1. CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES To be professional, legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work, including the management of patients in your care and support more junior staff to do likewise. To undertake comprehensive assessments of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations or multiple pathologies, using clinical reasoning skills and a variety of assessment techniques to provide an accurate analysis of their condition. To be able to analyse clinical and social information from a range of sources and integrate this into your assessment in order to identify goals, develop a treatment plan and deliver patient centred care. To deliver effective, evidence based therapy treatment that is modified to reflect the patients on-going needs. To actively participate in the planning of complex discharges. To maintain accurate and comprehensive treatment records in line with departmental, professional and Trust standards of practice. To maintain effective communication in all key-working relationships by providing and receiving information, orally, in writing and electronically To represent the REACT team and/ or individual patients at multi disciplinary meetings, to ensure the delivery of a coordinated multi disciplinary service, and integrate therapy treatment into the treatment programme. This will include discussion of patient care, patient progress and involvement in discharge planning 2. RESPONSIBILITY FOR PATIENTS To be responsible for own practice and accountable for all aspects of therapy treatment and care delivered to the patient. To be responsible for maintaining evidence based clinical practice both for self and band five physiotherapist /support worker members of the team under supervision To be able to motivate and persuade patients with a range of conditions to work with treatment programmes and work towards treatment goals. To organise and lead family meetings and case conferences as required in order to facilitate realistic goal setting and appropriate discharge planning. To be a proactive contributor at multidisciplinary team meetings. To provide advice to medical and nursing staff regarding patients functions/conditions; and maintain records as an autonomous practitioner. To participate in the weekend and public holiday services as stated in the departmental policy. To be responsible for safe use of all equipment used in course of work including equipment/appliances used by patients under care. See full Job Description for further details