Job summary
Fixed Term Contract - 12 months, 22.5 hours per week.
An experienced and specialised physiotherapist who will act with the Team Lead to plan, co-ordinate, deliver, develop, and evaluate the physiotherapy service on a day-to-day basis.
The post holder will be clinically responsible for the provision of a quality physiotherapy service with the guidance from the Team Lead, whilst working as a member of the MDT.
To provide advice, signposting, guidance and information to health and social care professionals, patients, carers, relatives or other non-professional contacts.
To be an integral member of the MDT providing education, training and dissemination of information to all healthcare professionals.
To be an autonomous practitioner, holding a caseload and working without direct supervision.
To continue own professional development in line with HCPC regulations.
Each rotation will be nine months in length.
If the opportunity arises, there is potential for this rotation to expand into other organisations in the future
"At the time of this specific vacancy being advertised, this role is not permitted for sponsorship under the skilled worker route, because of the ongoing rotational service that is provided to a third party".
All Livewell Southwest staff are expected to able and willing to work across a 7 day service.
Job Share(s) Considered
Please note that Livewell may close the job advertisement earlier than the specified deadline if a high number of applications are submitted.
Main duties of the job
To take responsibility for all aspects of service delivery, including providing leadership, cover for staff who are absent and deputising in the team leads absence.
Deputising in the absence of the Registered manager/Team Lead can include operational/leadership duties such as supporting triage, waiting list management, attending meetings and delegation of work to other members of the team.
To take a flexible approach to supporting colleagues in times of caseload pressure, including working with colleagues to maintain clinical cover across the team within the resources available.
To regularly supervise and line manage both workload and caseload of Physiotherapist/support staff, undertaking and recording line management meetings and appraisals, supporting the attainment of competencies, knowledge and achieving objectives set out in their personal development plan.
To take responsibility and assist the team lead with the recruitment process of Physiotherapist/support staff e.g. taking part in interview panels, induction process and engaging with preceptorship programmes.
To support Physiotherapist, support staff and other Livewell SW health and social care professionals, to develop their knowledge, experience, providing advice and guidance
To regularly provide learning opportunities to team members and colleagues. This includes facilitating and providing instruction, training to supporting their development, and ability to reflect on professional and ethical issues.
About us
Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social
enterprise delivering integrated health and social care services across
Plymouth, South Hams, and West Devon, with specialist services in parts of
Devon and Cornwall. Our teams work in community hospitals, GP practices, sports
centres, and health hubs.
As an organisation with a strong social conscience we are guided by our values,kindness, respect, inclusivity, ambition, responsibility, and
collaboration. We focus on transforming services to ensure sustainability, while
empowering staff and those we serve.
We involve the people we care for, along with their families and carers, in
shaping the care they receive, striving to deliver the right care at the right
time and place. Centering our work on individual needs helps people lead
healthy, independent lives.
We prioritise employees' development, offering protected CPD time, training
pathways, leadership programs, and funding for qualifications like the Care
Certificate and Nurse Training Scholarships. Our induction and preceptorship
programs ensure a smooth transition into our organisation.
Livewell Southwest values diversity and encourages applications from all
sections of the community, including those with armed forces experience, lived experience of mental
health, neuro-diverse conditions and learning disabilities. If you need assistance or reasonable adjustments during the
application process, contact the Recruiting Manager listed in the job advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
On the rare occasion you may handle patient valuables as part of a home visit or community assessment, that you follow Livewell SWs policy Cash & Cheque Handling Procedures, section 6 Patient Money, section 7 Patient Travel.
To assess, prescribe and authorise both general and specialist aids and adaptive equipment in line with the organisations and the Community Equipment Services policy and procedures.
On occasions make recommendations for/work with trusted assessor for minor adaptations to increase / enable or compensate for independent function, teaching compensatory techniques as required.
Where required may need to assess seating and positioning needs and treat as appropriate including assessment for and prescription of standard wheelchairs and accessories when accredited referring on to the wheelchair services as required for assessment of complex and specialist mobility and seating needs.
If appropriate following specialist training or working with colleagues who have undergone specialist training, recognise when there is a need to assess for splinting and positioning to prevent, treat and manage deformity and improve function for the upper limb, fabricating splints which may be complex in nature.
To ensure all equipment and relevant clinical stock is accounted for, maintained, usedeffectively and efficiently with risk assessments and appropriate training completed.
To ensure new or replacement equipment is not used by self or staff until it has been commissioned in accordance with Livewell SW policy. Defective equipment is reported and made safe without delay in accordance with Livewell SW procedures.
To utilise Livewell SW resources responsibly, following policy and guidance around the security, use ability, decontamination, and maintenance of assessment equipment utilised in the clinical setting.
Authorise spend on services within operational and financial limits as designated by role and banding.
To take responsibility for ensuring solutions are at all times cost effective and to work within financial delegated limits.
To have a working knowledge of statutory and non-statutory funding and the legislation/guidance that underpins these funding streams, ensuring service users meet the eligibility criteria when advocating for/ utilising services on the service users behalf(e.g. Care Act eligibility, Housing legislation etc)
To assess the need for short/long term care placements or care packages for service users where required; factoring in the use of equipment, techniques or compensatory methods that safely meet the service users care needs whilst aiming to preserve health and social care budgets wherever possible.
To maintain high professional standards and conduct at all times, complying with the standards of practice in line with Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) and all of HCPC standards and regulations.
To follow Livewell uniform policy at all times, and to present in a professional manner.
To exercise good personal time management, punctuality, and consistent reliable attendance.
To comply with the Lone Working Policy and procedures, utilising safety devices and/or apps, and always informing the department of your whereabouts during work hours.
To manage often competing clinical and non-clinical demands, prioritising the day-to-day management of own caseload and that of the team, delegating activities as appropriate.
To work as an autonomous practitioner, independently organising, planning, and diarising a designated caseload to meet service priorities, readjusting plans as situations change and to organise this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.
To manage a caseload of service users with complex needs, applying logical professional rationale that is based upon evidence based / person-centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
To ensure use of risk assessment in all areas of your work are undertaken and comply with Livewell SW Health and Safety policies and Lone Working Policy.
To maintain up to date, accurate and complete records of all activity and clinical input(all formats of service user contacts, MDT care plans, assessments, reports), ensuring confidentiality at all times, complying with Livewell SW Health & Corporate Records policy and HCPC requirements for thorough and sufficient records.
To provide written communication to outside agencies and charitable bodies to supportthe need for services and equipment on discharge from the service.
To be responsible for the timely discharge of people from your caseload.
To utilise and complete applicable outcome measures in your service and offer service user feedback mechanisms when facilitating the discharge of service users from Livewell SW services.
To actively engage in caseload supervision with line manager, taking responsibility for ensuring own personal and professional development and statutory training demonstrating the ability to apply increasingly complex skills / knowledge as defined by identified competencies.
To submit completed travel expenses in line with Livewell SWs Travel and Subsistence Expense Claims policy.
To ensure all leave is requested in line with Livewell SW policy.
To report accidents, incidents, complaints, or faulty equipment in line with Livewell SW policy and procedures.
To ensure the service user is aware of the role and philosophy of Physiotherapy and components of the Physiotherapeutic process, utilising all means necessary to enable individuals to understand the nature and purpose of proposed actions or intervention, including explaining any possible risks involved.
To keep up to date with mental capacity legislation, assessing mental capacity and imparting sufficient information to the service user in order to gain valid informed consent, which must be documented and gained at every intervention. For consent to be valid, HCPC stipulate it must be voluntary and informed, and the person giving consent must have the capacity to make the decision.
To act in a service users best interest at all times, factoring in their known views, beliefs, values, and instructions expressed, when undertaking care or an intervention where the service user lacks capacity to give expressed consent.
To consider if the lack of capacity may be temporary, and where possible, postponing intervention or decision making until they regain capacity to ensure involvement of the service user in their own care as far as is reasonably practicable and possible.
To actively participate in the complex MDT functions and the support individuals with decision making around the application of the Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and adhering to the principles of Best Interest legislation.
To undertake the comprehensive assessment of patients, including those with a complex presentation, using investigative and analytical skills, and to formulate individualised management and treatment plans, using clinical reasoning, and a wide range or treatment skills and options to formulate a programme of care and to support junior staff in this work. (Treatment modalities include; manual physiotherapy techniques, patient education, exercise classes, electrotherapy, chest physiotherapy and other alternative options).
To demonstrate a high level of understanding of conditions relevant to the diagnostic area and those patients presenting with multi pathology.
To demonstrate highly developed dexterity, co-ordination and palpatory senses for assessment and manual treatment of patients were necessary.
Job description
Job responsibilities
On the rare occasion you may handle patient valuables as part of a home visit or community assessment, that you follow Livewell SWs policy Cash & Cheque Handling Procedures, section 6 Patient Money, section 7 Patient Travel.
To assess, prescribe and authorise both general and specialist aids and adaptive equipment in line with the organisations and the Community Equipment Services policy and procedures.
On occasions make recommendations for/work with trusted assessor for minor adaptations to increase / enable or compensate for independent function, teaching compensatory techniques as required.
Where required may need to assess seating and positioning needs and treat as appropriate including assessment for and prescription of standard wheelchairs and accessories when accredited referring on to the wheelchair services as required for assessment of complex and specialist mobility and seating needs.
If appropriate following specialist training or working with colleagues who have undergone specialist training, recognise when there is a need to assess for splinting and positioning to prevent, treat and manage deformity and improve function for the upper limb, fabricating splints which may be complex in nature.
To ensure all equipment and relevant clinical stock is accounted for, maintained, usedeffectively and efficiently with risk assessments and appropriate training completed.
To ensure new or replacement equipment is not used by self or staff until it has been commissioned in accordance with Livewell SW policy. Defective equipment is reported and made safe without delay in accordance with Livewell SW procedures.
To utilise Livewell SW resources responsibly, following policy and guidance around the security, use ability, decontamination, and maintenance of assessment equipment utilised in the clinical setting.
Authorise spend on services within operational and financial limits as designated by role and banding.
To take responsibility for ensuring solutions are at all times cost effective and to work within financial delegated limits.
To have a working knowledge of statutory and non-statutory funding and the legislation/guidance that underpins these funding streams, ensuring service users meet the eligibility criteria when advocating for/ utilising services on the service users behalf(e.g. Care Act eligibility, Housing legislation etc)
To assess the need for short/long term care placements or care packages for service users where required; factoring in the use of equipment, techniques or compensatory methods that safely meet the service users care needs whilst aiming to preserve health and social care budgets wherever possible.
To maintain high professional standards and conduct at all times, complying with the standards of practice in line with Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) and all of HCPC standards and regulations.
To follow Livewell uniform policy at all times, and to present in a professional manner.
To exercise good personal time management, punctuality, and consistent reliable attendance.
To comply with the Lone Working Policy and procedures, utilising safety devices and/or apps, and always informing the department of your whereabouts during work hours.
To manage often competing clinical and non-clinical demands, prioritising the day-to-day management of own caseload and that of the team, delegating activities as appropriate.
To work as an autonomous practitioner, independently organising, planning, and diarising a designated caseload to meet service priorities, readjusting plans as situations change and to organise this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.
To manage a caseload of service users with complex needs, applying logical professional rationale that is based upon evidence based / person-centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
To ensure use of risk assessment in all areas of your work are undertaken and comply with Livewell SW Health and Safety policies and Lone Working Policy.
To maintain up to date, accurate and complete records of all activity and clinical input(all formats of service user contacts, MDT care plans, assessments, reports), ensuring confidentiality at all times, complying with Livewell SW Health & Corporate Records policy and HCPC requirements for thorough and sufficient records.
To provide written communication to outside agencies and charitable bodies to supportthe need for services and equipment on discharge from the service.
To be responsible for the timely discharge of people from your caseload.
To utilise and complete applicable outcome measures in your service and offer service user feedback mechanisms when facilitating the discharge of service users from Livewell SW services.
To actively engage in caseload supervision with line manager, taking responsibility for ensuring own personal and professional development and statutory training demonstrating the ability to apply increasingly complex skills / knowledge as defined by identified competencies.
To submit completed travel expenses in line with Livewell SWs Travel and Subsistence Expense Claims policy.
To ensure all leave is requested in line with Livewell SW policy.
To report accidents, incidents, complaints, or faulty equipment in line with Livewell SW policy and procedures.
To ensure the service user is aware of the role and philosophy of Physiotherapy and components of the Physiotherapeutic process, utilising all means necessary to enable individuals to understand the nature and purpose of proposed actions or intervention, including explaining any possible risks involved.
To keep up to date with mental capacity legislation, assessing mental capacity and imparting sufficient information to the service user in order to gain valid informed consent, which must be documented and gained at every intervention. For consent to be valid, HCPC stipulate it must be voluntary and informed, and the person giving consent must have the capacity to make the decision.
To act in a service users best interest at all times, factoring in their known views, beliefs, values, and instructions expressed, when undertaking care or an intervention where the service user lacks capacity to give expressed consent.
To consider if the lack of capacity may be temporary, and where possible, postponing intervention or decision making until they regain capacity to ensure involvement of the service user in their own care as far as is reasonably practicable and possible.
To actively participate in the complex MDT functions and the support individuals with decision making around the application of the Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and adhering to the principles of Best Interest legislation.
To undertake the comprehensive assessment of patients, including those with a complex presentation, using investigative and analytical skills, and to formulate individualised management and treatment plans, using clinical reasoning, and a wide range or treatment skills and options to formulate a programme of care and to support junior staff in this work. (Treatment modalities include; manual physiotherapy techniques, patient education, exercise classes, electrotherapy, chest physiotherapy and other alternative options).
To demonstrate a high level of understanding of conditions relevant to the diagnostic area and those patients presenting with multi pathology.
To demonstrate highly developed dexterity, co-ordination and palpatory senses for assessment and manual treatment of patients were necessary.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent in physiotherapy
- HCPC Registration
- Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio including attendance at recent postgraduate courses relevant to the clinical field
- Recognised qualification in written and spoken English if this is not first language
- Can demonstrate substantial relevant experience within the NHS, including experience as a Band 5 in a post providing a range of experience e.g. orthopaedics, elderly care, medical, surgical, neurological and musculoskeletal conditions
- Ability to frequently travel independently and in a timely manner between Livewell Southwest sites and community locations including areas not served by public transport.
Desirable
- Post graduate training in subjects relevant to role
- Masters degree ECDL or equivalent
- Membership of relevant Special Interest Group
- Clinical educator qualification and
- experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Working knowledge of a broad range of rehabilitation, neurological and medical conditions relevant to post.
- Experience of working as part of a physiotherapy and multidisciplinary team
- Experience of supervising student physiotherapists or physiotherapy assistants/technical instructors/support workers
- Competent IT skills
- Presentation skills
- Ability to contribute to weekend/evening working rosters (if applicable to post)
- Ability to maintain effective judgement and reasoning skills under pressure
- Knowledge of wide range of legislation relevant to clinical area e.g NSFs, clinical guidelines, Care Act
Desirable
- Project or people management experience
- Experience of teaching and presenting
Experience
Essential
- Demonstratable amount of postgraduate clinical experience relevant to role
- Experience of working in inpatient, outpatient and community settings
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload
- An understanding of Clinical
- Governance and its implications for services including experience of quality issues and participation in service development, research and audit
- Supervisory and appraisal experience
- Experience of group work
Desirable
- Experience of waiting list management
- Experience of working with staff from other agencies
- Experience of audit projects
Specific skills
Essential
- Specialised skills in clinical assessment, intervention and evaluation
- Ability to communicate appropriately and effectively with patients, colleagues and other partners
- Able to work effectively and efficiently as part of a team and as part of a wider multidisciplinary service
- Good interpersonal skills
- Good communication skills
- Ability to use initiative and work independently
- Negotiation skills
- Service development and quality improvement skills
- Good time management
- Good organizational skills
- Evidence of good multidisciplinary working
- Leadership and management skills
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise performance
- Ability to organize and respond efficiently to complex information
- Ability to work under pressure
Desirable
- Service development and quality improvement skills
- Experience of applying research to practice
- Specialist skills relevant to area of work e.g. wheelchair accreditation, splinting, motivational interviewing, OTAGO (list not exhaustive and can be measured via application and interview
Additional requirements
Essential
- Ability to frequently travel independently and in a timely manner between Livewell Southwest sites and community locations including areas not served by public transport.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent in physiotherapy
- HCPC Registration
- Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio including attendance at recent postgraduate courses relevant to the clinical field
- Recognised qualification in written and spoken English if this is not first language
- Can demonstrate substantial relevant experience within the NHS, including experience as a Band 5 in a post providing a range of experience e.g. orthopaedics, elderly care, medical, surgical, neurological and musculoskeletal conditions
- Ability to frequently travel independently and in a timely manner between Livewell Southwest sites and community locations including areas not served by public transport.
Desirable
- Post graduate training in subjects relevant to role
- Masters degree ECDL or equivalent
- Membership of relevant Special Interest Group
- Clinical educator qualification and
- experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Working knowledge of a broad range of rehabilitation, neurological and medical conditions relevant to post.
- Experience of working as part of a physiotherapy and multidisciplinary team
- Experience of supervising student physiotherapists or physiotherapy assistants/technical instructors/support workers
- Competent IT skills
- Presentation skills
- Ability to contribute to weekend/evening working rosters (if applicable to post)
- Ability to maintain effective judgement and reasoning skills under pressure
- Knowledge of wide range of legislation relevant to clinical area e.g NSFs, clinical guidelines, Care Act
Desirable
- Project or people management experience
- Experience of teaching and presenting
Experience
Essential
- Demonstratable amount of postgraduate clinical experience relevant to role
- Experience of working in inpatient, outpatient and community settings
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload
- An understanding of Clinical
- Governance and its implications for services including experience of quality issues and participation in service development, research and audit
- Supervisory and appraisal experience
- Experience of group work
Desirable
- Experience of waiting list management
- Experience of working with staff from other agencies
- Experience of audit projects
Specific skills
Essential
- Specialised skills in clinical assessment, intervention and evaluation
- Ability to communicate appropriately and effectively with patients, colleagues and other partners
- Able to work effectively and efficiently as part of a team and as part of a wider multidisciplinary service
- Good interpersonal skills
- Good communication skills
- Ability to use initiative and work independently
- Negotiation skills
- Service development and quality improvement skills
- Good time management
- Good organizational skills
- Evidence of good multidisciplinary working
- Leadership and management skills
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise performance
- Ability to organize and respond efficiently to complex information
- Ability to work under pressure
Desirable
- Service development and quality improvement skills
- Experience of applying research to practice
- Specialist skills relevant to area of work e.g. wheelchair accreditation, splinting, motivational interviewing, OTAGO (list not exhaustive and can be measured via application and interview
Additional requirements
Essential
- Ability to frequently travel independently and in a timely manner between Livewell Southwest sites and community locations including areas not served by public transport.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
