Physiotherapist

NHS; Nuneaton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust

South Warwickshire Foundation Trust is committed to bringing care closer to home. A position has arisen for an enthusiastic Band 5 physio within our Routine therapy/Community recovery Service - South Warwickshire.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic and forward-thinking service. You will be well supported and encouraged to continuously develop to meet the needs of our service and your profession.

The successful candidate will work with patients in their own homes to deliver an integrated rehabilitation pathway across community services. You will liaise and work closely with Community & Specialist Nursing Colleagues, General Practitioners, and the acute hospital, as well as with therapists within the Integrated Health Teams.

The Integrated Community Health Service operates a seven-day service from 08:30 - 22:00, so flexible working is required. The therapy team will be rostered between 08:30 - 18:00 hours including weekends and bank holidays. The ability to travel independently across Warwickshire is required.

Main Duties of the Job

Working as a member of the Integrated Health team, planning, coordinating, delivering, and evaluating the programmes of care provided across health, social, and voluntary care sectors as part of a multi-disciplinary community-based rehabilitation team.

To work as an accountable practitioner, holding responsibility for own caseload, working within codes of practice and professional guidelines. Work is managed rather than supervised.

To keep accurate records of patient contact using written records and electronic data capture.

To provide assessment and treatment for patients with a range of complex physical, sensory, perceptual, and cognitive problems within community settings as a member of the Intermediate Care Service.

To work flexibly over a 7-day roster including weekends and bank holidays in order to meet the demands of the service and a rapidly changing caseload. Must have a UK driving licence and access to a vehicle to fulfil the role.

About Us

Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further.

We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa, and Shipston-on-Stour to Community Services across the North county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways, and delivering high levels of productivity.

Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, effective, and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process, you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient-facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.

Job Responsibilities

Knowledge Skills and Experience Required

To gain informed consent from each patient prior to assessment and treatment.

To undertake a comprehensive Physiotherapy assessment of the individual patient both adults and children including those with diverse or complex presentations/multiple pathologies; gaining relevant information by clinical examination; observation, questioning, discussion, and manual physiotherapy assessment techniques.

Apply clinical reasoning skills to formulate a clinical diagnosis of their condition and set therapeutic/rehabilitation objectives.

To formulate and deliver an individual physiotherapy treatment programme based on sound knowledge of evidence-based practice and treatment options using clinical skills e.g. manual physiotherapy techniques, patient education, exercise programmes or classes, electrotherapy, and other alternative options. Ensuring competency to practice is maintained as appropriate.

To evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment programmes as required.

To formulate a prognosis and recommend the best course of interventions developing comprehensive treatments and discharge plans.

To make informed clinical decisions on timely discharge planning and/or referral to other services.

Measurable Result Areas

To be responsible for maintaining and developing current knowledge of evidence-based practice ensuring own competency to practice.

To undertake clinical and professional development through means identified during the appraisal process.

To develop an individual learning plan, maintain Continuous Professional Development records/portfolio which reflect personal development and provide evidence of how learning is applied to practice.

Be an active member of the in-service training programmes by attendance at, leading and participation in, in-service training programmes, tutorials, individual training sessions, external courses (where applicable), peer review, and personal study.

To ensure competence to use physiotherapy equipment and to ensure the safe use of equipment by others through teaching, training, and supervision of practice.

Undertake regular measurement, data collection, and evaluation of your work and current practices through the use of evidence-based practice projects, audit, and outcome measures either individually or with more senior physiotherapists.

To be responsible for organising and planning own caseload to meet service and patient priorities. Re-adjusting plans as situations change/arise; this may include adapting to a new working environment.

To work with senior staff to supervise, support, and coordinate Physiotherapy students, assistants, and TIs on a daily basis to ensure they meet Trust and professional standard guidelines.

To supervise the other staff within the MDT as required e.g. less experienced physiotherapists, TIs, Assistants, Physiotherapy, medical or work experience students.

To identify opportunities to improve the physiotherapy service in order to provide the best patient care within resources available and make recommendations for change.

To maintain own competency and to be responsible for the safe and competent use of manual handling, gym, and electrotherapy equipment by patients and students/assistants/TIs through teaching, training, and supervision of practice.

To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work.

To assess and manage clinical risk within the limits of own scope of practice.

To work within Trust policy and Chartered Society of Physiotherapy guidelines and to have a good working knowledge of national and local standards. Monitor own and others quality of practice, as appropriate.

To work within CSP, Trust Guidelines, National Clinical Guidelines, and National Service Frameworks. To monitor own and others standards of practice, as appropriate.

To set a high personal standard of work and professional attitude and encourage others to do likewise.

To maintain assessment, treatment, and discharge records/reports and follow guidelines, protocols, and procedures in accordance with professional (Chartered Society of Physiotherapy), legal, and departmental standards.

To be committed to a team approach in order to provide continuity and efficiency of service provision.

To be the first point of contact in dealing with minor complaints from staff, patients, and carers/visitors in line with Trust Policy.

To be aware of Health and Safety aspects of your work and implement any policies, including prompt recording and reporting of incidents to senior staff, using the Trust incident reporting system.

Communications and Working Relationships

To communicate the clinical diagnosis and facilitate understanding of a mutually agreed treatment programme to patients and carers.

To communicate effectively with patients, relatives, or carers on a group or individual basis in order to maximise rehabilitative potential through verbal and nonverbal methods. This may require explanation, instruction, persuasion, motivation, negotiation, and reassurance or use of behavioural modification techniques.

To communicate with other relevant professionals e.g. GP, Consultants, Nurses, Occupational Therapists on patient needs, progress, and any other necessary further interventions through verbal and written means e.g. medical notes, letters, and reports.

To liaise with staff of other disciplines to ensure effective communication and reporting takes place at all times.

To assess individual patients' understanding of proposed treatment modalities and have the ability to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to intervention, in line with Trust policy in gaining consent.

To maintain accurate, legible, comprehensive, and contemporaneous documentation, in line with the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Core Standards, Trust policies, and legal requirements.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in physiotherapy.
• Registration with the HCPC.

Experience

• Evidence of experience of core placements at undergraduate and postgraduate (if applicable) levels.
• Experience of contribution to clinical education/supervision of peers or less experienced staff.
• Involvement in clinical audit/research and understanding quality issues.

Skills

• Basic knowledge of a broad range of conditions.
• Adequate clinical reasoning skills to assess and justify the treatment of a wide range of disorders.
• Demonstrate up-to-date knowledge of physiotherapy treatment options and research.
• Have the ability to set realistic treatment objectives.
• Able to demonstrate a knowledge of clinical governance & legal responsibilities of the profession.
• Ability to produce accurate and legible documentation.

Personal Qualities

• Able to present information orally in a clear and logical manner.
• Able to communicate effectively with patients to maximise their rehabilitation potential.
• Able to influence and persuade other professionals, patients, and others.
• Able to work effectively as part of a team.
• Self-motivation and self-organisation skills.
• Be aware of own learning needs/commitment to CPD.
• Willingness to take on and manage additional roles and responsibilities e.g. student rep, H&S Rep.

Other

• Able to be flexible within the working hours of the department, to suit client and department needs.
• Applicant must have a good standard of written and spoken English.
• Must have a UK driving licence, Car Driver, and access to a car.
• Able to pass Occupational Health requirements.
• Willing to undertake a Criminal Records Disclosure to enhanced level.
• Legally entitled to work in this country.

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.

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