- Patients and carers
- Multidisciplinary team members
- Colleagues and other professionals within acute, primary and tertiary healthcare
- Voluntary groups and organisations
- To employ professional judgement to establish a level of consent or work with in departmental policy to treat patients lacking the capacity to provide consent.
- To liaise with the multidisciplinary team (doctors, allied health professionals and nursing staff, both internally and externally) regarding patient prognosis, treatment progression and discharge planning therefore ensuring a co-ordinated and holistic approach to patient care
- To apply clinical reasoning skills to make daily decisions regarding the appropriateness of diagnostic and therapeutic management and prioritisation of caseload within the scope of practice and to effectively communicate complex clinical information with the multidisciplinary team, healthcare professionals and physiotherapy colleagues.
- To formulate treatment programmes and rehabilitation goals in conjunction with patients from the initial assessment, using established knowledge, clinical reasoning and health coaching skills.
- To be competent and confident in demonstrating and employing manual treatment techniques in a safe and reasoned manner such as when working in specialist areas such as ITU with acutely ill patients requiring invasive and accurate treatment.
- To maintain accurate and comprehensive electronic patient records in accordance with professional guidelines, Trust and departmental standards. To communicate assessment and treatment results to appropriate disciplines whilst abiding by the protocol on confidentiality.
- To be responsible for organising and planning daily caseloads for yourself and others to maximise service provision this includes overseeing junior physiotherapists, delegating tasks to assistant practitioners and rehabilitation assistants and supervising this delegated work, either directly or indirectly.
- To be an active participant in the physiotherapy out of hours on call rota. This will involve being the sole practitioner to treat patients requiring emergency respiratory physiotherapy. To be confident and competent in treating critically ill patients (for example, those on ITU, HDU etc).
- To participate in 7 day working, rotations within the community, extended weekday working hours, on-call duties and weekend working rotas depending upon the allocated rotation.
- To assume responsibility suitable to experience in the absence of your direct Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist and liaise appropriately with other senior team members
- oDegree in physiotherapy
- oHCPC registration
- oRelevant clinical courses
- oPrevious experience in NHS
- oExtensive physiotherapy experience as a qualified therapist within a range of settings.
- oExperience of supervising students or staff
- oGood written and verbal skills
- oGood interpersonal skills
- oPresentation skills
- oCompetent IT skills
- oCritical appraisal
- oAble to work within a multi-disciplinary team (MDT)
- oCommitted to personal development
- oFlexible approach to working hours
- oEmpathy
- oProblem solving skills
- oAbility to travel to all rural locations to carry out post
- oAble to maintain judgement under pressure.
- oAbility to pass on knowledge and skills to others
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Rotational Physiotherapist - Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, United Kingdom - West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Description
B6 Rotational Physiotherapists Permanent
37.5hours per week or part time considered
The opportunity has arisen to grow and evolve our Physiotherapy service at West Suffolk Foundation Trust, Bury St Edmunds. We have exciting prospects for Band 6 Physiotherapy posts within the acute trust, community assessment beds, and community rotations.
The Rotational posts would be suitable for someone seeking to develop their physiotherapy clinical and leadership skills at Band 6 level in a wide range of specialities. We would also welcome experienced band 5s looking to develop towards a band 6 role who will be fully supported by the therapies team.
You will benefit from working in a busy NHS Trust offering rotational experience in the following: Medicine, Community, Virtual Ward, ITU/Respiratory, Community Respiratory, Paediatrics (including MSK clinics), Neurology/Stroke, Orthopaedics, and Early Intervention. Weekend working, evening clinics and emergency on-call working are integral to these rotations. Some of the rotations require seven-day rostering so you will need to be flexible to support this. Venues for delivering our services include outreach clinics, inpatient wards, patients' homes and community bases.
The physiotherapy department is part of Integrated Therapy Services and the wider West Suffolk Alliance. We are committed to professional development and evidence-based practice. This is demonstrated through regular departmental training, the employment of new initiatives and a constant review and improvement of services. Our excellent appraisal programme demonstrates our commitment to our staff.
Please contact Helen Stewart ), Professional Lead Physiotherapist, on About us #BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for? Job description Job responsibilities Please see the full job description for more information
Job summary:
To provide a high standard of physiotherapy assessment and treatment of patients in a variety of inpatient, outpatient and community settings.
To autonomously manage a sometimes complex clinical case load and undertake professional duties as a qualified senior physiotherapist, seeking advice where appropriate
To maintain an active professional development portfolio and to continue with on-going post-graduate learning.
To effectively communicate complex information in both clinical and non-clinical settings
To assist in the development of junior staff
Key working relationships:
To work as an autonomous clinical practitioner in both inpatient and outpatient settings, seeking advice and support from senior colleagues where necessary, i.e. with complex clinical issues and management/legal issues. To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for the management of patients in your care
To apply comprehensive assessment skills and knowledge to diagnose and treat a variety of presentations, ranging in complexity, incorporating both analytical reasoning and manual assessment skills. To ensure safe and effective treatment by choosing appropriate therapies
To communicate effectively with patients, carers and relatives to maximise rehabilitation potential and to ensure understanding of conditions. This requires a variety of communication skills including education, motivation and empathy. To adapt your approach in order to overcome barriers to effective communication, i.e. dysphasia, dementia, deafness, pain and fear
To observe and adhere to departmental, Trust and professional standards, guidelines and policies.
To supervise and appraise undergraduate physiotherapy students on clinical placement. This should include objective setting, appraisals, supervision, teaching, grading of work and assessment of competency and professionalism.
To supervise junior staff on rotation via the departmental appraisal scheme. This might include teaching within designated tutorial programmes, assisting with clinical queries and caseload management.
To participate in regular appraisals and objective setting with senior members of staff to ensure competency and professional development. To be able to recognise limitations and refer to senior staff for guidance. To maintain an active continuing professional development (CPD) portfolio.
To partake in ongoing learning through attending and occasionally presenting at departmental in-service training and tutorials. To be responsible for own CPD to keep up to date with recent clinical trends through self study and attending external courses. To feedback to the Department as appropriate.
To initiate and participate as required in departmental audit.
Organisational
To ensure that all equipment that may be provided for patient use or in the therapeutic setting meets appropriate levels of safety. To report any faulty, damaged or unsafe equipment promptly by following guidelines. Unsafe equipment must also be reported to the Lead Physiotherapist of that area.
To adhere to the Trust procedure on incident reporting.
To comment on proposed changes to departmental policies. To assist specialist and lead Physiotherapists in implementation of these policies and encourage other staff to do likewise.
To assist with development of departmental protocols
To assist in the recruitment of physiotherapy staff
To develop projects and audits in response to service needs or as highlighted by personal development plans. To assess outcomes alongside senior staff and implement any changes deemed necessary.
To develop and promote the role of physiotherapist within the work place and in the wider public domain
Any other duties as specified by the Integrated Therapies Manager Person Specification Education & Qualification Essential
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