Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
We are looking for a Band 5 Rotational Physiotherapist.
You will be expected to participate in a 6-month 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 specialties 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 prioritization 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 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 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 utilize a range of verbal and non-verbal communication with patients, including those 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 and 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, including 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
* Degree in Physiotherapy
* HCPC registered
* Evidence of ongoing CPD/reflective practice
* MSCP
Experience
* Broad basis of general student clinical experience in both acute inpatient and outpatient placements within the NHS
* Evidence of working within a Multidisciplinary Team
* Experience of participating in audit
Knowledge and Skills
* 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
* Ability to demonstrate empathy in difficult patient situations
* Evidence of teaching/presentation skills to a variety of audiences
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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