Senior Physiotherapist

You will work as part of an enthusiastic multidisciplinary team and be clinically responsible for providing a timely, evidence-based service to older people living with frailty, who are admitted to our inpatient wards at Worcester Royal Hospital

You will be responsible for the clinical supervision and management of band 5 physiotherapists and physiotherapy support workers. You will also provide support to the rotational band 6s physiotherapists and will be encouraged to participate in the trust wide Band 6 peer group meetings.

You will work closely with the Frailty Team leads across sites to support and deliver cross site training and education for the team.

You will be encouraged to take on a lead role as clinical educator for physiotherapy students. The team facilitates different student placement models such as a 2:1 model, and you will be supported by the Physiotherapy Placement Lead.

Hours37.5

hours per week

Location / DepartmentWorcester Physiotherapy Department

(working across Trust)

in given speciality across the three sites.

Medical and nursing staff, other health care professionals and members

of the MDT, supports staff, community care co-ordinators, discharge

co-ordinators, patients, carers, relatives, students and university staff,

palliative care team.

This post

involves frequent manual handling activities e.g. hoisting, positioning,

assisting sitting/standing, transferring, giving physical support during

walking practice/exercise and occasional pushing of large items of equipment.

There is a frequent requirement for moderate physical effort, including

repetitive techniques e.g. manual chest techniques, passive exercises, bed

exercises and an occasional requirement for intensive physical effort for

several short periods throughout the day. Close contact with patients including

the performance of invasive techniques such as Airway suction and Blood Gas

sampling frequently exposes the post holder to bodily fluids e.g. sputum,

urine, blood, vomit and faeces. There is

frequent need for prolonged concentration when assessing and treating highly

complex patients and a need to act rapidly in potentially life-threatening

situations.

is frequent need for prolonged concentration and involvement in emotionally

distressing situations, such as dealing with bad news, terminal illness, death

and bereavement, where empathy and support for patients, carers and other team

members will be needed. Work pattern is

often unpredictable with frequent interruptions/changes and managerial

deadlines.

Working

as an autonomous practitioner, to provide high quality patient focussed care

through assessment, diagnosis, development and delivery of individual treatment

programmes.

take the responsibility for own caseload within a defined area of service or

for a particular patient type.

provide supervision, support and education to qualified and unqualified staff

and students.

participate in departmental audit in support of evidence-based practice.

communicate with the MDT as appropriate to provide comprehensive assessment to

determine admission prevention as appropriate to given speciality.

undertake outpatient activity as appropriate within area of speciality.

contribute to our 7-day service on a rota basis dependant on specialty of work.

To complete on call over a 24 hrs period / complete weekend working as

appropriate to speciality.

be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of practice,

including the management of patients receiving treatment.

undertake clinical assessment, including risk analysis, of patients presenting

with simple and complex/multi pathologies within defined area of speciality.

be able to apply knowledge and highly developed skills from a wide range of

specialties e.g. respiratory, neurology, musculoskeletal outpatients, care of

the elderly dependant on given area of speciality underpinned by evidence.

use advanced clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques to

establish accurate diagnosis.

use judgemental skills and comprehensive knowledge of physiotherapy treatments

to formulate individual treatment programmes based on evidence of best

practice.

demonstrate a high level of skill in dexterity, co-ordination and sensory

skills to deliver appropriate treatments selected from a range of physiotherapeutic

interventions e.g normal movement, motor relearning, manual therapy techniques,

respiratory techniques, use of NIV, exercise therapy, hydrotherapy and

electrotherapy dependant on area of speciality.

regularly evaluate the effectiveness of the treatment plan and adjust the

treatment accordingly.

use clinical knowledge to formulate a prognosis and recommend an appropriate

course of action and discharge plan.

maintain comprehensive, accurate and contemporaneous treatment records

including valid consent appropriate to the intervention.

ensure that patient confidentiality is maintained at all times.

be an active participant on the evening and weekend On Call Service, which

includes advanced respiratory techniques and non-invasive ventilatory aids.

This may also include the treatment of children. Rota will depend on Speciality

be responsible for leading patient classes, e.g. cardiac rehabilitation, knee

group and rheumatology classes dependant on area of speciality.

assess capacity, gain valid consent and to work within a legal framework with

patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.

communicate effectively, verbally and through touch, with patients to maximise

rehabilitation potential.

demonstrate communication skills of persuasion, motivation, reassurance,

explanation and negotiation, with patients with barriers to effective

communication may be evident, eg expressive and receptive dysphasia, altered

perception, hearing loss, mental disabilities, pain and fear. Barriers to effective communication will

regularly be evident.

write clear and concise notes based on physiotherapy assessment and treatment

of patients, in accordance with professional standards.

use written information in assisting the patient to understand their condition

and involvement in the treatment process.

liaise with the designated Team Lead Physiotherapist regarding the workload of

the area.

liaise with senior physiotherapy staff regarding highly complex cases.

liaise with medical, nursing staff and other health care professionals

regarding patient care.

liaise and where appropriate advise patients, carers and relatives regarding

patient care.

liaise with members of the multidisciplinary team and attend case conferences,

MDT meetings and ward rounds as appropriate.

produce written discharge summaries and/or progress reports to GPs, Consultants

or other referring health professional regarding the patients condition within

Speciality.

be appraised by the Team Lead Physiotherapist within area of speciality, agree

personal objectives to be achieved within area of speciality and formulate a

personal development plan.

maintain own clinical professional development by a variety of means

(internal/external courses, journal reviews, self-directed study) in order to maintain

up to date clinical knowledge.

keep abreast of new developments in clinical physiotherapy and evidence based

practice.

participate in all annual mandatory training.

demonstrate an understanding of clinical governance in physiotherapy practice.

To regularly evaluate physiotherapy practice through the use of outcome

measures and audit.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large

acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute

services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a

larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from

three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our

caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred

care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to

work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our

everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise

accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working

within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a

DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check

(at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting

Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.

Other Job Requirements

Personal Qualities

Essential: - Professional manner Team player Flexible, Assertive & Enthusiastic Able to show initiative Excellent interpersonal skills Approachable and consistent

Qualifications

Essential: - Diploma or degree in physiotherapy Health Profession Council Registration Appropriate postgraduate qualifications / training

Desirable: - Member of CSP

Trust values and behaviours

Experience

Desirable: - Training of other MDT members Active participation in audit or research Experience of working in speciality at a senior level

Knowledge and Skills

Desirable: - Teaching skills Leadership skills Presentation Skills