Community Specialist Physiotherapist - Elmhurst Winsford

An exciting opportunity to join Elmhurst has arisen. Come and join our amazing, friendly and supportive team! Your role will assess, manage and provide treatment to a caseload of patients with complex and/or multiple therapy needs. You will be working closely with the MDT and providing supervision to therapy assistants, junior staff and students. There may be an expectation to work between multiple sites in the organisation, including Winsford Care Community. This is a maternity cover post. We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and flexible physiotherapist to join our friendly, supportive and dynamic team at Elmhurst, within CCICP.

Your role will assess, manage and provide treatment to a caseload of patients with complex and/or multiple therapy needs. There is a varied caseload and you will need to demonstrate knowledge, experience and relevant clinical skills with patients with complex / long term conditions, falls, orthopaedics, general mobility problems and neurological conditions. The successful candidate will work as a member of our integrated multidisciplinary team alongside Occupational Therapists, Therapy Assistants, Discharge Coordinators, Nurses, Health Care Assistants, Advance Nurse Practitioners, and will be responsible for supervising junior members of staff and students.

There will be associated administrative duties and you will need to be computer literate with a good knowledge of Microsoft packages and have accurate keyboard skills. Our team utilises digital technology to support remote working and accommodate a flexible working approach where possible and is supported to do this with access to a laptop. You are required to be a car driver and have access to your own vehicle.

Clinical Practice Health and care professionals working at the level of specialist should be able to:

• Manage a clinical caseload with autonomy, work without direct supervision
• Undertake comprehensive physiotherapy assessment, provide a therapeutic diagnosis and implement agreed treatment plans if appropriate
• Provide individual or group therapy as appropriate to setting
• Implement monitoring and evaluation of treatment in order to measure progress and outcomes
• Develop programmes of care to support discharge from service
• Be responsible for equipment used in carrying out clinical duties
• Record, maintain and store accurate, comprehensive and up to date documentation
• Communicate outcomes of assessments/intervention to appropriate disciplines
• Arrange appointments, work closely with MDT, attend case reviews/case conferences
• Contribute to the safeguarding of our Service users/families as appropriate
• Assess capacity, gain valid informed consent and work within a legal framework
• Maintain professional registration with HCPC
• Work within organisation, HCPC and CSP guidelines
• Provide and receive sensitive information about service users
• Work in an empathic manner in partnership with service users, carers and families

Leadership and Management Health and care professionals working at the level of specialist should be able to:

• Communicate effectively with a range of professionals both within the organisation and with external agencies
• Provide the Band 7 Physiotherapists / Managers with information to assist planning and development of the service
• Assist the Managers in achieving the departmental objectives
• Participate in the professional development programme of the therapy service
• Be involved in the daily management of workload allocation within the specialist area
• Participate in the operational planning and implementation of policy and service development

Education Health and care professionals working at the level of specialist should be able to:

• Organise and lead in-service training programmes for Band 5 Therapists and Assistants
• Critically evaluate current research and apply to practice
• Train, supervise and support less experienced therapy staff, therapy assistants and students
• Maintain own competency to practice, through participation in internal and external development opportunities

Research, Audit and Governance Health and care professionals working at the level of specialist should be able to:

• Undertake the measurement and evaluation of your work and current practices
• Provide representation at local meetings/ specific interest groups
• Make recommendation for change and to implement change under supervision
• Support research activity with the service