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Location

Ashton Under Lyne, Greater Manchester | United Kingdom

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Job description

A Vacancy at Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust.

Physiotherapy Technical Instructor
Band 4 - 35 hours
End date: 22nd January 2025.

There is an exciting opportunity for a Band 4 Physiotherapy Technical Instructor to join our cardiac rehabilitation team

We are looking for motivated, caring individual to work within our highly skilled and dynamic service working with physiotherapists and specialist nurses to deliver a high quality service to patients.

As a technical instructor in our cardiac rehabilitation team, you will be responsible for supporting patients to complete the cardiac rehabilitation programme by working with colleagues to support patients to deliver the core components for prevention and rehabilitation of cardiovascular disease. You will also with have responsibility for data collection from clinical systems and accurately submitting this to the National Audit of Cardiac Rehabilitation (NACR) working to deadlines.

This role will involve working with indirect supervision, reporting back progress and informing senior clinicians of any problems relating to patient care.

This role involves working Monday to Friday.

To assist in the rehabilitation of patients within care setting by implementing individual treatment programmes/protocols as prescribed by a clinician. To work with indirect supervision, reporting back patient progress and informing therapist of any problems. Assist in the case management, general administration and equipment systems management within the therapy service.

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
• Safety
• Care
• Respect
• Communication
• Learning

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ people & Disabled people.

Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.

SECTION 1- MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

CLINICAL:

Assist the therapist in the rehabilitation of patients using a range of delegated skills.
• Assess and treat patients of lower complex therapy need without direct supervision from a therapist. Complete therapy treatment plans for patients with appropriate and achievable goals.
• Prepare the environment for therapy treatment, ensuring privacy, dignity and safety at all times.
• Develop a therapeutic relationship with patients, enabling them to reach their maximum potential. Promote self-care and independence in achieving therapy goals
• Gain consent and co-operation from patients who may have sensory, physical or intellectual impairment.
• Teach patients and encourage secondary prevention lifestyle behaviours relating to cardiovascular disease.
• Complete verbal or written reports on patients progress both to appropriate Therapy staff and to other multi-disciplinary team members.
• Prioritise and evaluate case load responsibilities. Follow up with patients who do not attend to support and encourage completion of the rehabilitation programme.
• Evaluate patient’s presentation for therapy and adapt treatment accordingly.
• Encourage patients and their carer’s in an active approach to regaining and maintaining personal independence. This requires empathy, sensitivity, and good interpersonal skills.
• Make accurate records of work undertaken and keep monthly statistics as required, including documenting patient contacts in line with professional and service standards.
• Liaise with the Therapists as necessary to optimise patient treatment, promote independence and minimise length of stay. Highlight any variations to expected outcomes from treatment programmes.
• Assess, measure and instruct use of walking aids/functional aids. To effectively administer and record provision of any aids provided to patients.
• Contribute to development of patient care by attending relevant team, departmental or other appropriate meetings eg Care Planning and Best Interest meetings and comment on recommended changes to clinical care or service provision.
• Assist Therapists in attending home environmental assessments and patient home visits as and when required.
• Manage and prioritise a patient case load as delegated by the therapist on a daily basis.
• Ensure daily communication with the Therapists regarding treatment of individual patients.
• Manage enquiries regarding therapy from patients, relatives, general public and hospital staff, both in person and by telephone.

ADMINISTRATIVE/ORGANISATIONAL:
• Collate and enter statistical data for the service.
• Contribute to service audits as required.
• Contribute to ensuring all therapy areas including the gym are clean, tidy and fit for purpose.
• Be responsible for the safe use of therapy equipment and aids by patients in your care. Ensure all equipment that is damaged or not fit for purpose is returned to the supplier or reported for collection and repair
• Take part in the individual trust appraisal and performance review programme.
• Actively participate in own staff development and review in order to identify personal development plans and training needs.
• Contribute to MDT meetings as required
• Assist therapists in patient related administrative duties and tasks as required, e.g. updating patient information in clinical records, managing referrals using clinical systems, completing equipment loan stores, organising equipment etc.
• Be aware of the Health and Safety aspects of work and implement any policies which may be required to improve the health and safety of the work area.
• Comply with the organisational and departmental policies and procedures and be involved in reviewing and updating as appropriate.
• Undertake any related duties as directed by Team Leader physiotherapist/occupational therapists or relevant senior staff.

HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT:
• Assist in the induction of newly appointed therapy assistants in basic elements of patient care and safety.
• Support student therapists to gain experience from the setting during their placement

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT:
• Attend in-service training as required.
• Actively participate in the delivery of in-service training within recognised skill set.
• Monitor and develop own performance, aiming to achieve and maintain a high standard.
• Attend/complete mandatory training as required by Trust policy.

SECTION 2- KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
• Understand the ethos of intermediate care and its place in the health and social care economy
• Use effective communication tools, verbal and non-verbal to communicate treatment programmes to patients who may have barriers to understanding or communicating, e.g. blind, deaf, dysphasic or who do not have English as a first language.

SECTION 3- EFFORT AND ENVIRONMENT
• The post holder will be expected to kneel, sit on heels, move inert adult limbs, support patients while walking, move and handle patients, push wheelchairs, use hoists on a daily basis.
• The post holder will be expected to concentrate during treatment sessions and ensure good communication with patients, including those who have impaired understanding or communication difficulties, e.g. slurred speech.
• Care of terminally ill or patients with chronic degenerative illness.
• Dealing with patients who may be depressed, withdrawn or aggressive.
• The post holder will be expected to work in cramped space in patient rooms. They may come into contact with infestations, soiled linen, other bodily fluids.

This advert closes on Sunday 3 Mar 2024

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