Job summary
This role will see and coordinate the pathway of major trauma patients within the Trust with complex injuries. The post holder will work as an integral member of the Major Trauma Committee, and the managing multidisciplinary teams, whilst retaining strong links with the therapy services.
The post holder will be expected to provide expert assessment and advice and act in a Key-worker role for patients with Major trauma, ensuring their rehabilitation care needs are being met, signposting and completing appropriate referrals, and supporting patients and families. They shall also take a lead in ensuring the appropriate completion of Rehabilitation Prescriptions for these patients.
The post holder will also undertake a rehabilitation and physiotherapy caseload.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for:
1) Identifying appropriate patients as early in the pathway as possible, working closely with the Trust Trauma Audit Research Network (TARN) coordinator, admitting teams in the Emergency Department and with the Trauma Coordinators.
2) Planning and prioritising their own workload.
3) Overseeing the completion of the Rehabilitation Prescription for all trauma patients with Injury Severity Scores (ISS) of 8 or more. These should be commenced within 72 hours of admission.
4) To act in a coordinating, key-working role to facilitate a smooth transition of care for major trauma patients and their families during their acute hospital stay.
5) To be responsible for identifying barriers to discharge/ recovery at an early stage and act upon these within the Multi-disciplinary Team (MDT).
6) To support the coordination of a smooth discharge from the acute setting for patients admitted with major trauma.
About us
Yeovil District Hospital is now part of Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression, and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.
The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.
There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. You will experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan - there is truly something for everyone!
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details, please see the attached job description and person specification. Or give us a call where we can explain more
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details, please see the attached job description and person specification. Or give us a call where we can explain more
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/diploma level education leading to State Registration by the Health Professions Council (UK) as a Physiotherapist
- Extensive reflective practise in rehabilitation physiotherapy.
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrable experience in the management of traumatic injuries.
- Relevant and comprehensive evidence of life-long learning and post-graduate training.
Experience
Essential
- Extensive reflective practise in rehabilitation physiotherapy.
- Wide experience of a range of medical, surgical, neurological and traumatic conditions.
- Experience of primary/secondary/tertiary care
Communication
Essential
- Clarity in explaining ideas
- Able to develop rapport with patients
- Evidence of a good standard of Literacy / English language skills
Planning and Judgement Skills
Essential
- Ability to work without supervision.
- Ability to summarise treatment sessions (written and oral).
- Able to demonstrate the advanced decision making/clinical reasoning skill in Physiotherapy through the analysis and interpretation of the clinical examination.
- Ability to cope with potentially distressing situations such as imparting unwelcome news re: rehabilitation prospects, and leading change in workforce practice.
Other
Essential
- Ability to work closely with the whole MDT team.
- Willingness to use technology to improve standards of care and support to our patients.
Desirable
- Car driver with valid licence.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/diploma level education leading to State Registration by the Health Professions Council (UK) as a Physiotherapist
- Extensive reflective practise in rehabilitation physiotherapy.
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrable experience in the management of traumatic injuries.
- Relevant and comprehensive evidence of life-long learning and post-graduate training.
Experience
Essential
- Extensive reflective practise in rehabilitation physiotherapy.
- Wide experience of a range of medical, surgical, neurological and traumatic conditions.
- Experience of primary/secondary/tertiary care
Communication
Essential
- Clarity in explaining ideas
- Able to develop rapport with patients
- Evidence of a good standard of Literacy / English language skills
Planning and Judgement Skills
Essential
- Ability to work without supervision.
- Ability to summarise treatment sessions (written and oral).
- Able to demonstrate the advanced decision making/clinical reasoning skill in Physiotherapy through the analysis and interpretation of the clinical examination.
- Ability to cope with potentially distressing situations such as imparting unwelcome news re: rehabilitation prospects, and leading change in workforce practice.
Other
Essential
- Ability to work closely with the whole MDT team.
- Willingness to use technology to improve standards of care and support to our patients.
Desirable
- Car driver with valid licence.
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).
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
