Specialist Physiotherapist

at  Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

If you are a confident physiotherapist, looking for a challenge and ready to further develop your clinical and leadership skills, this is a great opportunity to join a well-established and supportive team to help you achieve this goal.
You will have line management responsibilities to provide supervision and clinical support for team colleagues, students and wider members of our MDT.
These posts will provide the opportunity to develop clinical skills in an inpatient setting across Trauma, Elective and Fractured neck of femur specialisms, as well as an opportunity to participate in service development and audit activity.
The successful candidates will possess high level clinical reasoning and problem-solving skills within an acute orthopaedic rehabilitation field. They will be able to communicate effectively and demonstrate excellent organisational and time management skills. We are looking for someone enthusiastic with the ability to support, inspire and motivate others, whilst having a clear vision of the role and commitment to the team.
Interview Date - Week commencing 16.09.2024
Have significant postgraduate experience as a B5 Physiotherapist in a post with broad based rotational opportunities, including previous experience of working with Orthopaedic patients.
Deliver a high standard of evidence-based care.
Be confident in their assessment and decision making.
Participate in the discharge planning process; including making recommendations about individual rehabilitation needs and discharge/placement requirements.
Supervise therapy assistants, rotational Physiotherapists and students on clinical placement within the specialty.
Have the ability to work flexibly and adaptably to changing working patterns.
Have a working knowledge of a broad range of conditions with proven clinical skills in this specialist area.
Will be proactive in identifying areas for, and actively contributing to audit, benchmarking and service development.
A flexible approach to service provision and day to day tasks is essential in order to meet the demands of the service especially as the service operates over 7 days per week and extended hours until 6.30pm on a rota basis. The successful candidates will join the rota and will work 5 days a week over the 7 days that the service is provided.
Our philosophy is to keep the patient at the heart of everything we do. We look for people who are willing to go the extra mile, not because they are asked to, but because they are committed to being part of a healthcare team that delivers an excellent caring service to our patients.
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

LINE MANAGEMENT RESPONSABILITIES

Delivering change within sphere of practice, when and where indicated, to improve service delivery.
Influencing, motivating, supporting, and enabling others to contribute towards the effectiveness and success of the Therapy Team
To provide specialist advice and guidance in working with colleagues locally to ensure best practice across all disciplines in the assessment, treatment, and long-term management of patients/ clients within sphere of practice.
To deputise for the band 7 in terms of operational issues
To take responsibility for their own specialist and complex decision making and the decisions of their team which effect service delivery
To undertake any other duties that might be considered appropriate by senior staff.
To participate in working parties developing policy changes within speciality which will impact on all service users.

KEY DUTIES

To be professional and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work including the management of patients/clients in your care.
To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients/clients under your care, and support more junior staff to do likewise.
To undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients/clients including those with diverse or complex presentations/multi pathologies; use specialist clinical reasoning skills and appropriate assessment techniques to provide an accurate diagnosis of their condition.
Formulate and deliver an individual treatment programme using assessment, reasoning skills and treatment skills based on a sound knowledge of evidence-based practice and treatment options. Formulate an initial diagnosis and prognoses to recommend best course of intervention and develop comprehensive discharge plans.
To take delegated responsibility from the Band 7 clinician for managing patients/clients with conditions and be responsible for providing specialist assessment and treatment plans for patients with these conditions.
Evaluate patient progress, reassess, and alter treatment programmes as required.
To have the ability to undertake self-directed/lone working in a variety of locations.

CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

To maintain Professional Registration
To work within Trust clinical guidelines, HCPC and Registrant Body guidelines and to have a working knowledge of national and local standards and monitor own and others quality of practise against these.
To be responsible for a designated area of work, as delegated by a senior clinician. Plan and organise efficiently and effectively patient/client caseload, and use of time for self and more junior staff.
To be responsible for equipment used in carrying out clinical duties, and to adhere to policy, including competence to use equipment and to ensure the safe use of equipment by others through teaching, training, and supervision of practice.
To provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching and instruction to relatives, carers, and other professionals to promote understanding of the aims of treatment and to ensure a consistent approach to patient care.
To provide specialist clinical advice to colleagues working within other clinical areas
To provide specialist clinical advice, teaching, and training to other members of the MDT regarding the management of patients
To train, supervise and performance manage more junior staff and students. This will include the use of formal appraisal documentation.
To communicate effectively with patients and carers to maximise potential and to ensure understanding of their condition.
To assess capacity, gain valid informed consent and have the ability to work within a legal framework with patients/clients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.
To communicate highly sensitive information effectively with all patient groups/clients/carers where there may be difficulties in accepting or understanding information.
To maintain tact and diplomacy and use highly developed communication skills when working in situations which may become hostile/antagonistic including potential complaints as per Trust Policy

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

To maintain accurate, comprehensive, and up to date documentation, in line with legal and local requirements, and communicate assessment and treatment results to the appropriate disciplines in the form of reports and letters.
To undertake as directed the collection of appropriate data and statistics for the use of the department.
To communicate effectively and work collaboratively with the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) to ensure delivery of a co-ordinated multidisciplinary service. This will include participating in a variety of MDT, internal and external agency meetings and forums plus other forms of verbal/written communication as necessary including report writing and referrals to other agencies.

TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES

• To maintain own clinical professional development (CPD) by keeping abreast of any new trends and developments and incorporate them as appropriate into your work. To support junior staff to do likewise.
• To be an active member of relevant training programmes attending and delivering presentations and training sessions at staff meetings, tutorials, and by attending external courses and being a reflective practitioner
• To participate in the supervision scheme as supervisor and supervisee