Specialist Physiotherapist

The post holder will be part of the Haywood Hospital Therapies Portfolio providing physiotherapy delivering specialised stroke rehabilitation, focusing on multi-disciplinary, goal driven and person centred approach, on an inpatient specialised stroke rehabilitation ward. This service works over 7 days. The role sits within a wider therapy team covering the stroke rehabilitation pathway and involving an element of joint working across the pathway as the service requires. Alongside our multi-professional teams, our aims are to deliver excellent, evidence-based services working to national standards and service specifications. Your role will actively assist clinical & service Leads, in partnership with colleagues, to help shape and develop services within current and future transformation plans to support ICS’s, changing service user demographics and increases in multi-morbidities. You will need the following key skills and experience, · Be competent as appropriate to the requirements of the role., · To adhere to and apply the Health and Care Professions Council’s (HCPC) standards of proficiency and the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Code of Members’ Professional Values and Behaviour and all other relevant guidance from the Partnership Trust.

· To be professionally accountable and responsible for all aspects of own work.

· To establish and maintain effective working relationships both within the Partnership Trust and with external organisations in order to meet service requirements and support and demonstrate the Trust’s equality values.

· To assess new service user referrals and care/support needs. Assess service users and formulate, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of treatment /care/support for individuals, families and carers. The specialist care/support plans may include the following:

o Adaptation to condition, injury and / or trauma

o Promoting independence/self-management and maintaining safety

o Increased functional ability

o Improvement in health and wellbeing including mental health

o Interventions in disease/condition management

o Prevention and reducing of health inequalities

o Admission avoidance

o Early supported discharge

o Case management/ treatment /care plans

o Palliative and end of life care

o To use professional knowledge and judgement to take into account the range of care/support packages and treatment options available. To consider each service user’s personal circumstances and preferences in order to implement and adjust programmes of care and intervention.

· To maintain and develop skills and knowledge to deliver a range of interventions and sets an example of good practice to other team members including skill sharing.

· To maintain sensitivity at all times to the emotional needs of the service user and their carers offering reassurance and empathy, in particular when imparting potentially distressing information. This may be in regard to the nature/prognosis of their condition and implications of the same

· To work with individuals and carers who may find it difficult to engage with the service or aspects of the service resulting in uncooperative or challenging behaviour that has to be managed.

· To use professional knowledge, skills and expertise when working in changing environments and across professional boundaries.

· To maintain contemporaneous and accurate records as required by the Partnership Trust and in line with professional standards (HCPC/CSP). Support identified team members giving guidance and direction where appropriate.

· To take responsibility for the safe use and transportation of equipment between locations. To work in non-purpose built rooms involving the necessity to move furniture, therapy equipment etc.

· To ensure that the skills of identified team members are appropriately deployed and staff with the relevant education, expertise and competence deliver that care.

· To deliver a high standard of intervention, whilst managing the demands of unplanned aspects of the role using innovative problem solving techniques.

· To provide advice, education and training to service users, carers and professionals regarding the management and care/support of service users.

· To take accountability for allocated assessments, planning and implementation of care packages/ programmes of support, within their caseload.

· To provide professional and clinical support and leadership to identified team members. Supports in identifying training needs of staff and encouraging practitioners to develop skills in:

o Critical thinking and reflective practice

o Excellence in practice

o Specialist knowledge and research based practice

Supervision

· To provide and receive regular supervision in order to support the continuous professional development of self and others.

· To contribute to the process of induction for new team members and other disciplines, as appropriate.

· To identify own training/educational needs as part of the supervision and appraisal process. Attains and maintains an agreed level of expertise through ongoing training and development.

· To have people management skills which incorporate compassionate and appreciative leadership.

· To set workload priorities for self and oversee the workload of more junior team members and students as required.

· To provide training, undertake work-based assessments and supervision of pre- registration students, typically for periods of 4-12 weeks as required.

· To contribute to service/policy development through active membership on working parties or professional forums.

· To undertake tasks concerning the day-to-day organisation and operation of the team, working with the team leader as required.

· To set priorities to achieve a balance between service user needs, supervisory duties, (may include staff work allocation, sickness cover and annual leave) and staff training within resource limitations.

· In collaboration with the team leader and/or specialist establishes clear goals and standards for the team/service to maintain and improve the quality of care/support.

· To work with the Clinical Lead/ Specialist / Service / Professional Lead to identify clinical levels of expertise within the team, in order that talents, training and competences are identified and can be fully utilised.

Performance and Quality

· To collect and input statistical information as required within agreed timescales.

· To participate in and support the team in undertaking clinical audit.

· To contribute to, and actively promote the implementation, development and upholding of policies, procedures, guidelines and directives, along with relevant statutory measures and governmental directives.

· The post holder may be required to order stock or sign off expenses for staff.

· Qualified Physiotherapist with HCPC registration, at least 2 years’ experience post-graduation

· Experience of working in an acute or rehabilitation ward setting

· Experience of working with people with neurological diagnoses

· Skilled in the assessment of complex/ specialist care within the stroke speciality, and the development, implementation and evaluation of rehabilitation programmes

· Have supervisory, training and leadership responsibilities, · Be a Specialist Physiotherapist and have a detailed professional and clinical knowledge within the specialised stroke rehabilitation service. The post holder will be a specialist practitioner and will primarily be based within the inpatient stroke rehabilitation team

· Be responsible for a defined population of service users in a variety of settings across the Partnership Trust including the community and hospitals.

· Be skilled in the assessment of complex/specialist therapeutic/care/support needs and in the development, implementation and evaluation of therapy/care/support packages.

· Have supervisory, training and leadership responsibilities where appropriate and will have some responsibility for collective leadership, team performance and service developments/improvements.

· 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 shift patterns / 7 day working within service specification as required across Trust sites including community working and lone working

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

• Supporting your career development and progression

• Excellent NHS Pension scheme

• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave

• Options for flexible working

• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave

• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources

• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients

• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate

• Salary sacrifice car – fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates

• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k

• Free car parking at all trust sites

• Free flu vaccinations every year

• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications