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Location
Coventry | United Kingdom
Job description
Clinical Be professional, legally responsible & accountable for all aspects of own work and activities, to manage clinical risk within own clinical caseload. Carry a clinical caseload of highly complex patients, provide advanced therapeutic assessment & evaluation and provide detailed written treatment plans with patient centered goals working within ward / department areas. Work as an autonomous practitioner and member of the multidisciplinary team, contributing to team discussions and influencing decisions about patient care programs, taking on the role of care coordinator where relevant. Carry out treatment, using a broad variety of modalities and clinical reasoning to allow selection of the most appropriate technique evaluating, modifying and recording all interventions and outcomes & adapting them to meet the needs of the patient. Use highly developed manual treatment skills requiring coordination, sensation & dexterity. Work in accordance with CSP & HCPC rules of professional conduct and within local care pathways, policies and standards. Establish and maintain effective communication networks with patients, carers, MDT, other workers and agencies across health, social care and the private sector locally and regionally. Contribute to the Group and Trust clinical governance arrangements and quality agenda, including the setting and monitoring of practice standards, clinical risks, CAE & Health & Safety. Take the lead for information management within area of responsibility to ensure high quality up to date written and electronic (where available) records and activity data are maintained in accordance with Professional and Trust standards & produce in a timely manner Be aware of and assist with managing resources and equipment necessary to meet service needs in clinical area reporting any faults. Leadership & Education Network nationally across other Physiotherapy providers and educators for the development of best practice & improve service delivery for patients. Be responsible for own personal development in order to establish and maintain competence and fitness to practice as a Specialist Physiotherapist in own specialist area. To maintain a professional evidence based portfolio, meeting the requirements of the HCPC. Be responsible for the supervision and written assessment of Physiotherapy students on practice placement within the Trust. Be responsible for the supervision/training and appraisal of physiotherapists within your area. Be involved / assist in the recruitment and selection of junior staff. Participate in the operational planning, and implementation of policy and service development within specialist clinical area, undertaking delegated projects and participating in strategic meetings as delegated by the Clinical Service Manager. As part of our commitment to patients and delivery of a world class service for allwe have created the UHCW Improvement (UHCWi) System in partnership with the Virginia Mason Institute in Seattle; this involves a structured approach to removing waste and putting the patient first using a lean management system and methodologies. Our culture and ways of working reflect and embed the practices and methodologies of UHCWi. You are expected, where identified, to attend and complete relevant training and development opportunities to support this. This may include Lean for Leaders, Advanced Lean Training, and the Human Factors Programme, amongst others. Full attendance and completion of identified courses is considered essential and a prerequisite for this post Research Collate, interpret and analyse activity data and report on findings for service development & provide specialist reports on patient & service related issues as required. Initiate the planning, evaluation and audit of practice, clinical pathways and protocols using where appropriate national guidelines / legislation within area of specialty disseminating findings at local / national level. Work at weekend & out of hours as appropriate & necessary in unfamiliar areas with complex cases requiring rapid assessment caseload & prioritisation skills. Accept responsible delegated tasks with the overall management of the Physiotherapy service. For further details of the role please see the attached job description
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£35.39k - £42.62k per annum
