If you're passionate about care, innovation and excellence, then HMT could be the perfect place for the next step in your career. We have an exciting opportunity to lead our Physiotherapy team at Sancta Maria Hospital, Swansea. To provide clinical care within the specialist field of physiotherapy, encompassing physiotherapy assessment, treatment and management of patients within HMT. To develop effective and appropriate treatment plans, maintaining records as an autonomous practitioner at all times.
At HMT, we take pride in delivering exceptional healthcare through our two private hospitals: St Hugh's Hospital in Grimsby and Sancta Maria Hospital in Swansea. Both hospitals are dedicated to providing expert, patient-centred care in a welcoming and compassionate environment.
Sancta Maria Hospital offers treatment across all major medical specialties and care at every step of the process, from initial consultations, assessments and diagnostic tests to treatment, rehabilitation, and post-operative care.
Our benefits include:
* Private Medical Insurance
* Employer pension contribution
* Wellbeing support via our Employee Assistance Programme, Occupational Health provision and Mental Health First Aiders
* Long service awards
* Cycle to work scheme
* Continuous learning
* Flexible working options
* 27 Days Annual Leave (Plus Bank holidays)
* Enhanced Maternity Pay
Main duties of the job
To provide clinical care within the specialist field of physiotherapy, encompassing physiotherapy assessment, treatment and management of patients within HMT. To develop effective and appropriate treatment plans, maintaining records as an autonomous practitioner at all times.
To act as a source of expertise for the physiotherapy service and provide advisory service to patients, peers, and wider MDT. To prioritise referrals on a daily basis, ensuring all patients are booked onto the patient administration system.
About us
HMT Sancta Maria has a mission to provide safe, high-quality care in order to improve the health, wellbeing, and independence of their patients. Part of the Healthcare Management Trust, HMT Sancta Maria is a non-profit organisation using their surpluses to fund medical research, educational grants and dementia charities.
Who we are
At the Healthcare Management Trust, we are obsessed with achieving our Vision, to be the most innovative and best quality provider of niche health and social care services. Our Purpose is to make every contact count, ensuring every resident and patient receives the best possible experience and outcome.
We aim to provide services which value collaboration and place our residents, patients, and people at the heart of all we do. We will always do the right thing for our residents, patients, and people. We will be outwardly connected to the most innovative practices and service offerings in the market. We will do things differently and will be bold with our ambition to change things for the better.
We are passionate about what we do and so are our people. Bringing their most authentic selves to work and seeking joy and fun in what we do. We will deliver care and clinical interactions compassionately and tailor them to individual needs. We achieve this by living our business Values each and every day.
* We are caring
* We are enterprising
* We are resourceful
* We are authentic
* We are accountable
Job responsibilities
Deliver a physiotherapy service in a variety of ways, face to face, group sessions, and remotely via telephone or IT systems.
To interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical facts to form an accurate diagnosis and to recommend the best course of intervention, working to agreed guidelines but with the freedom to vary treatment without reference to other clinicians.
To accept responsibility for a designated caseload of patients, and to organise this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.
Formulate and deliver an individual physiotherapy treatment programme based on a sound knowledge of evidence-based practice and treatment options using clinical assessment, reasoning skills, and knowledge of treatment skills e.g. manual therapy techniques, patient education, exercise classes, electrotherapy techniques, and other alternative options.
Assess patient understanding of treatment proposals, gain valid informed consent, and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment and are supported by a Power of Attorney.
Have a good understanding of the principles of Safeguarding and comply with HMT's Safeguarding policy, escalating any concerns where required.
Use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patients to progress rehabilitation and treatment programmes. This will include patients who may have difficulties in understanding and communicating. For example, patients may be visually and hearing impaired or may be unable to accept or understand diagnosis.
Evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment programmes as required.
To demonstrate highly developed dexterity, coordination, and palpatory senses for assessment and manual treatment of patients.
Work within HMT's clinical guidelines and CSP guidelines and have a good working knowledge of national and local standards and monitor own and others' quality of practice as appropriate.
Person Specification
Experience
* Knowledge of and ability to apply and utilise evidence-based practice, including National guidelines to deliver, evaluate and audit the service.
* Demonstrate the ability to network with other professionals and set up close working relations.
* Work flexibly in response to the changing demands of the service and manage changes in service delivery in self and others.
Qualifications
* Degree in physiotherapy
* Registered with Health and Care Professions Council
* Evidence of Continuous professional development
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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