An exciting opportunity has arisen for a B6 MSK Physiotherapist to join the exemplar Joint Health Integrated MSK Service at MWL Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
The post holder will support the continued drive for patient centred care, champion quality, deliver performance targets and safe effective patient outcomes by placing the patients at the heart of all we do.
The Joint Health Integrated MSK Service is a single point of access service offering self referral alongside specialist assessment, investigations, and treatment for patients with musculoskeletal conditions. This enables appropriate access to all appropriate diagnostic services, treatment, and onward management when indicated. Several innovations and channels shifts have taken place in the service, accelerated due to the unprecedented times. This has been an exciting opportunity to develop our digital strategy/ delivery and incorporate the benefits of digital alongside face-to-face consultations whilst also being led by patients with lived experience and staff feedback.
The team is multi-professional including: MSK Doctors, Consultant Neurosurgeon, Consultant Rheumatology MDT, Consultant Physiotherapists, Advanced MSK Physiotherapy Practitioners, Specialist Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist, MSK Physiotherapists, Advanced MSK Podiatry Practitioner, Specialist Occupational Hand Therapists, Advance Practice Rheumatology Therapist, Therapy Assistants and Admin support.
• To assess and identify the individual needs of referred patients, to clinically diagnose and implement treatment plans if appropriate in a manner that respects people’s privacy, dignity, individuality utilising shared decision making.
• To record and report findings appropriately following the standard procedures used by the department to maintain high levels of written/verbal communication.
• To share skills/knowledge with other disciplines and patient/carers as necessary.
• To liaise with hospital/ primary care-based staff as appropriate to ensure continuity of treatment and provision of equipment/adaptations to facilitate rehabilitation/ re-enablement to achieve shared patient goals and effective outcomes.
• To provide and receive complex information which requires empathy and reassurance. Communicating where there may be barriers to understanding and where skills such as motivational interviewing and counselling are required.
• To beawareofandidentifychangesinservicedemandandreporttoseniorstaff.
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our Services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
KEY DUTIES
• To provide professional practice education of Therapy students on placement and to assist in the education and development of other health professionals.
• To actively assist in the promotion of Therapy through professional practice and delegated activities.
• To ensure continued professional development including attendance at relevant postgraduate training and actively participating in in-service training.
• To keep an up-to-date Personal Development Plan and Professional Development Portfolio.
• To comply with the HPC Standards and Code of Professional Conduct.
• To participate in activity around clinical audit and work towards initiatives within department/service/directorate as appropriate.
• To ensure treatments offered to patients are based on the best available clinical evidence.
• To ensure compliance to all Trust Risk Management, Research Governance and Infection Control Policies and Procedures and abide by the Standards for Better Health
• Undertake appropriate mandatory training in infection control and comply with all Trust Infection Control Policies relevant to the post, particularly with regard to the Hand Hygiene Policy.
• To comply with any statutory requirements imposed on the Trust.
• To take reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and other persons who may be affected by your acts/omissions.
• To ensure that any equipment, furniture or building in need of repair is reported in line with Trust procedure.
• To take advantage of clinical network opportunities and working parties within and outside the organisation.
• In close liaison with senior staff, to identify and contribute towards service development to address quality issues.
• To operate systems of supervision/appraisal for junior staff members.
• To develop own clinical knowledge and leadership skills and to share expertise for the improvement of patient care.
• To undertake research and ensure compliance with all Trust Research governance procedures.
• Take responsibility for managing their own health and wellbeing.
CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
• To assess and identify the individual needs of referred patients, to clinically diagnose and implement treatment plans if appropriate in a manner that respects people’s privacy, dignity, individuality utilising shared decision making.
• To take part in extended working rotas as appropriate.
• In accordance with best practice, implement and evaluate Therapy Intervention.
• To record and report findings appropriately following the standard procedures used by the department to maintain high levels of written/verbal communication.
• To share skills/knowledge with other disciplines and patient/carers as necessary.
• To liaise with hospital/ primary care-based staff as appropriate to ensure continuity of treatment and provision of equipment/adaptations to facilitate rehabilitation/ re-enablement to achieve shared patient goals and effective outcomes.
• To provide and receive complex information which requires empathy and reassurance. Communicating where there may be barriers to understanding and where skills such as motivational interviewing and counselling are required.
• To be aware of and identify changes in service demand and report to senior staff.
ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
• To ensure accurate and up to date clinical records in line with registration requirements.
• Contribute to the ordering and maintaining of materials / equipment / resources to facilitate patient care.
• In the absence of senior staff to take responsibility escalation of the situation in line with service processes and where appropriate responsibility for the daily running of the department.
• To attend/participate in Trust / Department briefing sessions and to feedback and inform others as appropriate.
TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES
- To attend all relevant training and clinical development sessions related to the role.
- To participate in-service training sessions.
- To attend relevant training courses and disseminate information.
- To complete annual appraisal and Professional Development Plan
- To provide formal and informal peer review for staff working in Outpatient Therapies / JH Service.
- To take part in the Trusts clinical supervision as a supervisor and supervisee
- To teach and advise carers and other Health Professionals to ensure provision of good patient care.
- To contribute to the provision of good practice across professional and organisational boundaries.
LINE MANAGEMENT RESPONSABILITIES
• To act as a clinical supervisor and provide clinical leadership to allocated clinicians.
RESEARCH & AUDIT
· To be responsible for the timely and accurate collection of statistics / records that are required nationally and departmentally and to ensure that confidentiality is maintained.
This advert closes on Saturday 14 Sep 2024
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