Job overview

This role is open to the Cornwall Healthcare community only.

To provide a high standard Physiotherapy service for elective orthopaedics patients.

To maintain an agreed case load within in the clinical specialism, performing advanced assessment of patients including those with highly complex presentations. To formulate diagnoses and treatment plans, as an autonomous practitioner. 

To undertake line manager duties for the team.

To work alongside the AHP Urgent Care Manager, Therapy Lead for Trauma and Orthopaedics, SMH Team Lead Occupational Therapist and Physiotherapy Professional Lead, in planning, co-coordinating, delivering and evaluating the service. 

To be instrumental in the on-going development of services and practices that provide high quality care and interventions. 

To carry out any special duties associated with the post (eg overseeing recruitment to Band 5/6 rotation, representing the therapy service at various forums).

Main duties of the job

Management and Personal Development

·         Operational Supervision and appraisal of Band 6 staff in team, and general management of a team of staff, bands 3 to 6 at both St Michael’s Hospital and St Austell Surgical Hub.

·         Sickness absence management.

·         Early stages of disciplinary and capability with support of HR and Therapy Lead.

·         Health and Safety of team/therapy environments.

·         Ensuring clinical supervision is carried out within the team.

·       Study leave requests co-ordination and first level authorisation.

· Recruitment: responsibility for job descriptions and ads, interviewing and informing Therapy Lead of details of appointments.

·         Appropriate response and feedback to incidents.  

·         Maintain own competency to practice through CPD activities and maintain a portfolio which reflects personal development.

Clinical Activities

·         Achieve clinical competencies in line with requirements of the specialism.

·         Ensure a high standard of clinical care for patients and support staff to do likewise.

·  Undertake specialist assessment of patients with complex presentation as an autonomous practitioner.

·   Use advanced clinical reasoning skills and expertise to form accurate diagnosis, formulate and deliver individual therapy treatment plans.

·  To support the facilitation of student placements within the department and provide support to clinical educators within the team.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with

visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.

We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.

The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.

Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is a research active organisation.

It’s established South West Clinical School in Cornwall exists to promote clinical academic career opportunities for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals interested in research and evidence-based activities. Read their research paper to find out more.

Website: https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/clinical-schools/royal-cornwall-hospitals-nhs-trust-clinical-school

https://doi.org/10.1177/17449871231209037