Rotational Physiotherapist

at  George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust

To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner. To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work, including the management of patients in your care and to ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management. To hold responsibility for your own caseload, working without direct supervision. Supervision takes the form of regular formal training and caseload review sessions.
Access to advice from senior Physiotherapist is available if/as required; clinical work is not routinely evaluated. To undertake comprehensive assessments of patients with symptoms requiring analysis and interpretation, using clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques, to provide an accurate diagnosis of their condition. To interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical data to form an accurate diagnosis and prognosis in a wide range of conditions in order to select and recommend the best course of intervention, and to develop comprehensive discharge plans. To formulate and deliver individual physiotherapy treatment programmes based on a sound knowledge of evidence-based practice, considering the range of possible options.
To evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment programmes if required. To accept clinical responsibility for designated caseload of patients and to organise this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and time availability. To 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 or communicating, such as those who are sensory impaired, dysphasic or have some degree of confusion or dementia.
To use persuasive, motivation and reassurance skills to achieve the outcome required To demonstrate highly developed dexterity, co-ordination and palpatory senses for assessment and manual physiotherapy treatment of patients. To assess patients understanding of treatment protocols, gain valid consent, and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack the capacity to consent to treatment. To enable patients to come to terms with chronic disability on a daily basis To provide specialised advice, teaching and instruction to patients, relatives, carers and other professionals to promote understanding of the aims of physiotherapy and to ensure a consistent approach to patient care. To manage clinical risk within own patient caseload.
To work within the Trust and Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Clinical Guidelines, to have a good working knowledge of national and local standards, and to monitor own practice. To be responsible for maintaining accurate and comprehensive patient treatment records in line with the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Standards of practice. To supervise support workers within your area of service. To have specialist knowledge and skills in the use and application of relevant equipment and to be responsible for your own safe and competent use of all that equipment, aids and appliances and that of support workers within your team.
To liaise with medical and nursing staff, therapists, social workers and other members of the multi-disciplinary team, to ensure a co-ordinated package of patient care. To be an active member of the overnight and weekend physiotherapy service rota. *Please note that this list is not exhaustive, for more information please see the attached Job Description and Personal Specification

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