Senior Physiotherapist

Band 6 Physiotherapist (rotational )

Full time (37.5 hours) Part time hours and job share may be considered

Therapy Services, Broomfield Hospital/Braintree Community Hospital (BCH ) Chelmsford

Physiotherapy is highly valued at Mid Essex Hospital Trust with a large team of qualified staff working across the general in-patient wards. We are in need of a forward thinking qualified Physiotherapist who is keen to develop their career and clinical skills in this fast-paced, varied and stimulating setting.

If you wish to increase your experience across a range of clinical areas you might choose to join our rotational scheme.

Our rotations are for 8 months within the following areas:
Orthopaedics (Broomfield/BCH) - rotational

Emergency Floor - incl A&E and Frailty

Stroke

Elderly Medicine

Medicine

Respiratory, Critical care/Surgical

1.Assesses and treats own patient caseload as an autonomous practitioner. Maintains appropriate communications and associated records working as part of the multidisciplinary team.

2. Provides high quality Physiotherapy treatment to patients in particular specialist area.

3. Demonstrates a commitment to continued development of skills and knowledge.

4. Supervises, teaches and evaluates junior staff, assistants and students.

5. May participate in departmental audit and research

Part of the Mid and South Essex clinical pathway redesign , Broomfield Hospital is an innovative, dynamic environment. Our integrated Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Therapy Assistant service has a high profile within the Trust.

You will have experience of working in an acute hospital and facilitating complex discharges using excellent assessment and problem solving skills. Supervision of junior staff, assistants and Physiotherapy students is also part of this role. Therapy Services is a friendly and supportive department with a strong focus on professional and personal development, and a commitment to regular clinical supervision for all staff, as well as rotational and annual appraisal.

There is a requirement for the post holder to participate in the respiratory out of hours on-call service and our weekend and public holiday roster. Due to developments the service will be delivered between 8am -8pm and this is will be over a rostered pattern of working.

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.

We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description, but some of the responsibilities include

Professional
- Adheres to HCPC regulations and Physiotherapy professional code of conduct.
- Complies with documentation standards and is aware of importance of Data Protection Act, and the legal and clinical implications of record keeping.
- Acts in accordance with Staff Charter and Code of Conduct.
- Is aware of and implements Trust and Departmental Policies and Procedures.
- Works as an autonomous Physiotherapist.
- Recognises own role and works within role as part of department and multi-disciplinary team (MDT).
- Has the ability to review personal competencies/practice through effective use of supervision and appraisal of self.
- Deputises for Band 7 physiotherapist for agreed periods of time and in specified circumstances.
- Understands the complaints procedure and the need for reporting, and local resolution.
- Demonstrates effective and assertive behaviour in confrontational and moderately complex situations.
- Balances clinical and non-clinical commitments with minimal support
- Demonstrates an awareness and understanding of current issues around Physiotherapy within health and social care.

Clinical Duties
- Undertakes comprehensive/ standardised Physiotherapy assessment of needs, plans, implements and evaluates the outcome of treatment of appropriate patients.
- Demonstrates specialist clinical reasoning skills based on knowledge and experience of specialist area and reflective practice to form accurate decisions in regard to patient management.
- Jointly identifies Physiotherapy goals with the patient as part of the overall care plan, using therapeutic use of self and graded activity to achieve agreed goals.
- Demonstrates that Physiotherapy treatment is based on theoretical knowledge and that clinical reasoning skills are used to justify intervention and support own practice in some more complex situations.
- Delivers/ produces work to the established professional/directorate standards.
- Implements flexible, innovative and imaginative treatment plans.
- Manages workload and clinical time effectively, delegating work to assistants as appropriate, and seeking appropriate support.
- Undertakes moving/handling tasks that require skilled physical effort throughout the working day.
- Performs risk assessments and undertakes skilled therapeutic handling which requires strength and stamina.
- Initiates changes in practice, developing skills and schemes through attending short, specialist courses and self-directed CPD to diploma or equivalent specialist level.
- Participates in weekend/bank holiday duties.
- Participates in out of hours on call service assessing and treating critically ill patients. This work is unsupervised