Physiotherapist - Front Door, Band 6

The closing date is 10th Oct 2024

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic Physiotherapist who has wide ranging clinical experience, good communication and interpersonal skills and a passion for delivering high quality patient-centred care to join our Front Door Therapy team.

As a Senior Band 6 Physiotherapist, you will provide and develop a high standard of physiotherapy services in the Front Door specialty where you can build upon your clinical and managerial skills with support from the Team Lead.

You will be required to work closely in an integrated manner with other members of the multidisciplinary team (MDT) to promote independence, provide rapid assessments and facilitate safe, timely and appropriate discharges across within the Emergency departments, medical assessment units and any other admission unit within Yeovil District Hospital.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

• To undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations/multi pathologies; using acquired clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques to provide an accurate diagnosis of their condition.
• Formulate and deliver an individual physiotherapy treatment programme based on a sound knowledge of evidence based practice and treatment options using clinical assessment, reasoning skills and knowledge of treatment skills.
• To take delegated responsibility from the band 7 physiotherapists for managing patients with complex conditions and be responsible for providing specialist physiotherapy assessment and treatment plans for patients with these conditions.
• Assess patient understanding of treatment proposals, gain valid informed consent and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.
• Evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment programmes if required.
• To manage clinical risk within own patient case load.
• To comply with the Trust Manual Handling Policy and local therapeutic handling guidance at all times.
• To deal sensitively with patients who have high levels of anxiety and aggression caused by pain, dementia or limited mobility.
• To be responsible for maintaining accurate and comprehensive patient treatment records in line with Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) standards of practice.
• To be aware of departmental/hospital policies and procedures.

 

About us

As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, fantastic pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.

The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.

There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. You will to experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan -- there is truly something for everyone! 

Job description

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Maintains good communication, liaison and working arrangements with other Trust teams, Trusts and external agencies

To use communication tools (verbal and non verbal) to gain valid informed consent with patients where there will often be barriers to effective communication e.g. loss of hearing, altered perception, expressive and receptive dysphasia, pain, fear. To have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment e.g. those with cognitive or speech difficulties.

 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• HCPC registration
• Diploma / degree in Physiotherapy
• Evidence of maintained CPD in a portfolio including attendance at relevant post graduate learning

 

Desirable

• Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
• Membership of relevant CSP special interest group

Experience

Essential

• Proven post graduate experience with extensive clinical experience relevant to the post
• To have completed a variety of rotations and acquired core skills relevant to the post
• Experience of a wide range of clinical rehabilitation areas in an acute setting
• Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Experience of service development and evaluation

 

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