Please see the attached Job Description for more details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role which include: To deliver a physiotherapy service to Carlton Court, assessing and treating own caseload of patients, who may have complex presentations, and maintain own records as an autonomous practitioner, prioritising own workload alongside the demands of the team To provide a reablement approach to patients within the satellite base To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work including a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management and assist junior staff, support staff and students To assess capacity, gain informed consent and have the ability to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment and support junior staff to do the same To provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching and instruction to relatives, carers, schools, workplaces and other professionals, to promote understanding of the aims of physiotherapy to ensure a consistent approach to patient care To be responsible for priority cases as delegated outside the scope of current post, when departmental pressures dictate (i.e. staff shortages) and to co-ordinate junior staff to do the same To assist in the production of reports on own area of work and to make recommendations for change as requested To be responsible for and maintain own Clinical Professional Development (CPD), actively reading around any updates/developments and incorporate them as necessary into your work To maintain comprehensive and accurate assessment and treatment records in line with legal and departmental requirements, and communicate assessment and treatment results to the appropriate disciplines in the form of letters and reports Demonstrate a sound understanding of Clinical Governance and Risk Management and apply to work situation, and encourage others to do likewise Be actively involved in the collection of appropriate data and statistics for the use of the department To implement policy and suggest policy changes for your clinical area of work, which may affect the whole physiotherapy service To be responsible for equipment used in carrying out clinical duties, and to adhere to departmental policy, including competence to use equipment and to ensure the safe use of equipment by others through teaching, training and supervision of practice, including manual handling according to Trust and professional guidelines To participate in providing clinical shadowing experiences for physiotherapy students and to explain the role of the physiotherapist to department visitors. To assist physiotherapy staff in the training of students and support staff To work a rostered seven-day service/shift pattern within the James Paget University Hospital or Carlton Court Hospital as required If required, you may be asked to work at the James Paget University Hospital main site Please watch the following videos for an insight into our Integrated Therapies Department: Landscape version: Portrait version: