Physiotherapist

• To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work, ensuring high standards of clinical care for clients under your management.
• To accept clinical responsibility as an autonomous practitioner for a designated caseload, organising workload efficiently according to clinical priorities and available time.
• To assess and clinically diagnose clients using investigative and analytical skills; formulate individual management and treatment programs using advanced clinical reasoning and appropriate treatment options.
• To assess clients' understanding of treatment proposals and capacity to give informed consent, working within the legal framework where capacity is lacking.
• To continuously assess and evaluate treatment programs, modifying them according to client needs.
• Independently manage a complex caseload, providing specialist physiotherapy to forensic inpatients with mental illness and complex physical, cognitive, psychological, social, sensory and emotional needs, while recognising diversity.
• Establish therapeutic relationships with clients and carers to promote participation.
• Develop specialised treatment, rehabilitation and maintenance programs collaboratively with clients, carers and other agencies, selecting appropriate interventions.

Essential

• Ability to undertake all aspects of the physiotherapy process, including assess, manage and treat clients with complex multi pathologies at a specialist level
• Ability to work, communicate and negotiate with a wide range of professionals as a member of a multidisciplinary team
• Ability to establish a therapeutic relationship with clients and their families/carers
• Ability to apply specialist knowledge and skills in advising others on the care and treatment of clients in relation to specific specialism
• Excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening, empathy and negotiation skills
• Ability to apply safe moving and handling techniques to clients with highly complex disabilities
• Ability to support junior staff, students and other disciplines in area of expertise
• Ability to prioritise own workload taking into account both clinical and non-clinical elements
• Evidence of good communication skills, both written and verbal, in relation to clinical and other areas of work
• Ability and commitment to working within a non-discriminatory client centred framework
• Ability to demonstrate sensitivity to and respect for the needs and aspirations of clients and carers from all ethnic backgrounds
• Experience of working within a weight-management, health improvement or lifestyle intervention service.
• Experience of identifying and managing clinical risk, including consideration of comorbidities and complex physical and mental health needs.

Essential

• Ability and willingness to work in on a number of different sites and within the community
• Good organisational skills
• Flexible and adaptable approach to work
• Calm manner and ability to deal with challenging situations and work under pressure
• Evidence of ability to reflect on own practice
• Sensitive to the views and needs of service users and carers from all backgrounds

Essential

• Substantial post qualifying experience, to have included core areas of physiotherapy
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of participation in clinical governance activities
• Experience of prescribing and progressing individualised exercise programmes and promoting physical activity for people living with overweight or obesity and obesity-related comorbidities.

Desirable

• Experience of identifying and managing clinical risk, including consideration of comorbidities and complex physical and mental health needs.
• Experience of working within a weight-management, health improvement or lifestyle intervention service.

Essential

• Physiotherapy Degree or equivalent
• Registration with Health Professions Council
• Knowledge of theory and practice of physiotherapy in relation to this client group
• Documented evidence of relevant on-going professional development
• Knowledge of roles of other members of the multi-disciplinary team
• Knowledge of safe moving and handling techniques