Physiotherapist

at  Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

JOB SUMMARY:

Provide a high standard of physiotherapy service to patients referred to services in Ealing Community Partners Musculoskeletal service.
Participate in the Service development Projects
Provide sound and appropriate clinical advice on the management of patients, carers and other health care professionals.
Work without direct supervision. Supervision takes the form of regular formal training, clinical reasoning sessions and peer review. Access to advice and support is available from Senior Therapists within the team
Provide support, guidance and training to technical Instructors, physiotherapy assistants and students
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
To undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations.
To use clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques to provide an accurate diagnosis of their condition.
Formulate and deliver an individual physiotherapy treatment programme based on evidence based practice and treatment options using clinical assessment, reasoning skills and a broad knowledge and understanding of treatment skills.
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.
To carry out assessment and treatments of a range of musculoskeletal, neurological conditions with moderate physical effort on a daily basis..
You will be working with the Clinical Lead to ensure a high standard of clinical care in line with national and local standards and the CSP code of professional conduct.
You will be taking an active role in the in-service training programme by attendance and deliverance of presentations and training sessions at staff meetings, peer review, in service training sessions and by attending courses and practising reflective practice.
You will be participate in the staff appraisal scheme as an appraisee, and to be responsible for complying with your agreed personal development programme to meet set knowledge and competencies.
You will be encouraged and supported to undertake the measurement and evaluation of your work and current practices through the use of evidence based practice projects, clinical audit and outcome measures either individually or within the team.
You will also contribute to the induction and training of students and staff.
To be professional and legally responsible and accountable 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, and support more junior staff to do likewise.
To undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations.
To use clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques to provide an accurate diagnosis of their condition.
Formulate and deliver an individual physiotherapy treatment programme based on evidence based practice and treatment options using clinical assessment, reasoning skills and a broad knowledge and understanding of treatment skills.
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.
To carry out assessment and treatments of a range of musculoskeletal, neurological conditions with moderate physical effort on a daily basis.
To have basic knowledge assessment and management of Long term conditions
To carry out assessment and treatment of patients referred for group classes in the community sites and outpatient clinics.
To clarify and explain the patient’s condition to them to enable the formulation of realistic agreed treatment goals and plans. This may sometimes involve the breaking of unwelcome news to the patient and/or their carers.
To deal sensitively with patients who have high levels of anxiety and depression as part of their complex presentation.
To deal sensitively with the relatives and carers of patients.
To comply with the Trust’s Manual Handling policy and local therapeutic handling guidance at all times.
To be responsible for maintaining accurate and comprehensive patient treatment records in line with Trust procedures and Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) standards of practice.
To write concise, informative reports detailing treatment outcomes and levels of disability for medical staff, employers and solicitors.
To train, supervise and performance manages more junior staff including technical instructors.
To communicate effectively with patients and their parents, guardians or carers, to maximise recovery potential, and to ensure understanding of both conditions and treatment. Communication skills of persuasion, motivation and explanation to encourage patients to undertake their treatment programme.
To ensure that your own actions, and those of the staff you supervise, support equality, diversity and rights of our patients and their families.
To assess patient understanding of treatment proposals, gain valid consent and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.
To maintain accurate record of patients’ attendances and treatments using SystmOne

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