University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
An opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Physiotherapist to join our Older Persons Therapy team. The successful post holder will be encouraged and supported to develop extended skills and enhanced practice in frailty with our highly regarded, innovative and motivated Older Persons Services (OPS) Team. This will be a great opportunity for a physio passionate about working with older people, or as a stepping stone into working as a physiotherapist at UHD.
Our innovative post provides opportunities to work as part of the therapy team covering:
* Older Persons wards
* Older Persons Continuing Care wards
This provides therapists with an opportunity to develop a full and rich understanding of our patient's journey, from emergency admission to their transition home.
Expectations of the post holder would include working holistically across professional boundaries, service development and opportunities to work alongside a range of experienced professionals both within the hospital and community.
To be successful in securing this post, you will have:
* Experience of working as a physiotherapist (including student experience)
* Willingness to participate in 7-day working on a rota basis
* Ability to drive and hold a clean driver's license
* Willingness to undergo On-call training and partake in the on-call respiratory rota
Base Location: Poole Hospital
Interview Date: TBC
Main duties of the job
* To ensure that patients receive appropriate treatment to a high standard in accordance with HCPC Standards of Registration and the Professional Standards and Code of Ethics of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
* To provide physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse clinical presentations
* To use clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques to identify problems on which to base an appropriate patient-centred treatment programme
* To prepare and deliver an individual physiotherapy treatment programme based on sound knowledge of evidence-based practice
Job responsibilities
* To consolidate core skills within the area of acute older people's services, developing own skills and knowledge through active learning.
* To participate in weekend working and extended hours as required, ensuring efficient therapy service provision in line with Trust priorities.
* To participate in the Respiratory Physiotherapy On-call rota providing emergency respiratory physiotherapy service as required.
* To work as part of a multidisciplinary team in all clinical settings including: wards, Emergency department, Acute Admissions Unit, and the community.
* To complete Physiotherapy assessment and intervention to enable patients with frailty to recover and transition home safely.
* To maintain a clinical caseload, completing multidisciplinary, holistic initial assessments for older people within all clinical areas as required.
* Provide education and training support to the team therapy assistants and students working in the service
* To manage a defined caseload, using evidence based/ client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions in a hospital setting.
* To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner under the direction of more senior qualified staff.
* To liaise with the multidisciplinary team regarding assessment outcomes and ongoing treatment required to avoid unnecessary admissions to hospital, to promote early supported discharge and to aid complex discharge planning.
* To provide guidance to all team members regarding physiotherapy assessment and intervention.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* To already have or be pending HCPC registration
Technical skills
* Ability to assess and treat older people
* Ability to write documentation of interventions and reports
Experience
* Student experience/placements in the following areas: Musculoskeletal OP, Orthopaedics, Neurology, Elderly care, ITU/Respiratory Medicine, Acute medicine.
Knowledge
* Understanding of evidence based practice
Other
* Ability to use computer and IT systems
* Good interpersonal skills and ability to work within a MDT
* Be able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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