Rotational Physiotherapist

Job description

Job responsibilities

Communication

To ensure patient understanding regarding planned interventions and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack the capacity to consent to treatment

To gain appropriate advice and liaise with senior staff in relation to the management of more complex patients

To be able to contribute to the effective working of a physiotherapy team. This will involve working with other team members to manage the work load and to also assist in imparting knowledge to colleagues as required

To be able to motivate and persuade patients, carers and other staff through effective communication skills (verbal and non-verbal skills) for example, patients with communication difficulties, hearing or sight impairments, memory loss, mental illness or those who may be unable to accept diagnosis

To demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information to patients, carers and other staff, where there may be barriers to communication i.e. non-English speaking patients, communication impairment, and cognitive impairment, use of interpreters, excess noise or lack of privacy

To maintain close links though communication and liaison between the multi-disciplinary team members and other patient services involved in patient care to ensure effective treatment and discharge, participating in case conferences as appropriate

Responsibility for patient care/analysis and judgement

To carry out assessments of patients as an autonomous practitioner, using clinical reasoning skills, to determine an accurate diagnosis and care plan, utilising a wide range of assessment skills

To interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical facts to form accurate diagnoses. These are drawn from a wide range of information sources including but not exclusive to medical notes, nursing notes, web-based information services and patient computer databases

To formulate goals/clinical objectives with patients/carers/relatives and other health professionals and continually re-assess patients to evaluate progress, and alter treatment programmes accordingly

To formulate and deliver an individual physiotherapy treatment programme based on a sound knowledge of evidence based practice including; manual and electrotherapy techniques, therapeutic handling, patient education, exercise classes, and other alternative options

To co-ordinate intervention, this may include other disciplines and /or referral to members of the multidisciplinary team for further investigation where appropriate

To represent the physiotherapy service at the multi-disciplinary team meetings. This will include discussion of patient care and progress, risk assessment, and involvement in discharge planning and referral to intermediate care services, making recommendations for best course of intervention as appropriate

To be involved in co-ordinating home visits with other members of the multi-disciplinary team to facilitate a patient's safe return into the community, and subsequently making recommendations for best course of action with regards to discharge planning

To be responsible for maintenance of accurate written and electronic records, involving comprehensive progress and discharge reports, in line with CSP and Trust standards and to monitor the record keeping of undergraduate students and assistants where necessary

To manage clinical risk within own patient caseload at all times with appropriate support from senior staff

To use developed physical skills, including dexterity, co-ordination and sensory skills for therapy assessment and treatment techniques in all clinical settings. These skills require regular supervision and practice sessions in order to maintain the sensitivity and specificity of handling

To carry out assessments and treatments involving moderate physical effort frequently throughout the day

To comply with trust manual handling policy and local therapeutic handling guidelines at all times

To work in an environment where the work patterns may be disrupted by demands from patients, clinical staff, students and administrative support staff

To actively participate in lone working in the emergency out of hours on call rota once assessed as competent

To be mentally alert when responding to the stressful situation of an emergency on-call bleep at any stage of an on-call period (24hrs)

To sensitively deal with distressing or emotional circumstances regarding patient care such as realistic expectations of rehabilitation outcome, difficult family and social circumstances or terminally ill patients which may lead to exposure to anxiety and aggressive behaviour

To be frequently exposed to unpleasant working conditions e.g. bodily fluids including sputum, vomit, urine, faeces and some infections, hydrotherapy chemicals and occasional exposure to verbal or physical aggression and unpredictable environments including patients homes

Planning and organisation

To flexibly plan and organise own time, prioritise patient caseload, administrative duties and meetings (including ward, departmental and service development meetings) and respond to unpredictable workloads, working conditions and frequent interruptions

To assist senior staff to delegate, organise and monitor the work of assistants, undergraduate students and technical instructors to meet priorities on a daily basis

To assist the senior staff in ensuring an efficient system for the organisation and management of waiting lists for patient classes/group work

Responsibility for policy and service development implementation

To contribute to evaluation of clinical effectiveness within the service and support Trust and departmental strategies regarding clinical governance issues

To contribute to research surveys, audits and evaluation activity or other projects within the department, underpinned by appropriate methodology and documentation

To complete an evidence based project on each rotation and present back to colleagues

To ensure a good working knowledge of national and local standards

To actively assist in the implementation of new policies and practice in the current area of practice in the department

Responsibility for physical resources

To be competent in the use/application of specialised equipment

To be responsible for the safe and competent use of all equipment used in the course of patients' treatment programmes

Responsibility for human resources (HR)

To assist in the induction of students participate in the education of undergraduate students and work experience students

To participate in the teaching programme for assistants, staff and students including formal group sessions and one-to one teaching

To contribute to the education of some multidisciplinary groups; the physiotherapy department; patients; families and carers as appropriate

Responsibility for information resources

To be responsible for maintaining all electronic patient records

To input all activity and statically relevant clinical data required for information collection for managerial and patient care

Responsibility for audit and development

To undertake an evidence-based project in each rotation and present it to colleagues within the physiotherapy department.

To be responsible for and actively record evidence of own professional development and maintain a CPD portfolio which reflects the same.

To maintain and develop current knowledge of evidence-based practice in each rotation through in-service training, watched assessments and treatments and one-to one teaching sessions. To develop knowledge of particular conditions and patient types.

To be actively involved in professional clinical groups in order to keep up to date with new developments applicable to physiotherapy assessment and treatment.

Participate in a staff appraisal scheme as an appraisee and be responsible for own personal development plan and meeting competencies.

Person Specification

Essential criteria

Essential

• HCPC registered Physiotherapist
• Experience (via placement or employment) in majority of core areas of Physiotherapy
• Able to demonstrate credible application of clinical knowledge and skills relevant to working as a Physiotherapist in an acute NHS trust
• Ability to present written information in a clear and logical manner
• Credible evidence of the ability to prioritise, delegate and organise work
• Credible experience of working within a MDT
• Recognises own learning needs and evidence of self managing learning
• Demonstrates an understanding of clinical governance relevant to the job role

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

John Radcliffe Hospital

Headley Way

Headington, Oxford

OX3 9DU

Employer's website

https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)