In addition to clinical responsibilities, the Specialist Physiotherapist will supervise and train junior staff, contribute to research initiatives, and engage in service development. The role involves flexibility with a 7-day working schedule and may include both community and hospital settings. Candidates must possess a strong foundation in clinical rehabilitation principles and demonstrate innovation and leadership within the team.
We have an opportunity for a highly motivated, team-orientated and autonomous Specialist Physiotherapist to join our well-established Haywood Hospital Therapies Portfolio Physiotherapy rotation. In joining our teams, you will be influential in supporting bed based, outpatient and / or community services with a strong focus on rehabilitation, education and prevention, and self-management / lifestyle advice for acute, sub-acute and long-term conditions.As Allied HealthProfessionals (AHP's), we focus on maximising function, preventing deterioration; supporting both safe discharge and / or follow up in the community ensuring adaptation to life changes.
Haywood Community Hospital Therapies Portfolio prides itself on the delivery of quality care to all patients (ward and community based), many with complex needs. All services promote the philosophy of self-care and the promotion of independence whilst offering rehabilitation and assessment. Our rehabilitation services encompass a wide range of specialist services, and the post holder will act as an autonomous professional as part of the Allied Health Professions (AHP) profession:
- Be competent as appropriate to the requirements of the role.
- Be a Specialist Physiotherapist and have a detailed professional and clinical rehabilitation knowledge within the services served. The post holder will be a specialist practitioner and may work across services and pathways; to support a quality led, seamless service to maximise the patient journey.
- Be responsible for a defined population of service users in a variety of settings across the Partnership Trust including the community and hospitals.
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- To manage a defined complex caseload and work as an autonomous practitioner using evidenced based client centred principals to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
- Be skilled in the assessment of complex/specialist care & support needs and in the development, implementation, and evaluation of care & support packages.
- To work closely with uni / multidisciplinary teams/agencies in addressing a range of care/support issues across the spectrum of conditions, managing timely hospital discharges; supporting life after discharge and improving the health and wellbeing of the population served.
- To undertake research and promote a research culture within the team and rehabilitation services.
- Have supervisory, training and leadership responsibilities where appropriate and will have some responsibility for team performance and service developments/improvements.
- To regularly supervise junior, unqualified members of staff and contribute to Fair Share model for Physiotherapy students. To support students from other professions who work in the team.
- Demonstrate initiative and be creative in finding solutions to problems seeking innovation and service development as core elements to role.
- Work with the Clinical Leads / Management undertaking delegated tasks in team management.
- To undertake 7 day working / shift patterns within service specification as required across Trust sites including community working and lone working.
- The nature of the service will be determined by local service specifications.
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