments in physiotherapy by attending relevant courses and maintaining an up to date personal portfolio.

Participate in hospital cover / on-call rotas including week nights and weekend shifts, as required.

Commitment to ensuring quality services are delivered to both internal & external stakeholders through continuous improvement activities.

Compliance with Circle Healthcare Policies and Procedures relevant to this role, ensuring you are fully aware of your responsibilities within these policies.

Demonstrate awareness of regulatory requirements, taking appropriate action to ensure these requirements are implemented and adhered to.

Ensure compliance with all Infection Prevention and Control policies and procedures understanding your role in the prevention of infection in patients and staff.

To be aware of your responsibilities in relation to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. To ensure you are aware of your responsibilities, supporting policies and undertake the appropriate level of training for your role.

Undertaking specific role related competencies and learning, ensuring 100% compliance of all relevant mandatory training within Learning Space timescales.

Maintain knowledge of Health and Safety at Work Act. Ensuring appropriate measures are taken in respect of Health and Safety for patients, relatives, visitors, hospital staff and contractors.

Clinical Governance

Maintain professional standards in accordance with the HCPC and CSP Code of Professional Conduct and Standards of Practice.

Ensure compliance with standards in respect of all legislative requirements (including but not limited to CQC, SHE, DSE, Fire, COSHH, BLS, Manual Handling, Safeguarding Children, Information Security, and Infection Control).

Manage complaints and take corrective actions as appropriate. Maximise Efficiency and Business Growth

Ensure the correct billing of patients.

Ensure the timely and accurate completion of charge forms, insurance claim forms, patient records and other documents. Ensure all such forms are stored safely and in accordance with Data Protection legislation.

Support departmental/ hospital marketing activities and participate in promotional activities as appropriate e.g. lectures, presentations, clinical trials.

Customer

Help to promote a culture of customer service throughout the physiotherapy department, and identify areas for improvement as appropriate.

Maintain relationships with local GPs and patient services.

Team Effectiveness

Manage direct reports effectively, delegating appropriately and holding them accountable for the delivery of specific objectives and targets.

Support the training and development of other members of the team, sharing knowledge and best practice and contributing to teaching sessions.

Participate in departmental meetings and support the Clinical Services Manager, providing support to other managers in the hospital as appropriate in non-managerial tasks, to help deliver the hospital clinical, commercial and operational targets.

Keep abreast of developments in physiotherapy by attending relevant courses and maintaining an up to date personal portfolio.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Chartered Physiotherapist.
• Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP).
• Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• Knowledge of CSP and HCPC Codes and guidelines and their implications for practice.
• Knowledge of the Care Standards Act and Care and Quality Commission Requirements.
• Knowledge of Quality Assurance tools.
• Strong organisational and planning skills, including risk management.
• Degree level educated, or equivalent.
• Maths, English GCSE at grades A to C or equivalent functional skills level 2 evidence.
• Proficient in the use of a PC, including the use of software and 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.

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

Circle Health Group

Address

30 Cannon Street

London

EC4M 6XH

Employer's website

https://www.circlehealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)