Senior Physiotherapist

Location

Colney, Norfolk | United Kingdom

Job description

To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service,all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate NNUHs PRIDE values of People focused, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence and demonstrate behaviours that support and encourage an inclusive culture. To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work. To maintain a high standard of clinical care for patients under your management. To accept clinical responsibility for a defined caseload of patients and to organise this efficiently and effectively with regard to clinical priorities and use of time To use communication tools (verbal and non-verbal) and assess understanding of treatment proposals to gain valid informed consent. With support, to work within a legal framework with patients who lack the capacity to consent to treatment. To collect relevant patient information from a variety of sources e.g. radiology imaging systems, other investigations to assist with clinical prioritisation and patient management. This may also include ward handovers, observation charts, medical and nursing records etc. To undertake the comprehensive specialist assessment of patients using investigative and analytical skills. To make a clinical diagnosis based on presenting signs and symptoms. To formulate an individual management and/or treatment programme using clinical reasoning and a wide range of treatment skills and options. To be a clinical resource in the physiotherapy management of patients within the specialty and provide teaching and training to physiotherapy staff and other members of the MDT. To have an active role in the planning, development, coordination, delivery and evaluation of the physiotherapy services provided by the team. To provide support to the team leader/senior staff in the daily operational management for the team. To undertake a delegator and supervisory role for other members of the clinical team including physiotherapists, support staff and students on placement. Please see the attached job description for full details.

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Salary

£35.39k - £42.62k per annum