Job overview
A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join the South East Staffordshire Community Intervention Service (CIS). This is a multidisciplinary team consisting of Physio’s, occupational therapists, nurses, AHP assistants. The team works closely with the virtual wards, advanced clinical practitioners, GPs other AHP teams such as speech and language, dietetics, falls service, community rehabilitation. You will be supported to develop as a community physiotherapists promoting independence, preventing hospital admission and supporting early discharge. Clinical specialist areas include orthopaedics, neuro, respiratory, falls and frailty.
What you will get: Encouraged to undertake AHP preceptorship, supervision from a Specialist physiotherapist and MDT, access to training and development, hybrid working and flexible hours.
You will be required to travel and carry rehabilitation equipment independently to service users homes, nursing and care homes across Burntwood, Lichfield and Tamworth.
Main duties of the job
JOB PURPOSE.
The Post holder will:
- Be competent as appropriate to the requirements of the role.
- Demonstrate at all times the Partnership Trust Values of: Putting People first, Empowering people and Working in Partnership.
- Be a Specialist Physiotherapist and have a detailed professional and clinical knowledge. The post holder will be a specialist practitioner and may work across various clinical specialties which will be in the form of either a static or rotational post.
- Be responsible for a defined population of service users in a variety of settings across the Partnership Trust including the community and hospitals.
- Be skilled in the assessment of complex/specialist care/support needs and in the development, implementation and evaluation of care/support packages.
- Have supervisory, training and leadership responsibilities where appropriate and will have some responsibility for team performance and service developments/improvements.
- Demonstrate initiative and be creative in finding solutions to problems.
- Work with the team leader undertaking delegated tasks in team management.
The post holder will be part of the (Allied Health Professions service providing Physiotherapy and will work in a variety of settings.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Clinical
- To adhere to and apply the Health and Care Professions Council’s (HCPC) standards of proficiency and the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Code of Members’ Professional Values and Behaviour and all other relevant guidance from the Partnership Trust. To be professionally accountable and responsible for all aspects of own work.
- To establish and maintain effective working relationships both within the Partnership Trust and with external organisations in order to meet service requirements and support and demonstrate the Trust’s equality values.
- To assess new service user referrals and care/support needs. Assesses service users and formulates, develops, implements and evaluates programmes of treatment /care/support for individuals, families and carers. The specialist care/support plans may include the following:
- To use professional knowledge and judgement to take into account the range of care/support packages and treatment options available. To consider each service user’s personal circumstances and preferences in order to implement and adjust programmes of care and intervention.
- To maintain and develop skills and knowledge to deliver a range of interventions and sets an example of good practice to other team members including skill sharing.
- To maintain sensitivity at all times to the emotional needs of the service user and their carers offering reassurance and empathy, in particular when imparting potentially distressing information. This may be in regard to the nature/prognosis of their condition and implications of the same.
- To work with individuals and carers who may find it difficult to engage with the service or aspects of the service resulting in uncooperative or challenging behaviour that has to be managed.
- To use professional knowledge, skills and expertise when working in changing environments and across professional boundaries.
- To maintain contemporaneous and accurate records as required by the Partnership Trust and in line with professional standards (HCPC/CSP). Support identified team members giving guidance and direction where appropriate.
- To take responsibility for the safe use and transportation of equipment between locations. To work in non-purpose built rooms involving the necessity to move furniture, therapy equipment etc.
- To ensure that the skills of identified team members are appropriately deployed and that care is delivered by staff with the relevant education, expertise and competence.
- To deliver a high standard of intervention, whilst managing the demands of unplanned aspects of the role using innovative problem solving techniques.
- To provide advice, education and training to service users, carers and professionals regarding the management and care/support of service users.
- To provide professional and clinical support and leadership to identified team members. Supports in identifying training needs of staff and encouraging practitioners to develop skills in:
- To take accountability for allocated assessments, planning and implementation of care packages/ programmes of support, within their caseload.
- Promoting independence/self-management and maintaining safety
- Increased functional ability
- Improvement in health and wellbeing including mental health
- Interventions in disease/condition management
- Prevention and reducing of health inequalities
- Admission avoidance
- Early supported discharge
- Case management/ treatment /care plans
- Palliative and end of life care
- Critical thinking and reflective practice
- Excellence in practice
- Specialist knowledge and research based practice