SENIOR PHYSIOTHERAPIST BAND 6

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Location

Derby, Derbyshire | United Kingdom

Job description

Provide a patient-centered specialist physiotherapy service to palliative care patients admitted to the inpatient unit (IPU), attending out-patient services or in the community.
To undertake comprehensive (holistic & multi-system) assessments and formulate a treatment programme through shared goals with patients and carers, maintaining functional, realistic and measurable (SMART) goals, including risk assessment.
To work within the Therapies team, consisting of physiotherapists, occupational therapists and complimentary therapists.
To work closely with other team members and supervise junior members of staff, including the palliative care assistants, therapy assistant, students and volunteers.
To work independently and as a part of the inter-disciplinary team (IDT), applying clinical skills in physiotherapy, treatment planning, goal setting, intervention and evaluation (use of outcome measures) and includes individual and group orientated approaches.
Contribute to the evaluation and continued development of the Therapies Service in line with Therapies objectives/ work plan.

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