We are looking for a Band 5 Rotational Physiotherapist.
You will be expected to participate in a 6 monthly rotation scheme and to be responsible for your own caseload, evaluation of interventions, and documentation alongside CSP standards.
You will provide physiotherapy assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and advice to patients in a range of settings and specialities including Outpatients, Neighbourhood Multi-professional Teams, Orthopaedics, Acute Therapies, Mental Health, and Paediatrics.
Main duties of the job
* To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work including a designated caseload and prioritisation for your work area, balancing other patient-related and professional demands.
* To undertake comprehensive assessments of patients who present with a wide range of symptoms and pathologies, using appropriate clinical reasoning and manual skills.
* To carry out assessment, planning, implementing, and evaluation of clinical treatment or care plans ensuring that care, needs, and wishes of the individual are carefully and accurately documented.
* To set appropriate and effective therapeutic goals for patients with their agreement and to evaluate and monitor outcomes enabling patients to reach their optimum level of independence.
* To be aware of your own limitations in clinical experience and to be able to utilize the expertise of senior staff or to be able to refer to others involved in patient care.
About us
Our STAR values - Service, Teamwork, Ambition, and Respect - are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined-up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.
Job description
Job responsibilities
* To ensure effective communication of sensitive patient information between patients, carers, hospital, and community staff promoting collaborative inter-agency working.
* To be able to utilise a range of verbal and non-verbal communication with patients. This may include patients who have difficulty in understanding or communicating (e.g., patients who are dysphasic, deaf, etc.).
* To be responsible for maintaining comprehensive documentation in line with Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, Trust guidelines and to complete daily inputting for statistics on local systems.
* To ensure consent for all treatment is obtained and documented.
* To actively participate in the Emergency Duty, On Call evening, and seven-day working schemes in accordance with local agreements for the Acute therapies and weekend orthopedic service.
* To attend and represent the Physiotherapy service or individual patients at Multi-Disciplinary team meetings. This may include the review of patient progress and discharge planning.
* To develop and maintain clinical credibility and knowledge through participation in regular supervision and training.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Degree in Physiotherapy
* HCPC registered
* Evidence of ongoing CPD/reflective practice
Desirable
* MSCP
Experience
Essential
* Broad basis of general student clinical experience in both acute inpatient and outpatient placements within the NHS
* Evidence of working within a Multidisciplinary Team
Desirable
* Experience of participating in audit
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
* Good verbal and written communication skills
* Ability to communicate with both colleagues and patients including those with complex communication needs
* Ability to perform comprehensive assessments and analysis of a range of conditions and presentations
* Awareness and understanding of clinical governance and its implications for Physiotherapy
* Knowledge and use of outcome measures
Desirable
* Ability to demonstrate empathy in difficult patient situations
* Evidence of teaching/presentation skills to a variety of audiences
Employer details
Employer name
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Great Western Hospital
Marlborough Road
Swindon
SN3 6BB
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