An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Physiotherapist to join the St Helens Early Supported Discharge team. The service provides stroke rehabilitation to the people of St Helens in their own homes in order to gain function and independence after a stroke.
Additional funding has been agreed for the next 12 months to expand and develop the service on offer. The successful candidate will be involved with supporting this pilot project giving plenty of opportunity to develop neuro and leadership skills alike. In the event that funding is not continued after the initial pilot, the successful candidate will be offered a rotational post within the organisation.
This is a community-based post, and the ability to travel between visits is essential.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to effectively manage a caseload of patients and deliver rehabilitation programmes as an autonomous practitioner, using evidence-based patient-centred principles to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate interventions of the patient group.
The post holder will take a holistic approach in the assessment and treatment of patients, being responsible for the provision of appropriate, high-quality therapy and care to a caseload which may be of a complex nature, using the appropriate model of care and evidence-based practice.
About us
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable, and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose: The post holder will be expected to effectively manage a caseload of patients with co-morbidities as an autonomous practitioner, using evidence-based/patient-centred principles to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate interventions of the patient group. The post holder will provide leadership for junior staff, when appropriate, through supervision and appraisal. The post holder will participate in planning, development, and evaluation of Physiotherapy services within a designated area/team, holding responsibility for defined projects. The post holder will take a holistic approach in the assessment and treatment of service users/patients, being responsible for the provision of appropriate, high-quality care to a defined caseload which may be of a complex nature, using the appropriate model of care and evidence-based practice. Work in partnership with other professionals to enable patients/clients to be maintained in an appropriate environment, thus avoiding hospital admission. To contribute to the maintenance and development of Physiotherapy Profession within the service and will facilitate effective learning within the area of practice for all students and practitioners.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Registered Physiotherapist with the Health Professions Council
* Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
* Enhanced DBS Disclosure
* Teaching/Mentorship qualification or equivalent work-based experience
Desirable
* Membership of a professional body
* Practice placement education qualification
* Evidence of post-registration study in a field relevant to the post
Knowledge
Essential
* Experience of Physiotherapy functional assessment
* Experience of successful team working
* Experience of liaison with internal and external services and agencies
* Knowledge and ability to express an understanding of the Physiotherapy process including formulation of intervention plans grounded in clinical reasoning
* General knowledge of the principles of clinical governance
* Have an understanding of clinical and environmental risk assessment.
* Evidence of CPD/Short courses
Desirable
* Experience of service development, audit, and research practice relevant to the clinical area
* Experience of planning and facilitating therapeutic groups for patients/clients
* Experience of service development
* Experience of being involved in clinical audit and/or research
* Familiar with Electronic Patient Records Management and clinical leadership
* A basic understanding of relevant legislation including The Mental Capacity Act
Values
Essential
* Continuous Improvement
* Accountability
* Respectfulness
* Enthusiasm
* Support
* High professional standards
* Responsive to service users
* Engaging leadership style
* Strong customer service belief
* Transparency and honesty
* Discreet
* Change oriented
Skills
Essential
* Up-to-date knowledge and application of current best practice in Physiotherapy relevant area of practice
* Application of Physiotherapy Outcome measures and Models of practice
* Application of the process of standard setting, audit, evaluation, and review
* A sound knowledge of the core skills of Physiotherapy and their application in this field
* Be able to communicate effectively with service users within the specific client group
* Have good listening skills
* Demonstrates a good knowledge of the Health Profession Council's standards of Proficiency and the Physiotherapy responsibility to identify gaps in their knowledge base
* Demonstrate knowledge of the concepts of mentorship and supervision
* Evidence of active participation in supervision and the appraisal process
* Experience of group and individual interventions with the specific client group
* Experience working in a collaborative way with the MDT and service users/carers
* Good time management skills
* Apply and promote physiotherapy skills, to include carrying out assessments, setting clear reablement goals, and facilitating a wide variety of therapeutic interventions
* Able to apply Person Centred Approaches
* Apply clinical skills and able to reflect on own and others' practice
* Excellent range of communication skills, able to motivate and support other staff
* Ability to facilitate presentations
* Self-management and motivation skills
* Risk assessment skills
* IT literate
* Ability to travel across boundaries
* Awareness of factors contributing to good health and the importance of promoting these in line with organisational public health policy
* Understanding of partnership working
* Awareness of local agenda in health and social care
Desirable
* Demonstrate leadership skills to be able to initiate, monitor, and implement change and fully participate in the development of physiotherapy service delivery
* Apply professional skills to enable MDT working partnerships and liaise with external agencies
Employer details
Employer name
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
O'Hanlon Centre, Peasley Cross Hospital
Marshalls Cross Road
St Helens
WA9 3DE
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