Physiotherapist

at  Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust

Clinical To be professionally and legally accountable and responsible for all aspects of your own work, including the management of patients in your care. To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management. To undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients making use of clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques. To be responsible for the selection, implementation and evaluation of physiotherapy programmes, either individually, or in a group setting, based on a sound knowledge of evidence based practice and treatment skills.
To work within trust guidelines and CSP guidelines, and to have a good working knowledge of national and local standards monitoring the quality of own and others practice as appropriate. To be responsible for maintaining accurate and comprehensive patient treatment records in line with CSP standards of practice. To accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients and to organise this effectively with regard to clinical priorities and use of time. To undertake clinical duties in a number of ways which may include face to face consultations, telephone consultations, video consultations and group settings.
To work alongside band 4 Rehabilitation Instructors to deliver appropriate treatment and rehabilitation progression. Professional To maintain own clinical professional development by keeping abreast of new developments and incorporate them as necessary into your own work. To demonstrate a sound understanding of Clinical Governance and Risk Management and apply to the work situation. To be an active member of the in-service training programme by the attendance and presentation at staff meetings, tutorials, training sessions, external courses and reflective practice.
To participate in department/trust audits and evaluation of best practice as required. To participate in the staff appraisal scheme and Personal development plan as an appraisee. To undertake the measurement and evaluation of your work and current practices through the use and application of evidence-based practice, clinical audit, research and outcome measures. To maintain own professional development and requirement to take part in appraisal and KSF process Organisational To plan, manage and prioritise own caseload and be responsible for assisting other team members their workload.
To decide priorities for own work area, balancing patient-related and professional demands. To maintain accurate, comprehensive, and up to date documentation, in line with legal and departmental requirements. To communicate assessment and treatment results to the appropriate disciplines in the form of reports and letters. To be actively involved in the collection of appropriate data and statistics.
To maintain standards of safety in accordance with the policies laid down by Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust and the Health and Safety at work act. To undertake any other duties that might be considered appropriate by the Lead Physiotherapist for rehabilitation and musculoskeletal Please see attached JD+PS for complete Job Description and Person Specification

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