Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
We are very excited to offer a fixed term position to cover maternity leave in our neuro team for a Senior Physiotherapist as part of the rehabilitation service at the Clatterbridge Rehabilitation centre. The role is a Band 6 role working 37.5 hours per week. This includes weekend working and working across services of rehabilitation, acute neuro and early supported discharges.
The Centre provides rehabilitation services to Wirral residents following a stroke, and we are a spoke for Wirral, East & West Cheshire, Shropshire and North Wales for the Cheshire and Mersey Rehabilitation Network.
You will require post graduate experience in neurological rehabilitation and relevant experience at Band 5 and or Band 6 level.
The post holder will provide specialist assessment and intervention for people following stroke, acquired brain injury and other neurological conditions.
We operate an integrated therapy service where occupational therapists and physiotherapists work together to optimise people's outcomes following onset of neurological pathology. You will require excellent communication skills (including competence utilising supported communication techniques), be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical reasoning and be able to case manage patients with complex needs.
You will join an enthusiastic, supportive team with training and supervision from Band 7 staff.
The fixed term post is for a period of 12 months.
Main duties of the job
* To communicate effectively with staff, patients, relatives and carers and other agencies regarding care and treatment in order to co-ordinate care and to ensure effective and appropriate planning and delivery of treatment.
* To be line-managed by an AHP Team Leader.
* To maintain good working relationships with all other staff involved in patient care.
* To establish a rapport with patients in order to gain their compliance with treatment programmes.
* To communicate effectively with patients and adapt approach where there may be barriers to understanding eg deaf, confusion.
* To be a caring, responsible member of the AHP service and to take a full part in the life of the department.
* The post holder is managed by AHP Team Leader, but has the freedom to act, regarding patient care, guided by protocols and guidelines for conduct. The results/ outcomes of treatment / performance are assessed at agreed intervals through the supervision / appraisal process.
* To be responsible for organising and planning own caseload to meet service and patient priorities.
* To undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations/multi-pathologies; use developed clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques to provide an accurate diagnosis of their condition.
Person Specification
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
* Graduate Diploma or BSc Physiotherapy or equivalent qualification recognised by HCPC
* HCPC registration
* Minimum 18 months experience as staff grade physiotherapist
* Appropriate experience as a qualified physiotherapist
* Experience in a range of areas: o Vascular/Amputee Rehabilitation o Orthopaedics o Musculoskeletal Outpatients o Neurological Rehabilitation
* Experience working as part of multidisciplinary team
* Ability to work as an autonomous clinician, managing own caseload, time, using clinical reasoning and analytical skills to perform appropriate assessment, identify problems/ diagnoses
* Member of Charted Society of Physiotherapy or similar
* Active collection of relevant CPD in portfolio
* High level of clinical reasoning with excellent theoretical knowledge underpinning practice
* Demonstrate a good awareness of needs of patient and appropriate action to take
* Demonstrate awareness of the roles of others in providing patient care and ability to work as an effective team member
Knowledge and Skills
* Well developed theoretical knowledge underpinning physiotherapy practice
* Good written and oral communication skills
* Good analytical, problem solving and clinical reasoning skills
* Basic computer skills
* Knowledge and experience in hospital computer system
* Ability to communicate within difficult circumstances and demonstrate empathetic approach to patients.
* Excellent communication skills (written and verbal), analytical, problem solving skills and clinical reasoning
* Understanding of national issues and relating them to own clinical practice
Personal Attributes
* Ability to be flexible and adaptable in order to support others and needs of the service.
* Good organisational skills
* Ability to show initiative but understanding when to refer to trained staff.
* Ability to organise own workload and administrative procedures
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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