Job description

Job responsibilities

• Work within and adhere to the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists (CSP) Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct, The Health Care Professionals Council (HCPC) standards of practice, and Trust relevant policies and guidelines.
• The post holder is an autonomous practitioner, professionally and legally responsible for provision of highly specialised assessment, treatment, intervention and discharge planning for people referred to the community therapy team.
• Responsible for managing a caseload of clients with a variety of complex conditions including chronic, disabling and life limiting illnesses.
• Assist the team leader, and service manager in the planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating of the Physiotherapy Service provided to the community therapy team.
• The post holder will act as a source of expertise and demonstrate advanced knowledge, skill and experience in Physiotherapy with adults with physical disability within the community, and in supporting the client to live as independently as possible.
• Be proactive representing Physiotherapy with regard to your clinical specialty. This may be locally, regionally or nationally, as deemed appropriate.
• Educate other health care professionals, multi agency professionals and Physiotherapy students in Physiotherapy within the community therapy team
• Work in the community as a lone practitioner in line with the Trust Lone Worker Policy.
• In consultation with the team leader, assist in the day-to-day delivery of the service, including issues relating to annual leave, sickness, continuing professional development and supervision.
• Produce detailed reports regarding patients needs including specific intervention
• Adapt practice to meet individual clients circumstances
• Ensure that clients and carers where appropriate are involved in the planning and actioning treatment programmes wherever possible.
• Provide spontaneous and planned advice and instruction to relatives, carers and other professionals to promote understanding of the aims of Physiotherapy and to ensure a consistent approach to client treatment.
• Take an active role in liaising with others involved in the care of your clients.
• Be a recognised source of clinical expertise, advice and guidance within your specialty, to provide advice / second opinions when required by colleagues within and outside the department.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

• Clinical Qualification to degree level or equivalent in Physiotherapy
• Post graduate training and experience in clinical specialty
• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• HCPC registered, and an understanding of the requirements of self and others
• Training in risk management

Desirable

• Accredited fieldwork educator

Experience

Essential

• Substantial post registration experience, in community setting and the NHS
• Broad clinical experience in a range of highly complex clinical conditions.
• Working knowledge of NHS systems
• Knowledge of relevant NHS and local authority Policies/ Agenda, which influence service provision
• Experience of working with patients with a variety of chronic, disabling or life limiting illnesses
• Previous use of clinical computer based systems
• Experience of audit, reflective practice and outcome measures
• Knowledge of current best practice
• Experience of managing change
• Multi-disciplinary/multi-agency working

Desirable

• Facilitating meetings/ groups
• Experience of HR processes e.g. recruitment, sickness/absence, and staff performance.
• Experience of managing and supervising people.
• Experience of delivering specialty training to colleagues in health and/or other agencies

Skills / attributes

Essential

• Able to carry out highly complex assessment and intervention
• Highly complex caseload management skills
• Enhanced ability to make independent clinical and professional decisions taking into consideration Trust and departmental policies and procedures
• Car owner/driver, or suitable alternative transport arrangements to enable you to do the job
• Expertise in identifying priorities, managing time and meeting deadlines
• Advanced planning and organisational skills (clinical and nonclinical )
• Highly developed manual handling skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Leadership skills, evidenced by completion of recognised training
• Report writing skills.
• Knowledge of appraisal process
• Awareness of Clinical governance and CQC standards

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website .

Employer details

Employer name

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Enhanced primary care

West View Health Village Broadway Fleetwood

Wyre

FY7 8GU