Job summary
Are you a newly qualified or experienced B5 Physiotherapist? The NMUH is a great place to start or develop your career. We are currently recruiting for rotational B5 Physiotherapists to join our department.
Main duties of the job
To perform physiotherapy assessments and treatments within each rotation, working as an autonomous practitioner. To effectively liaise with patients, carers and members of the MDT in both verbal and written format.
To consolidate your knowledge and skills within each rotation and use these in other rotations. To assist Team Leaders in running a clinically cost-effective Service.
To seek advice and support from senior staff or colleagues when you feel unsure about any clinical or process matters. To fully participate in the 7-day rota in your rotation and the emergency on-call rota.
To participate fully in the rotation scheme.
To keep accurate daily statistical records to support the Finance department.
About us
North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system - consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS's, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.
We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George's University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
- Clinically, legally and professionally responsible for each patient in your care
- Perform physiotherapy assessments on a range of patients ensuring you comply with HCPC & local standards
- Design and implement tailored management programmes for patients presenting with a range of simple, complex and highly complex conditions (with Senior support) and treat them as an autonomous practitioner
- Use a variety of assessment and treatment techniques using well developed observational, palpatory and empathetic investigative and analytical skills
- You will use clinical reasoning skills to formulate hypotheses
- Create an impairment list following your patient assessment and document a timed treatment plan for each patient. You will create a patient-centered goal list related to both impairments, and functional outcomes
- Understand the duty of care you have to each patient you are treating and how duty of care impacts on the prioritization of your caseload.
- Able to evaluate treatment outcomes, progress treatment programmes and discharge when appropriate. Treatments will include a range of skilled options such as manual therapy, using physiotherapy adjuncts, handling unconscious and/or paralysed patients, etc.
- Be required to give planned or spontaneous advice and information to patients and carers; including an explanation about the individual responsibility that both patients and the physiotherapist will appropriately take for the patient's treatment, progress and management
- Assess patients for special equipment (e.g. walking aids, bespoke splints) and organise provision of this when necessary
- Advise patients on the safe use of all equipment issued and ensure that all legal requirements are met
- Alert your supervisor when stock is running low
- Keep appropriate, accurate treatment records which fulfil legal and statistical requirements relating to information governance and are in accordance with departmental & Trust policies and procedures
- Participate in the 7-day rota for your rotation and the emergency on-call night-time rota, when you have been assessed as competent to do so. This will involve the assessment and treatment of patients on the wards, A & E and the Critical Care unit.
- Consult the responsible senior member of staff for advice regarding complex patients, difficult liaison problems, or where specialised or highly specialised treatments are required
- Develop the ability and skill to prioritise your own caseload with supervisory assistance of the Senior Physiotherapist
- Be able to treat patients, when appropriate, in individual or group treatment sessions.
- Understand the role of the PTA/Technical Instructor and delegate appropriate work to those staff members
- You may be required to treat patients in a variety of settings, e.g. hospital, school or home as appropriate for each rotation
- Contribute to the development of patient care by attending relevant team, departmental and care group meetings and make recommendations/suggestions, regarding changes to clinical care or service provision
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Clinically, legally and professionally responsible for each patient in your care
- Perform physiotherapy assessments on a range of patients ensuring you comply with HCPC & local standards
- Design and implement tailored management programmes for patients presenting with a range of simple, complex and highly complex conditions (with Senior support) and treat them as an autonomous practitioner
- Use a variety of assessment and treatment techniques using well developed observational, palpatory and empathetic investigative and analytical skills
- You will use clinical reasoning skills to formulate hypotheses
- Create an impairment list following your patient assessment and document a timed treatment plan for each patient. You will create a patient-centered goal list related to both impairments, and functional outcomes
- Understand the duty of care you have to each patient you are treating and how duty of care impacts on the prioritization of your caseload.
- Able to evaluate treatment outcomes, progress treatment programmes and discharge when appropriate. Treatments will include a range of skilled options such as manual therapy, using physiotherapy adjuncts, handling unconscious and/or paralysed patients, etc.
- Be required to give planned or spontaneous advice and information to patients and carers; including an explanation about the individual responsibility that both patients and the physiotherapist will appropriately take for the patient's treatment, progress and management
- Assess patients for special equipment (e.g. walking aids, bespoke splints) and organise provision of this when necessary
- Advise patients on the safe use of all equipment issued and ensure that all legal requirements are met
- Alert your supervisor when stock is running low
- Keep appropriate, accurate treatment records which fulfil legal and statistical requirements relating to information governance and are in accordance with departmental & Trust policies and procedures
- Participate in the 7-day rota for your rotation and the emergency on-call night-time rota, when you have been assessed as competent to do so. This will involve the assessment and treatment of patients on the wards, A & E and the Critical Care unit.
- Consult the responsible senior member of staff for advice regarding complex patients, difficult liaison problems, or where specialised or highly specialised treatments are required
- Develop the ability and skill to prioritise your own caseload with supervisory assistance of the Senior Physiotherapist
- Be able to treat patients, when appropriate, in individual or group treatment sessions.
- Understand the role of the PTA/Technical Instructor and delegate appropriate work to those staff members
- You may be required to treat patients in a variety of settings, e.g. hospital, school or home as appropriate for each rotation
- Contribute to the development of patient care by attending relevant team, departmental and care group meetings and make recommendations/suggestions, regarding changes to clinical care or service provision
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy
- HCPC Registered
Desirable
- Member of Chartered Society of Physiotherapists
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- The ability to discuss clinical reasoning in the management of cases
- The ability to identify and act upon adverse clinical signs
- Able to communicate complex information to patients, carers, other health professionals and team
- Ability to work effectively within a team environment
- Good time management skills with the ability to organise, prioritise and delegate
- Aptitude for self-directed learning, critically evaluate own learning needs, and demonstrate via CPD portfolio
- Able to provide a high standard of clear, concise written and verbal reports in English
- Good presentation skills
- IT skills, including using hospital data bases, word processing, excel, email and power point
- Ability to manage own stress and work in a stressful and unpredictable environment. to show empathy, fairness and support to others T
- An understanding of evidence-based practice, pertaining to physiotherapy
- Awareness of national guidelines and standards relevant to physiotherapy
- Understanding of clinical governance and its implications for physiotherapy
- Understanding of professional legal responsibilities
Desirable
- IT skills - ability to create and/or format data and/or complex spreadsheets using computerised systems
- Excellent motivational skills
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Honest, reliable, empathetic and fair
Other Requirements
Essential
- Clear understanding of role
- Demonstrate professional independence
- Work across sites in a flexible manner and adapt to changing environments
- Physically fit and able to comply with Trust's moving and handling guidelines, including therapeutic handling
- Professional manner and appearance
- Available for on-call, weekend duties and altered working patterns, where clinically appropriate
Values
Essential
- Demonstrate the ability to meet the Trust values
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy
- HCPC Registered
Desirable
- Member of Chartered Society of Physiotherapists
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- The ability to discuss clinical reasoning in the management of cases
- The ability to identify and act upon adverse clinical signs
- Able to communicate complex information to patients, carers, other health professionals and team
- Ability to work effectively within a team environment
- Good time management skills with the ability to organise, prioritise and delegate
- Aptitude for self-directed learning, critically evaluate own learning needs, and demonstrate via CPD portfolio
- Able to provide a high standard of clear, concise written and verbal reports in English
- Good presentation skills
- IT skills, including using hospital data bases, word processing, excel, email and power point
- Ability to manage own stress and work in a stressful and unpredictable environment. to show empathy, fairness and support to others T
- An understanding of evidence-based practice, pertaining to physiotherapy
- Awareness of national guidelines and standards relevant to physiotherapy
- Understanding of clinical governance and its implications for physiotherapy
- Understanding of professional legal responsibilities
Desirable
- IT skills - ability to create and/or format data and/or complex spreadsheets using computerised systems
- Excellent motivational skills
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Honest, reliable, empathetic and fair
Other Requirements
Essential
- Clear understanding of role
- Demonstrate professional independence
- Work across sites in a flexible manner and adapt to changing environments
- Physically fit and able to comply with Trust's moving and handling guidelines, including therapeutic handling
- Professional manner and appearance
- Available for on-call, weekend duties and altered working patterns, where clinically appropriate
Values
Essential
- Demonstrate the ability to meet the Trust values
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).
