Job summary
We are seeking an enthusiastic and well-motivated Physiotherapist to join our four monthly junior rotational programme which spans across both in and out-patient settings across the Wexham and Heatherwood sites.
Rotations are of 4 months duration in the following specialities:
- Medicine
- Surgery/ITU
- Orthopaedics
- MSK OP (Hydro/Gym/Main Department/ Hands)
- Stroke
- Paediatrics
At Frimley Trust, we promise to provide a supportive transition to the workplace, through the launch of our brand new Multi-professional Preceptorship program starting September 2024. This program will be run in partnership between the clinical education directorate and Therapies department. It will provide protected opportunities for training, supervision, networking and education, to enable our staff to reach their full potential and adjust well into their new working environment.
Under the guidance of an experienced team you will have the opportunity to develop both clinically and managerially within a friendly and supportive environment where excellence is encouraged. You will receive regular support, supervision and training and be passionate about MDT working and service development.
We are looking for therapists to work at Wexham Park/Heatherwood.
Please note you will be expected to attend a face to face interview. If you are unable to do this please do not apply.
Please note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will demonstrate effective communication skills and be committed to developing your clinical skills. You will be proactive, use your initiate and have sound organisational abilities to support prioritising and managing your caseload. You will, once trained and competent, take part in weekend working, seven day service, extended days dependant on rotation and on call rota's.
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
KEY TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work, including the management of patients in your care.
- To undertake the comprehensive assessment of patients, including those with diverse presentation/multi pathologies, using clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques to provide an accurate diagnosis of their condition.
- To formulate and deliver an individual physiotherapy treatment programme based on sound knowledge of evidence based practice and treatment options using clinical assessment, reasoning skills and knowledge of treatment skills including manual physiotherapy techniques, patient education, exercise classes, electrotherapy techniques and other alternative options.
- To formulate soundly reasoned prognoses and recommend best course of intervention, developing negotiated goals leading to comprehensive discharge plans.
- To take delegated responsibility from the Senior physiotherapist for managing patients with particular conditions and be responsible for providing physiotherapy assessment and treatment plans for patients with these conditions within each rotation.
- To provide spontaneous and planned 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 assess patient understanding of treatment proposals, gain informed consent and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent totreatment.
- To evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment programmes.
- To assess and manage clinical risk within own patient caseload.
- To be responsible for maintaining accurate and comprehensive patient treatment records in line with professional and Trust standards of practice.
- To represent physiotherapy service and/or individual patients at the multidisciplinary team meetings.
- To be involved in the teaching, planning and clinical supervision of physiotherapy technical instructors and physiotherapy assistants.
- When working on the emergency on-call duty rota (approximately 1 evening in every 4 weeks) undertake the assessment and treatment of acutely ill patients with respiratory problems, who may have a complex presentation and maintain associated records as anautonomous practitioner. Provide advice to the multi-disciplinary team regarding patients respiratory and chest function/condition. This service is provided out of hours and may mean call outs during the night.
- To work as part of the physiotherapy team providing weekend service as required in each of the clinical areas. This is approximately 1 Sat or Sun in 4 weeks.
- To use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patients to progress rehabilitation and treatment programmes, and to ensure an understanding of their condition/problem so that patients are supported in self management of their condition. The communication skills of persuasion, motivation, explanation and gaining informed consent will be used with a wide variety of patients.
- To use communication skills to address language /cultural diversity issues.
- To communicate patient related information effectively, to ensure collaborative working with the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) members.
- To assess patient understanding of treatment proposals, gain informed consent and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent totreatment.
- To maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation in line with legal and departmental requirements and communicate assessment and treatment results to the appropriate disciplines in the form of reports and letters.
- To participate in the appraisal process as an appraisee.
- To ensure that your own practice and that of staff under your supervision meet the required professional standards of physiotherapy practice.
- To be responsible for organising and planning own caseload to meet service and patient priorities, readjusting plans as situations change/arise.
- To be responsible for the supervision and co-ordination of physiotherapy technical instructors and assistants on a daily basis.
- To comply with the organisational and departmental policies and procedures and to be involved in the reviewing and updating as appropriate.
- To be responsible for the safe and competent use of gym, hydrotherapy and electrotherapy equipment by patients.
- To maintain own clinical professional development (CPD) by keeping abreast of any new research and developments and incorporating them as necessary into your clinical practice.
- To maintain and develop current knowledge of evidence-based practice in the areas in each rotation, developing specialist knowledge of particular conditions and patient types.
- To take a role in the in-service training programme by attendance at, participating in and delivering in-service training, mentoring, individual training sessions, external courses, reflective practice and peer review.
- Undertake the measurement and evaluation of your work and current practices through the use of evidence based projects, audit, research and outcome measures, with more senior physiotherapists.
- To undertake as directed the collection of data for use in service audit and research projects.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- HPC Registration
- Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy
Desirable
- Experience of working within the NHS as a student / assistant
COMPETENCIES
Essential
- Able to give clear, concise and effective verbal and written reports.
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance and understand need for CPD
- Be able to work under pressure and able to give example
Desirable
- Ability to present information to a small group.
PROFESSIONAL
Essential
- Demonstrate adequate number of core clinical placements have been achieved during physiotherapy course and must include respiratory placement
- Competency demonstrated in these placements.
Desirable
- Experience within inpatients
- Experience within outpatients
SPECIAL
Essential
- Willingness to work flexibly and participate in rotation scheme, 7 day working and respiratory on call.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Wexham Park Hospital
Wexham Street
Wexham
SL2 4HL
Employer's website
https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)