Please see the job description for full details Principal duties to include: To communicate effectively with all disciplines involved in a patients care both those within the organisation and those outside to ensure effective multidisciplinary working To advise other disciplines both internally and externally to ensure a multidisciplinary approach to care. To be able to communicate complex and sensitive information to patients, carers and other staff including imparting unwelcome news relating to their rehabilitation potential To be able to communicate highly complex information sensitively to patients in order to gain cooperation for treatment and valid consent. To use persuading and influencing skills to encourage patients to self manage their conditions To ensure timely and effective communication with the superintendent physiotherapist and manager on all professional matters. To attend relevant meetings and case conferences as appropriate in order to ensure appropriate management and effective and timely discharge of patients and coordination of care and care planning. To attend and chair meetings and actively participate ensuring understanding of information imparted To appreciate cultural differences and take these into account when agreeing treatment plans with patients. To initiate and maintain contacts with local and national clinical interest groups appropriate to the clinical field and to share and disseminate knowledge with colleagues working within the directorate To assess patients understanding of treatment proposals, gain valid consent and have the capacity to work within the legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent. To use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patients in order to progress rehabilitation and treatment programmes. This may include patients who will have difficulties in understanding or communicating, e.g. patients who may be deaf, blind, or be unable to accept diagnosis or presenting condition. To frequently manage highly stressful, upsetting or emotional situations in an empathetic manner