Physiotherapist Community Neurology

Job responsibilities

Clinical

To be responsible for a defined case load working without direct supervision. Clinical support is provided through Clinical / professional supervision takes the form of direct observation of practice or formal training / clinical reasoning sessions.

To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work, including the management of patients in your care

To be responsible for equipment used in carrying out physiotherapy duties, and to adhere to departmental equipment policy, including competence to use equipment and to ensure the safe use of equipment by others through teaching, training and supervision of practice.

To accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients, and to organise this efficiently and effectively with regard to clinical priorities and use of time. To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management, and support more junior staff to do likewise.

To undertake the comprehensive assessment of patients, including those with a complex presentation, using investigative and analytical skills.

To formulate an individualised physiotherapy management and / or treatment plan, using clinical reasoning skills and utilising a wide range of treatment skills in order to formulate a specialised programme of care.

To provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching and instruction to relatives, carers and other professionals, to promote understanding of the aims of physiotherapy and to ensure a consistent approach to patient care.

To communicate effectively with patients and carers to maximise rehabilitation potential and to ensure understanding of condition. Communication skills of persuasion, motivation, explanation, and gaining informed consent will be used with a wide variety of patients. Barriers to effective communication will regularly be evident.

To assess capacity, gain valid informed consent and have the ability to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.

Professional

To maintain own clinical professional development (CPD) by keeping abreast of any new trends and developments and incorporate them as necessary into your work and to be an active member of the in-service training programme by the attendance and presentation at staff meetings, tutorials, training sessions, external courses and reflective practice

Maintain accurate, comprehensive and up-to-date documentation in line with legal and departmental requirements, and communicate assessment and treatment results to the appropriate disciplines in the form of reports and letters.

To communicate effectively and work collaboratively with medical, nursing and therapy colleagues to ensure delivery of a co-ordinated multidisciplinary service. This will include discussion of patient care and discharge planning. To provide teaching/training to other members of the MDT.

Training, supervision and performance management of junior staff, technical instructors, assistants and students, with assistance from more senior members of the Neurology team. This will include the use of formal appraisal documentation.

Participate in the staff appraisal scheme and Personal Development Programme (PDP).

Undertake the measurement and evaluation of your work and current practices through the use of Evidence Based Practice projects, audit and outcome measures, either individually or with the wider neurology team. To make recommendations for change.

Demonstrate a sound understanding of Clinical Governance and Risk Management and apply to work situation

Organisational.

To deputise for the Band 7 in terms of operational issues.

Be actively involved in the collection of appropriate data and statistics for the use of the department.

Be aware of the Health and Safety aspects of your work and implement any policies which may be required to improve the safety of your work area, including the prompt recording and reporting of accidents to senior staff, and ensuring that equipment used is safe.

To comply with the organisational and departmental policies and procedures and to be involved in the reviewing and updating as appropriate.

Any other duties which might be considered appropriate by the Band 7 / Team Leader, Professional Head of Physiotherapy or the Operational Lead of PCH facing specialist services.

All roles within East Coast Community Healthcare CIC (ECCH) require staff to demonstrate our Values and Signature Behaviours in the care and service they provide to patients, service users, stakeholders and colleagues. All members of staff should consider these as an essential part of their job role.

Our Values outline the core behaviours that we can all achieve and are summarised as an acronym within the word CARE. These stand for: Compassion, Action, Respect and Everyone.

Underpinning our Values are our Signature Behaviours which highlight by taking the right actions we continue to build a strong culture. Our four Signature Behaviours are: Compassion - We Listen, We Learn, We Lead| Action - My Accountability, My Responsibility | Respect - Respect Our Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Good knowledge of physiotherapy in relevant area
• Forward thinking
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Self-directed learning
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to pass on skills / knowledge to others within both formal and informal environments.

Desirable

• Excellent knowledge
• Critical appraisal
• Audit
• Research
• Presentation skills
• Previous expense as a practice educator

Personal Attributes

Essential

• management of patients and be expected to respond immediately to interruptions
• Able to work collaboratively within a team
• Able to work independently
• Committed to personal and team development
• Able to work with others and pass on skills and knowledge.
• Able to maintain judgement under pressure.
• Able to maintain motivation, drive, enthusiasm.
• Ability to embrace our Culture, Values and Signature Behaviours:
• (Compassion - We Listen, We Learn, We Lead| Action - My Accountability, My Responsibility | Respect - Respect Our Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together).
• Willingness and ability to work across different sites and travel to alternative sites and across the community as required.

Qualifications

Essential

• Diploma / Degree in Physiotherapy
• Registration with HPCP
• Evidence of relevant postgraduate courses / CPD

Desirable

• Relevant validated clinical courses

Experience

Essential

• Postgraduate experience.
• Experience within Neurology

Desirable

• Experience at band 6 level.
• Supervisory skills.
• Community Experience

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).