Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Corporate Responsibilities

·         Build safe working knowledge of all equipment used to provide safe patient care and participate in maintenance and training.

    Supporting Clinical and Patient Excellence

·         To work autonomously within departmental clinical teams to provide excellent physiotherapy care to a diverse client group.

·         Manage a caseload independently on designated ward/s, supporting junior staff with their caseload management.

·         To increase and expand knowledge base and experience, clinically and non-clinically.

·         To undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients including those with diverse or complex presentation/multiple pathologies; use advanced clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques to provide an accurate diagnosis of their condition.

·         Formulate and deliver a complete specialised physiotherapy programme based on sound knowledge of evidence-based practise and treatment options.

·         Ensure that all patients have a documented problem list and goals that the patient has been involved in creating

·         To participate in 7-day working patterns, including Bank Holidays

·         To be an active member of the respiratory on call overnight and weekend rota.

·    To represent the physiotherapy service and/or individual patients at multidisciplinary team meetings. This will include discussion of patient care, progress and involvement in discharge planning.

·         Support junior members of staff to develop the skills required to effectively attend and contribute to MDT meetings and board rounds.

·         Use clinical reasoning to balance risk, safety, patient choice and eligibility for services 

·         Communicate effectively with patients, their families, carers, members of the multi-disciplinary team, Therapy colleagues and other agencies

·         To provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching and instruction to colleagues, relatives and carers when appropriate to promote understanding of the aims of therapy 

·         Respect the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of patients and contribute to the provision of a service sensitive to these needs

·         Lead on appropriate service development activities through participation in team meetings and service development sessions

·         Propose changes to processes and procedures carried out within the Therapy Service to improve effectiveness and efficiency 

·         Exercise good personal time management, punctuality and consistent reliable attendance

·         Submit accurate timesheets within set department timescales for additional hours worked

·         In the absence of Therapy colleagues through planned or unplanned leave, work flexibly to meet the prioritised needs of the Therapy service both within the specific clinical areas and across all service areas 

·         Delegate work tasks appropriately to junior Therapy staff and Administrative Support staff

·         Take the lead in training and education of other staff and students within the Therapy services

·         Where appropriate, take the lead in the induction of new staff

·         Maintain accurate and up to date records of clinical interventions, consistent with legal and organisational requirements

·         Provide formal clinical reports for the multi-disciplinary team as required 

·         Collect, record and submit accurate clinical and personal statistical data in line with departmental requirements and guidelines

·         Maintain and develop professional knowledge and skills to ensure fitness to practice as an Physiotherapist, in line with HCPC standards 

·         Regularly attend and participate in Therapy service staff meetings 

·         Identify own learning and development needs which will contribute to the production of a Personal Development Plan 

·         Build an ongoing Continuing Professional Development portfolio, reflecting on and recording learning outcomes of development opportunities

·         Demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate current Physiotherapy research and apply this to practice in conjunction with the Therapy team

·         Contribute to audit and research activity within the Therapy Service as appropriate

·         Review and reflect on own practice and actively participate in regular supervision and annual appraisals

     People / Management Excellence

·         Deputise for band 7 as necessary to ensure smooth running of service. Work alongside team leader to co-ordinate annual leave cover

·         Be involved in the supervision and appraisal process for both registered and non-registered staff members.

·         Support the probation process for new starters

     Supporting Financial Excellence

·         To undertake best use of NHS resources 

     Professional Responsibilities, Quality Assurance and Monitoring

·         To work within Trust Core Competencies and objectives (Knowledge and Skills Framework based), Chartered Society of Physiotherapy guidelines, HCPC standards and code of conduct and to have good working knowledge of national and local standards and policies.

·         Complete all work necessary to maintain registration and encourage others to do so.

·         Monitor own and others’ quality and standard of practice by appraisal and review.

·         Maintain and monitor standards on health and safety, consent, note keeping, clinical governance, continuous professional development on both a personal, professional and departmental level.

·         To supervise and teach students during clinical placements.

     Policy and Service Development, Research and Development Responsibilities

·         To use information such as Clinical governance, NICE, and other clinical specific guidelines and evidence of best practice to assist in producing working guidelines, competencies and objectives to develop the service