CONTROL OF INFECTION

Prevention and management of infection is the responsibility of all members of staff and volunteers working at East Cheshire Hospice and forms an integral element of patient safety programmes. Where control of infection regimes are in force they are to be complied with at all times and staff are reminded of the importance of maintaining a high standard of personal and environmental hygiene and to follow local protocols.

JOB PURPOSE

To support in the provision of high quality palliative physiotherapy within East Cheshire Hospice.

DUTIES

· To act as an autonomous practitioner, providing physiotherapy assessment and treatment, with the support and mentoring of a senior physiotherapist.
· Establish suitability of patients for treatment and continually review patients via assessment.
· Undertake comprehensive assessment of patients according to ECH policies and processes.
· Apply clinical reasoning skills and implement an evidence-based plan of management (including issuing of equipment) with patient’s consent.
· Maintain adequate documentation of patient’s interventions using EMIS and ECH documentation systems, complying with CSP standards, evaluate outcomes and modify treatment as appropriate.
· Demonstrate effective communication skills with patients, families and/or their carers, adapting communication methods where required.
· Work effectively as part of the Therapies and wider clinical team
· Carry out appropriate interventions with patients ensuring treatments are modified in line with patients’ changing needs/abilities.
· Link in with MDT where required through handovers re: patient progress and discharge planning and link in with external agencies to ensure effective joint working or discharge liaison.
· Lead patient focused therapeutic groups
· Support the provision of in-house training for ECH staff
· Maintain own competencies to practice, through CPD.
· Maintain appropriate statistics and records.
· Undertake other duties as may be required and which are commensurate with the post and grade.