Job responsibilities
Clincial
Duties:
To work as an autonomous
specialist MSK practitioner in providing and delivering musculoskeletal
physiotherapy assessments and treatment plans.
Act as the first point
of contact for patients with MSK issues, without the need for GP referral.
To act independently to
assess, analyse and provide a clinical diagnosis for individual patients,
including those presenting with complex conditions, to determine their need for
further MSK or non-MSK intervention. This should involve an understanding of
when to refer to other services such as diagnostics, pathology, T&O,
medication reviews, pain management, rheumatology, community physiotherapy and
injection therapy.
Write contemporaneous
clinical notes using SystmOne, Arden's Templates and provide advice and support
with additional electronic software e.g. PhysioTec, AccuRx etc in line with
professional standards.
Fulfil mandatory
training and those additional training requirements as demanded for the role.
To understand each
patients needs and expectations, and irrespective of their backgrounds and or
beliefs, to provide them with the quality of service to the standards the
company expects.
To demonstrate
excellence in report writing, and evidence an ability to complete reports
autonomously without the need for further support.
To attend regular
relevant courses both internally and externally, as well as keeping an
up-to-date file of your CPD achievements, in line with CSP and HCPC guidelines.
This is to be presented annually as part of the appraisal process.
To identify and manage
any risks to quality, such as workload, communication, and team working, with
the support of your line manager and clinical mentor, and to advise on any
issues regarding service delivery.
To work as part of a
team and liaise with other physiotherapists internally to ensure delivery of
clinically effective care.
To communicate
effectively with all stakeholders including patients, clinical colleagues,
administrative colleagues, receptionists, and external healthcare professionals
etc, on challenging matters and in challenging situations in line with PICS Ltd
& PCN procedures. Ensuring effective patient management, and working in
collaboration with and/or referring to NHS colleagues in hospital and community
settings.
To fully understand the
wider MSK service and local MSK pathways: across primary care, secondary care,
and the voluntary sector, including in depth knowledge of referral criteria and
scope of services.
To take an active role
in engaging with external fellow physiotherapy professionals, working to
promote PICS Ltd as a leading healthcare organisation, being aware of the
referral pathways and actively suggesting and engaging with initiatives to help
the business improve patient care.
Multidisciplinary
Working:
Collaborate closely with
GPs, ACPs, Nurses, Pharmacists, Mental Health Practitioners, and others to
ensure joined-up patient care.
Contribute to team
meetings and case discussions.
Support up-skilling of the wider team in MSK knowledge and self-management strategies.
Service
Development:
Contribute
to service planning, audit, and quality improvement projects.
Support
the practice in optimising MSK care pathways and reducing unnecessary referrals
to secondary care.
Participate
in the evaluation and reporting of FCP service outcomes.
Professional
Development:
Maintain
HCPC registration and evidence of ongoing CPD in line with FCP and MSK
frameworks.
Attend
regular supervision or peer support groups internal or PCN-wide.
Confidentiality:
In
the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to
gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other
matters. They do so in confidence and
have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act
appropriately. Post-holders must adhere
to the following principles:
In
the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder
may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their
carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers.
They
may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business
organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as
strictly confidential.
Information
relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the
business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in
accordance with Aspiro policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and
the protection of personal and sensitive data.
Health & Safety:
The
post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others
health, safety and security as defined in the Aspiro health & safety
policy, the health & safety manual, and the Aspiro infection control policy
and published procedures. This will include:
Using
personal security systems within the workplace according to Aspiro guidelines.
Identifying
the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way
that manages those risks;
Making
effective use of training to update knowledge and skills;
Using
appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and
safe way and free from hazards;
Active
reporting of health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when
recognised;
Keeping
own work areas generally clean and overseeing Site Managers in the maintenance
of general standards of cleanliness consistent with the scope of their role.
Undertaking
periodic infection control training (minimum annually);
Reporting
potential risks identified to the Aspiro Management.
Equality & Diversity:
The
post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers
and colleagues, to include:
Acting
in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them
in a way that is consistent with Aspiro procedures and policies, and current
legislation;
Respecting
the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues;
Behaving in a manner
which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgemental and respects
their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.
Job Description Reviews:
This
job description is intended to provide an outline of the key tasks and
responsibilities only, the list is non-exhaustive.There may be other duties
required of the post holder commensurate with their position. This description will be open to regular
review and may be amended in the light of developing or changing services, or
as part of an individual performance review process. All members of staff should be prepared to
take on additional duties or relinquish existing duties in order to maintain
the efficient running of Aspiro.
