Band 5/6 Rotation Physiotherapist Surrey

Placed: 02/12/17
Region: Surrey
Category: Jobs


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JustPhysio is recruiting for a Band 5/6 Rotation Physiotherapist for a role based in Surrey

Physiotherapist Job Surrey
Band 5/6 Rotation Physiotherapist
Salary £22,500 - £35,000 DOE
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JOB PURPOSE

To provide physiotherapy to relevant patients within clinical speciality area.

JOB SUMMARY

To assess and treat patient's in relevant clinical area. To support the team in the organisation and provision of an efficient, high quality and co-ordinated physiotherapy service for patients on relevant clinical area. To undertake a defined clinical caseload. To ensure that patient and service standards and priorities are met. To provide clinical supervision to assigned junior physiotherapists, technical instructors, physiotherapy assistants and students.
This post is a rotational post.

KEY RESULT AREAS/MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Be skilled in clinical reasoning, assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients seeking advice from the team leader when necessary.
2. To build on the wide base of junior experience and to expand clinical reasoning skills and continue to develop their clinical skills further in relevant area.
3. Formulate and deliver individual treatment programmes based on evidence based practice (EBP) treatment options. Formulate discharge plans for each patient including the completion of health needs assessment form. Transfer patients to other members of the MPT for ongoing treatment in patient, out patient or domiciliary settings as they deem appropriate. Complete the relevant discharge forms/summaries.
4. Ensure that patients give informed consent prior to treatment, work within the legal framework with patients who lack the capacity to give valid consent, gain endorsement from Senior PT if necessary.
5. Evaluate patient's progress, reassess and modify treatment programmes if required. If a patient fails to progress or deteriorates to discuss with Supervisor.

HUMAN RESOURCES.

1. Participate in the induction of new starters
2. Participate in the appraisal process. Conduct appraisals and objective setting for juniors, TI's, PTA's under their supervision, once they have attended the Trust's appraisal training and their superintendent feels that they are competent.
3. Liaise with the superintendent to ensure that objectives set in this process support the team's annual plan.
4. Recognise and monitor any performance issues of staff and report to the superintendent. Take their guidance on the appropriate management.
5. Provide leadership/ line management for junior PT's, TI's, PTA's. Provide a role model to the team.

STUDENTS

1. Undertake the clinical supervision of undergraduate PT students whilst on a 4-6 week placement.
2. Ensure the students are provided with the relevant experience required by the universities to meet the placement standards.
3. Countersign all student assessment and treatment documentation.
4. Discuss with the team leader the students final evaluation and assessment, complete the universities required documentation until deemed competent.
5. Liaise with the superintendent and university tutor re any difficulties in the student placement.
DELEGATION AND SUPERVISION

1. Provide clinical supervision to junior physiotherapy staff , TI's, PTA's working on the relevant area. This includes the planning of caseloads/ workloads.
2. Delegate non clinical tasks appropriately to the above staff including the checking of equipment, administrative tasks, and ensure that these are performed to the required standards.
3. Deputise for the team leader as required. In such circumstances ensure instigation of safe staffing policy. Report directly to the superintendent any issues or to gain support.

Price / Salary: £22500 - £35000/annum