Community Specialist Physiotherapist - Winsford
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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.
Job responsibilities
Clinical Practice
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.
3. Provide individual or group therapy as appropriate to setting.
4. Implement monitoring and evaluation of treatment to measure progress and outcomes.
5. Develop programmes of care to support discharge from service.
6. Be responsible for equipment used in clinical duties and ensure safe use by others.
7. Record, maintain and store accurate documentation in line with legal and local requirements.
8. Arrange appointments, work closely with MDT, and attend case reviews.
9. Contribute to the safeguarding of Service users/families.
10. Assess capacity, gain informed consent and work within a legal framework.
11. Maintain professional registration with HCPC.
12. Work within organisation, HCPC and CSP guidelines.
13. Communicate effectively with service users and carers.
Leadership and Management
1. Communicate effectively with a range of professionals.
2. Assist Managers in achieving departmental objectives.
3. Participate in the professional development programme of the therapy service.
4. Be involved in the daily management of workload allocation.
Education
1. Organise and lead in-service training programmes for Band 5 Therapists.
2. Train, supervise and support less experienced therapy staff.
Research, Audit and Governance
1. Undertake the measurement and evaluation of your work through evidence-based practice projects.
2. Support research activity with the service.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Degree in physiotherapy
Registration
* HCPC registered
* CSP registered
Experience
* Previous experience of working in the NHS
* Experience of working in a community setting
* Completion of band 5 rotation
* Student educator experience
Communication
* Good written and verbal communication skills
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.
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