Job responsibilities
SWANSEA BAY UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD
JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB DETAILS:
Job Title
Static Band 6 Physiotherapist
Mental Health- AIRR team
Pay Band
Band 6
Hours of Work and Nature of Contract
To be completed on recruitment
Division/Directorate
Primary Community and Therapies Service Group
Department
Physiotherapy
Base
To be completed on recruitment
ORGANISATIONAL ARRANGEMENTS:
Managerially Accountable to:
Head of Physiotherapy
Reports to: Name Line Manager
To be completed on recruitment
Professionally Responsible to:
Head of Physiotherapy
Our Values
In this Health Board we aspire to be driven by our values; where every person that works for us, regardless of their role, is expected to demonstrate the values of caring for each other, working together and always improving.
Job Summary/Job Purpose:
- To provide a high standard physiotherapy service to the specialist AIRR caseload within the SBUHB.
- To manage a defined caseload of clients with complex needs within this setting, using evidence based/client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions, maintaining associated records.
- To perform advanced physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse conditions including Schizophrenia, Depression, Anxiety and other Mental Health conditions. Such patients will also present with highly complex physical and psychological conditions.
- To give advice that may assist MDT members and wider staff in the management of residents who sometimes may have distressed behavior
- To have a sound understanding of safeguarding legislation and procedures.
- To supervise Physiotherapy students on clinical placements
- To offer educational sessions as part of the MDT both to MDT colleagues and to staff within the AIRR and ward setting
- To participate in CPD and develop skills and knowledge through participation in an in-service training scheme.
- To work across the Health Board and travel between SBU Health Board sites Service provision may involve community visits .
- To undertake lone working if required.
DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
Management Implement policies, propose and contribute to changes in working practices/ procedures for own area.
Follow the standards of practice for Physiotherapy and ensure that minimum requirements are met (CSP Health Board, departmental and service specific).
Follow Health Board, Directorate, Physiotherapy Service and professional policies, protocols and guidelines.
Demonstrate an awareness of specific national policies/ legislation/ guidelines pertinent to role.
Contribute to service developments as required
Clinical
Be clinically competent to provide advice and treatment to individuals with diverse healthcare needs.
Be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of your own work, including the management of patients in your care.
Undertake comprehensive physiotherapy assessments for a designated caseload, addressing physical and cognitive deficits.
Work with clients to identify physiotherapy goals as part of the overall care plan.
Plan and implement individual and/or group interventions, in collaboration with the client/family/carer to achieve therapeutic goals.
Develop and deliver universal, targeted and specialist physiotherapy interventions
Monitor and evaluate treatment outcomes.
Respect the individuality, values, and cultural and religious diversity of clients and contribute to the provision of a service sensitive to these needs.
Maintain and develop current knowledge of evidence based practice, developing specialist knowledge of particular conditions and patient types
- Work autonomously to undertake physiotherapy assessments for a designated caseload within this setting, addressing physical and cognitive performance and skill deficits by diagnosing the clients problems, using analytical skills to formulate solutions.
- Make judgements involving highly complex facts/ situations requiring in depth analysis/ interpretation and comparisons of a wide range of therapeutic options
- Assess clients for specialist equipment with high level of knowledge ware of issues such as Mental Capacity, Liberty Protection Safeguards
Professional
- Recognise good personal time management, punctuality and consistent reliable attendance
- Hold a qualification enabling registration with the Health Professions Council as a Physiotherapist.
- Adhere to the CSP&HPC Code of Ethics, Professional Conduct and standards of Practice.
- Understand the requirements of national standards e.g. NICE, NSF
- Use/ apply complex specialist skills underpinned by advanced theoretical knowledge of professional practice in order to maintain professional competence and fitness to practice.
- Maintain a professional portfolio for CPD recording learning outcomes through participation in internal and external development opportunities.
- Actively engage in the PADR process promoting self-development and development in others.
- Be aware of professional developments in assessment and intervention and contribute to the development of good practice within service area.
- Undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner
- Demonstrate confidence and skill to use reflective practice and identify personal strengths and areas for development.
- Demonstrate the ability to acknowledge limitations in own practice and seek help to develop professional competence/ practice
- Demonstrate a sound understanding of clinical governance and its application to the delivery of physiotherapy
Service Delivery
- Plan and prioritise own client workload to meet service and patient priorities. Readjusting plans as situations/changes arise.
- Formulate and deliver an individual physiotherapy treatment programme based on sound knowledge of evidence based practice and treatment options using clinical assessment, reasoning skills and knowledge of treatment skills.
- Participate in multi-disciplinary/agency team meetings, contributing to decisions with regard to the patients care.
- Plan and organise a number of complex activities/ intervention programmes which require the formulation / adjustment of plans.
- Work with other agencies to contribute to the discharge process by communicating the discharge requirements of clients on own caseload.
- Be responsible for the management of your own workload and caseload within a defined area of the service working without direct supervision.
- Undertake any other duties as requested by the Team Lead/Head of Service.
- Implement policies, propose and contribute to changes in working practices/ procedures for own area
- Follow the standards of practice for Physiotherapy and ensure that minimum requirements are met (CSP, Health Board departmental and service specific).
- Follow Health Board, Directorate, Physiotherapy Service and professional policies, protocols and guidelines.
- Demonstrate an awareness of specific national policies/ legislation/ guidelines pertinent to role.
- Contribute to service developments as required
Leadership
- Contribute to a culture of learning and development
- Advise the Physiotherapy Team Lead on issues related to service planning and development in designated clinical area
- Participate in the planning, evaluation and audit of practice, clinical pathways and protocols within your area.
- Involvement in service improvement projects and innovation
Communication
Establish rapport with the client before applying other professional skills.
Communicate complex sensitive information in an understandable form to patients and carers where the skills of motivation, persuasion, empathy and re-assurance are required.
Communicate effectively with other members of the Physiotherapy Service and multi-disciplinary team (internal and external to the Health Board) both formally and informally.
Share acquired knowledge and skills with members of the Physiotherapy Service and multi-disciplinary team, peers, students and others as requested by the Clinical Lead using a variety of teaching methods and presentation skills
Education and Training/Staff Management
Assist in co-ordinating the activities of junior/support staff in the treatment of clients on caseload.
Participate in the induction, training and education of students and other staff in this setting.
Assist in the supervision and assessment of physiotherapy students on clinical placement within the trust
Participate in the in service training Programme and competency framework.
Information Resources
Ensure that up to date written and electronic records and activity data are maintained in accordance with Professional and Health Board standards.
Undertake audit of clinical information using research methodology
Finance
Assist in the maintenance of equipment, advising on resources required to undertake Physiotherapy in this designated area.
Adhere to Jointly Agreed Protocols with local authority partner agencies with regard to the provision of intervention and equipment.
Maximise the use of available resources to the benefit of client care
Research and Development
- Work with more senior physiotherapist to identify own learning needs, acknowledging previous experience and personal skills
- Be actively responsible for maintaining own CPD and having an up-to-date personal portfolio.
- Demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate current research and apply to practice.
- Participate in local audit, research and development appropriate to area.
- Continue to develop research skills as appropriate to area.
