An exciting opportunity to join the Winsford Care Community has arisen. Come and join our amazing, friendly and supportive team! Your role will assess, manage and provide treatment to a caseload of patients with complex and/or multiple therapy needs. You will be working closely with the MDT and providing supervision to therapy assistants, junior staff and students. There may be an expectation to work between multiple sites in the organisation, including the Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre.
You will also be expected to join the 7-day, urgent community response rota on a rolling basis.
This is a permanent post.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and flexible physiotherapist to join our friendly, supportive and dynamic team in the Winsford Care Community, within CCICP.
We provide a rapid, unplanned and planned response, we facilitate early discharge from hospital and aim to reduce hospital admissions. We also cover discharge to assess beds.
There is a varied caseload and you will need to demonstrate knowledge, experience and relevant clinical skills with patients with complex / long term conditions, falls, orthopaedics, general mobility problems and neurological conditions.
The successful candidate will work as a member of our integrated multidisciplinary team alongside District Nurses, Advance Nurse Practitioners, Complex Case Practitioners, MacMillan Nurses and will be responsible for supervising junior members of staff and students.
There will be associated administrative duties and you will need to be computer literate with a good knowledge of Microsoft packages and have accurate keyboard skills. Our team utilises digital technology to support remote working and accommodate a flexible working approach where possible and is supported to do this with access to a laptop and mobile phone.
You are required to be a car driver and have access to your own vehicle.
About us
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.
We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.
The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.
During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its 'Be Safe Be EquiPPEd' campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.
The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.
At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Practice
Health and care professionals working at the level of specialist should be able to:
1. Manage a clinical caseload with autonomy, work without direct supervision.
2. Undertake comprehensive physiotherapy assessment, provide a therapeutic diagnosis and implement agreed treatment plans if appropriate, including the treatment of complex service users with multiple pathologies.
3. Provide individual or group therapy as appropriate to setting.
4. Implement monitoring and evaluation of treatment in order to measure progress and outcomes to ensure effectiveness of interventions and service delivery.
5. Develop programmes of care to support discharge from service.
6. Be responsible for equipment used in carrying out clinical duties, and to adhere to policy.
7. Record, maintain and store accurate, comprehensive and up to date documentation, in line with legal and local requirements.
8. Communicate outcomes of assessments/intervention to appropriate disciplines.
9. Arrange appointments, work closely with MDT, attend case reviews/case conferences.
10. Contribute to the safeguarding of our Service users/families as appropriate.
11. Assess capacity, gain valid informed consent and work within a legal framework with service users.
12. Be professional and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work.
13. Maintain professional registration with HCPC.
14. Work within organisation, HCPC and CSP guidelines.
15. Have a working knowledge of national and local standards and monitor own and others quality of practise against these.
16. Work as part of a team to ensure effective communication and delivery of care.
17. Provide and receive sensitive information about service users.
18. Work in an empathic manner in partnership with service users, carers and families.
19. Communicate effectively with service users and carers/relatives.
20. Use appropriate communication skills to overcome significant barriers.
Leadership and Management
Health and care professionals working at the level of specialist should be able to:
1. Communicate effectively with a range of professionals both within the organisation and with external agencies.
2. Provide the Band 7 Physiotherapists / Managers with information to assist planning and development of the service.
3. Assist the Managers in achieving the departmental objectives.
4. Actively participate in the professional development programme of the therapy service.
5. Provide advice, teaching and instruction to relatives, carers and other professionals.
6. Be involved in the daily management of workload allocation within the specialist area.
7. Participate in the operational planning and implementation of policy and service development.
8. Undertake any other duties that might be considered appropriate by senior staff.
9. Be aware of the financial impact of clinical decisions.
10. Support therapy team in ensuring adequate levels of stock are available.
Education
Health and care professionals working at the level of specialist should be able to:
1. Organise and lead in-service training programmes for Band 5 Therapists and Assistants.
2. Critically evaluate current research and apply to practice.
3. Train, supervise and support less experienced therapy staff, therapy assistants and students.
4. Maintain own competency to practice, through participation in internal and external development opportunities.
5. Demonstrate acquired specialist skills and knowledge of professional practice.
6. Work within organisation and department policies.
7. Keep up to date with all mandatory training requirements.
8. Participate in the evaluation of clinical practice and disseminate across relevant areas.
Research, Audit and Governance
Health and care professionals working at the level of specialist should be able to:
1. Undertake the measurement and evaluation of your work and current practices.
2. Provide representation at local meetings and attendance at national meetings.
3. Undertake audit and contribute to regional/national level as appropriate.
4. Support research activity with the service.
5. Disseminate findings from audit and evaluation results to relevant areas.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Degree in physiotherapy
Registration
Essential
* HCPC registered
Desirable
* CSP registered
Experience
Essential
* Previous experience of working in the NHS
* Experience of working in a community setting
Desirable
* Completion of band 5 rotation
* Student educator or experience of having students
* Experience of audits
Communication
Essential
* Good written and verbal communication skills
Desirable
* Good IT skills
Employer details
Employer name
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Dene Drive Primary Care Centre
Dene Drive
Winsford
CW1 7AT
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