Physiotherapist
Job overview
Here at North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare, we are on an incredible journey of innovation. As part of our journey we are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and caring Band 5 Physiotherapist to join our Community Learning Disability Health Team based at Broom Street.If you are currently a qualified or working towards the qualification we want to hear from you.
The Trust provides patient centered Mental Health, Specialist Learning Disability and related services for people of all ages; aiming to be the best in all that we do and working in partnership to deliver services that promote recovery, wellbeing and independent living.
The post offers the opportunity to work in an exciting Mental Health Trust that has been rated OUTSTANDING by the Care Quality Commission. Our staff pride themselves on compassion, team work and resilience.
We have an ethos of multidisciplinary working and this is reflected within the Team with access to Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Psychology as well as psychiatric and nursing interventions.
The successful applicant will be based at Broom Street, for patients with learning disability and/or complex needs.
This experience will give the post holder an excellent opportunity to develop their leadership and management skills as well as building clinical expertise that will enhance and broaden their clinical skills within a Learning Disability Team.
Main duties of the job
The Band 5 Physiotherapist is an active member of a team that provides a high quality; evidence based physiotherapy service for the clients with Learning Disability’s
Key Duties/Responsibilities
Undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
Provide a holistic, physiotherapeutic assessment of clients with a Learning Disabilities. These clients may present with complex physical, emotional and psychological needs as a result of their diagnosis.
Provide a physiotherapeutic diagnosis, to develop and deliver individualised treatment programmes and make appropriate referrals to other disciplines.
Hold responsibility for a defined clinical area and own caseload, working with supervision. Access to advice and support from senior physiotherapists is available, clinical work will be routinely evaluated by senior staff. Supervision with a designated Band 6 physiotherapist takes the form of forma l training, reflective practice and clinical reasoning.
Be a source of knowledge for clients, relatives and colleagues of all disciplines within the Trust. The post holder works closely with all members of the multidisciplinary team to provide specialist input to a planned programme of co-ordinated care including appropriate and timely discharge.
Working for our organisation
As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.
We pride ourselves on ensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.
We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world’s first ‘carbon net zero’ national health system by 2045 (Greener NHS (england.nhs.uk). As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers.In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike. For 2024/2025, we have launched our “Proud to be Green” engagement campaign which is aligned to the targets set out in our Green Plan.
As a Trust, you can be assured that we will commit to supporting you in working towards our net zero ambitions, set out in our Green Plan, through our sustainability programme”.
The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including the management of clients.
Manage clinical risk within own patient caseload.
Undertake a comprehensive assessment of clients including those with diverse or complex presentations/multiple pathologies. These may include symptoms directly related to the disease process, symptoms related to treatment, or symptoms arising from pre-existing pathologies.
Use clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques to provide an accurate physiotherapeutic diagnosis of their condition and place this within the context of their diagnosis and its treatment.
Develop listening skills to understand the physical, emotional and psychological needs of clients and carers and incorporate these into treatment planning.
Plan and provide both group and individual physiotherapy treatment programmes incorporating client focused goals and outcomes and ensure appropriate discharge planning. This will be based on a sound knowledge of evidence based practice, physiotherapy treatment options and a developing knowledge of Learning Disabilities.
Assess the patient's understanding of treatment proposals and gain valid informed consent to implement the treatment programme. To have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack the capacity to consent to treatment.
Use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication skills and strategies to communicate effectively with patients, For example patients may be unable to accept their diagnosis, may have a hearing loss, a visual impairment, affected speech, cognitive problems or have a learning disability.
Evaluate patient progress and re-assess and alter treatment programmes if required.
Develop advanced communication skills, with the support of senior physiotherapy staff, to work with clients and carers in complex/sensitive situations.
Use communication skills and clinical reasoning to enable the patient and carers to adapt psychologically to disease, role changes and disability, and to set realistic physiotherapy goals.
Develop comprehensive discharge plans in collaboration with the clients, carers and the appropriate multi-disciplinary team members.
Represent the physiotherapy service and individual patients/carers at multidisciplinary meetings and case conferences to ensure the delivery of a co-ordinated multi-disciplinary service, and integrate physiotherapy treatment into the treatment programme and discharge planning.
Supply relevant written advice and information in line with department protocols.
Ensure that high standards of documentation are maintained. These should meet professional and departmental standards. These may be hand-written or electronic.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Diploma or degree in physiotherapy Health Professions Council Registration
Experience
Essential criteria- Appropriate variety of clinical placements
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust is an equal opportunities employer and values diversity. We offer a variety of flexible working opportunities for both full and part time staff. Job Share applicants will be fully considered and applications are particularly welcomed from current and previous service users
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PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING POINTS- In the event of exceptionally high levels of response, we reserve the right to close the post before the date stated above in order to prevent the number of applications received being unmanageable. You are advised to submit your completed application form as soon as possible to have the best chance of being considered.
- Priority will be given to NHS staff across the region who are at risk of redundancy, where the vacancy is at the same band or one below their current band and candidates meet the essential criteria for this post.
- All employees new to the Trust will be subject to a 6 month probationary period.
- All clinical staff bands 2-4 that are new to the Trust will be required to complete a Care Certificate.
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