CLINICAL

• To perform advanced physiotherapeutic assessment of the patient with complex presentations using advanced clinical reasoning skills to create targeted treatment plans using SMART goals specific to the patient’s condition.
• To formulate and deliver an individual or group physiotherapy treatment programme in line with best practice guidelines.
• Support and work alongside the registered and unregistered nurses within the care home and offer clinical support, training, education, advice and guidance.
• Support effective discharge management and prevention of readmission
• To promote effective teamwork within the wider Surrey Downs Health and Care, delegating activities to the wider team to the benefit of the patient and service delivery
• To be able to make rapid decisions where required, using clinical reasoning skills, knowledge and experience, with support as appropriate
• To work with multidisciplinary teams, Adult Social Care, Continuing health care, Acute staff and other relevant agencies, sharing care appropriately ensuring patients and carers receive optimum level of therapy and holistic care within available resources
• To evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment programmes as required and to advise and support more junior colleagues to this effect. To handover treatment plans to the rehabilitation assistant to support with the patient centred goals.
• Willingness and enthusiasm to work toward cross-disciplinary capabilities
• To have an awareness of local community services and be able to refer to these appropriately and in a timely manner.
• To be involved in clinical innovation, using research evidence based practice and clinical networks
• To understand clinical risk within own patient caseload and within the service and advise more junior staff, seeking guidance from fellow peers and Clinical Lead as required.
• Work within Epsom and St Helier policies and CSP clinical guidelines and participate in CPD to maintain professional registration. Monitor own and others quality of practice as appropriate.
• To keep accurate and complete records of work undertaken in line with CSP, Community Therapy Team, Surrey Downs Health and care standards. Maintaining confidentiality and information governance standards at all times.
• To understand the implications of mental capacity in relation to care and discharge decisions including legal frameworks and ensure the team is working within these frameworks
• To teach, assess and contribute to the performance assessment of Band 6/ 5’s and Rehabilitation Assistants.
• To make a significant contribution to the development of departmental policies and procedures on clinical care by attending appropriate meetings and recommending changes to clinical care or service provision.

ORGANISATIONAL

• To be responsible for the safe use of equipment used in carrying out physiotherapy duties and to adhere to departmental policies and guidelines to ensure safe use of equipment by the team. To report defects as per policy.
• To share responsibility for departmental tidiness, maintenance and administration.
• To develop compassionate leadership awareness and be sensitive to team dynamics. Be able to respond appropriately when considering your own role and the role of others in the team, being sensitive to the needs of your colleagues.
• To demonstrate flexibility according to the needs of the service and the clinical demands.
• To provide updates to service leaders regarding data collection, progress of potential discharges and waiting lists.
• Utilise IT systems to improve the efficiency of the service.
• This role will collate and analysis data including but not limited to ED attendances, Admissions to acute, Training etc.
  Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details.

APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

MAIN DUTIES OF THE JOB

• To participate as an active member of the multidisciplinary team in developing and delivering high quality and innovative services
• To promote effective teamwork delegating activities appropriately, to the benefit of the patient and service delivery.
• To liaise closely with other health and social care professionals.
• To supervise and teach less experienced Physiotherapy staff, Rehabilitation Assistants and students within this speciality as required.
• To lead on audit, implementation of best practice guidelines and contribute/participate in in-service training