Job summary
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust is looking for an experienced Physiotherapist to join Health Care of Elderly team. This post would suit Band 5's looking to specialise or current Band 6's who would like to broaden their experience.
The successful post holder will work alongside the existing Health Care of Elderly team leads to operationally manage health care of elderly and medical in-patient wards. In all these areas you will be supported by experienced clinicians who are specialists in their field.
The successful candidate will be joining a well- established team in delivering a seven-day physiotherapy service to patients as part of the wider multidisciplinary unit. Applicants would need to have a broad range of experience, including post-graduate experience in the treatment of patients within the medical speciality.
To perform advanced physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions, to provide a diagnosis and develop and deliver an individualised treatment programme.
To hold responsibility for own case load and be responsible for a defined area of the service or a particular patient type, working autonomously. Senior support and supervision takes the form of regular formal training and clinical reasoning sessions, peer review, case conferences. Access to advice and support from specialist physiotherapists is available if required, clinical work is not routinely evaluated.
Main duties of the job
To provide a high standard physiotherapy service to the health care of elderly and medical patients. This involves working across the trust in a range of settings and providing a seven day service.
To assist the Team Leaders in planning, coordinating, delivering and evaluating the Physiotherapy Service provided to patients within the team, on a day-to-day basis.
To assess and treat own caseload of patients, who may have complex presentations, and maintain own records as an autonomous practitioner.
At times community / home visits may be required to be undertaken.
To deputise for the Team Leaders when necessary.
***Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as 'Priority' and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.***
About us
We are a people business - where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment team on 01752 432100. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
- To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including the management of patients in your care
- To be responsible for maintaining accurate and comprehensive patient treatment records in line with Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) standards and local/Trust policy. To communicate appropriately with other disciplines (this might include meetings, report and letter writing)
- To undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations/multi pathologies; use advanced clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques to provide an accurate clinical diagnosis of their condition
- Formulate and deliver an individual physiotherapy treatment programme based on a sound knowledge of evidence based practice and treatment options using clinical assessment, reasoning skills and knowledge of treatment skills e.g. specialist neurological or respiratory techniques, manual physiotherapy techniques, patient education, and other alternative options
- To take delegated responsibility from the Band 7 physiotherapist for managing patients with particular conditions and be responsible for providing specialist physiotherapy assessment and treatment plans for patients with these conditions
- Formulate accurate prognoses and recommend best course of intervention, developing comprehensive management plans
- Assess patient understanding of treatment proposals, gain valid informed consent, which must be documented and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment. To comply with local confidentiality policies, child protection and vulnerable adult procedures
- Use an extensive range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patients/carers; to motivate, gain co-operation, to progress rehabilitation and treatment programmes. This will include patients who may have difficulties in understanding or communicating. For example, patients may be dysphasic, depressed, deaf, blind or who may be unable to accept diagnosis, or realistic expectations of Physiotherapy intervention
- Evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment programmes if required
- To manage clinical risk within own patient caseload and to report incidents and near misses
- Work within trust clinical guidelines and CSP guidelines and to have a good working knowledge of national and local standards and monitor own and others quality of practice as appropriate
- Rarely, when working in the community and domiciliary settings, work as a lone practitioner with telephone support from a senior physiotherapist if required
- To be an active member of the respiratory evening and weekend on-call rota and medical / surgical / cardiothoracic and critical care seven day services. Individual to ensure competencies are maintained
- When working on the emergency duty rota, undertake the assessment and treatment of acutely ill patients with respiratory/orthopaedic/ neuro problems, who may have a complex presentation and maintain associated records as an autonomous practitioner
- When working on the emergency duty on-call rota, provide advice to medical and nursing staff and other members of the multi-disciplinary team regarding patients respiratory/ major trauma orthopaedic/ neurology and chest functions/condition and its management
- To train, clinically supervise and performance management more junior staff, technical instructors, assistants and students, with assistance from more senior members of the physiotherapy team. This will include the use of formal appraisal documentation
- Represent physiotherapy service and /or individual patients at the multi-disciplinary team meetings, to ensure the delivery of a co-ordinated multidisciplinary service, and integrate physiotherapy treatment into the treatment programme. This will include discussion of patient care, patient progress and involvement in discharge planning
- To be responsible for the safe and competent use of all electrotherapy equipment, gym equipment and patient appliances and aids by patients and ensure that junior staff/assistants attain competency prior to use.
Professional
- To be responsible for maintaining own competency to practice through CPD activities, and maintain a portfolio which reflects personal development.
- Be an active member of the in-service training programme by attendance at, and participation in, in-service training programmes, tutorials, individual training sessions, external courses and peer review.
- Ensure that your own practice and that of any staff under your supervision meet the required professional standards of physiotherapy practice.
Organisational
- Participate in the staff appraisal scheme as an appraisee and be responsible for complying with your agreed personal development programmes to meet set knowledge and competencies
- To undertake as directed the collection of data for use in service audit and research projects
- Be responsible for the safe and competent use of gym, electrotherapy and hydrotherapy equipment by patients, through teaching, training and supervision of practice
- To be responsible for organising and planning own caseload to meet service and patient priorities. Readjusting plans as situations change/arise
- Any other duties that might be considered appropriate by the physiotherapy line manager
For further details please see attached JD&PS.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
- To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including the management of patients in your care
- To be responsible for maintaining accurate and comprehensive patient treatment records in line with Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) standards and local/Trust policy. To communicate appropriately with other disciplines (this might include meetings, report and letter writing)
- To undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations/multi pathologies; use advanced clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques to provide an accurate clinical diagnosis of their condition
- Formulate and deliver an individual physiotherapy treatment programme based on a sound knowledge of evidence based practice and treatment options using clinical assessment, reasoning skills and knowledge of treatment skills e.g. specialist neurological or respiratory techniques, manual physiotherapy techniques, patient education, and other alternative options
- To take delegated responsibility from the Band 7 physiotherapist for managing patients with particular conditions and be responsible for providing specialist physiotherapy assessment and treatment plans for patients with these conditions
- Formulate accurate prognoses and recommend best course of intervention, developing comprehensive management plans
- Assess patient understanding of treatment proposals, gain valid informed consent, which must be documented and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment. To comply with local confidentiality policies, child protection and vulnerable adult procedures
- Use an extensive range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patients/carers; to motivate, gain co-operation, to progress rehabilitation and treatment programmes. This will include patients who may have difficulties in understanding or communicating. For example, patients may be dysphasic, depressed, deaf, blind or who may be unable to accept diagnosis, or realistic expectations of Physiotherapy intervention
- Evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment programmes if required
- To manage clinical risk within own patient caseload and to report incidents and near misses
- Work within trust clinical guidelines and CSP guidelines and to have a good working knowledge of national and local standards and monitor own and others quality of practice as appropriate
- Rarely, when working in the community and domiciliary settings, work as a lone practitioner with telephone support from a senior physiotherapist if required
- To be an active member of the respiratory evening and weekend on-call rota and medical / surgical / cardiothoracic and critical care seven day services. Individual to ensure competencies are maintained
- When working on the emergency duty rota, undertake the assessment and treatment of acutely ill patients with respiratory/orthopaedic/ neuro problems, who may have a complex presentation and maintain associated records as an autonomous practitioner
- When working on the emergency duty on-call rota, provide advice to medical and nursing staff and other members of the multi-disciplinary team regarding patients respiratory/ major trauma orthopaedic/ neurology and chest functions/condition and its management
- To train, clinically supervise and performance management more junior staff, technical instructors, assistants and students, with assistance from more senior members of the physiotherapy team. This will include the use of formal appraisal documentation
- Represent physiotherapy service and /or individual patients at the multi-disciplinary team meetings, to ensure the delivery of a co-ordinated multidisciplinary service, and integrate physiotherapy treatment into the treatment programme. This will include discussion of patient care, patient progress and involvement in discharge planning
- To be responsible for the safe and competent use of all electrotherapy equipment, gym equipment and patient appliances and aids by patients and ensure that junior staff/assistants attain competency prior to use.
Professional
- To be responsible for maintaining own competency to practice through CPD activities, and maintain a portfolio which reflects personal development.
- Be an active member of the in-service training programme by attendance at, and participation in, in-service training programmes, tutorials, individual training sessions, external courses and peer review.
- Ensure that your own practice and that of any staff under your supervision meet the required professional standards of physiotherapy practice.
Organisational
- Participate in the staff appraisal scheme as an appraisee and be responsible for complying with your agreed personal development programmes to meet set knowledge and competencies
- To undertake as directed the collection of data for use in service audit and research projects
- Be responsible for the safe and competent use of gym, electrotherapy and hydrotherapy equipment by patients, through teaching, training and supervision of practice
- To be responsible for organising and planning own caseload to meet service and patient priorities. Readjusting plans as situations change/arise
- Any other duties that might be considered appropriate by the physiotherapy line manager
For further details please see attached JD&PS.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Post graduate demonstrable experience in core rotations: Neurology, Acute Respiratory, Orthopaedics/MSK
- Demonstrable experience of working in acute hospital
- Demonstrable experience of teaching
- An awareness of current NHS and Health issues influencing this post
- Proven evidence of contribution to clinical education / supervision of less experienced staff, students or assistants
- Demonstrable experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Proven evidence of relevant CPD
Desirable
- Previous demonstrable experience of working in Health Care of Elderly
- Clinical Educator course
- Audit demonstrable experience
- Demonstrable experience of working in a major trauma unit
- Demonstrable experience of working in a similar role
- Demonstrable experience of complex MDT working and discharge planning
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree (BSc Hons Physiotherapy) or equivalent
- HCPC registration
- Attendance at additional relevant professional courses
Desirable
- MSc relevant to the area
- Attendance of additional professional courses
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Professional manner
- Legible and concise handwriting
Desirable
- Proven evidence of personal leadership
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Post graduate demonstrable experience in core rotations: Neurology, Acute Respiratory, Orthopaedics/MSK
- Demonstrable experience of working in acute hospital
- Demonstrable experience of teaching
- An awareness of current NHS and Health issues influencing this post
- Proven evidence of contribution to clinical education / supervision of less experienced staff, students or assistants
- Demonstrable experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Proven evidence of relevant CPD
Desirable
- Previous demonstrable experience of working in Health Care of Elderly
- Clinical Educator course
- Audit demonstrable experience
- Demonstrable experience of working in a major trauma unit
- Demonstrable experience of working in a similar role
- Demonstrable experience of complex MDT working and discharge planning
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree (BSc Hons Physiotherapy) or equivalent
- HCPC registration
- Attendance at additional relevant professional courses
Desirable
- MSc relevant to the area
- Attendance of additional professional courses
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Professional manner
- Legible and concise handwriting
Desirable
- Proven evidence of personal leadership
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).
