Senior Physiotherapist - Development Role Job Peterborough area,England UK,Healthcare

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

To work as an autonomous practitioner within the integrated multi-professional team.
To be responsible for own caseload and undertake assessment of patients with complex and multiple pathologies using specialist clinical reasoning skills.
To identify patient needs, agree goals and provide appropriate therapy interventions, provide adaptive equipment, rehabilitation programmes, and make recommendations for minor adaptations in line with current legislation.
To keep the patient at the centre of care, ensuring patient and carer participation in decision making
To provide support and education to peers, new staff, non-registered staff and students.
To supervise junior staff and students, overseeing patient intervention and ensure that Therapy Assistants deliver high quality patient care.
To be actively involved in teaching and supporting Therapy Assistants to achieve competencies.
To be accountable for a delegated caseload held by Therapy Assistants.
To prioritise all referrals according to clinical need and to allocate or signpost appropriately.
To provide a high standard of care.
To work in various community settings, this includes lone working, with access to Clinical Leads when required.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

Clinical experience in a variety of settings
Clinical supervisor

Desirable criteria

Community experience
Knowledge of falls prevention

Education and Qualifications Essential criteria

Degree or equivalent, e.g. BSc, MSc or Diploma entry level qualification into the Physiotherapy profession.
Current HCPC registration
Documented evidence of own continuing professional development

Desirable criteria

Member of CSP

Physical Requirements Essential criteria

Ability to travel independently around Cambridgeshire and Peterborough area meeting required timescales. A Full driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential.
Kneel, bend & stoop, and work in cramped environments
Move and manoeuvre people and equipment

Knowledge and Understanding Essential criteria

Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities of others
Recognises the limits of own authority within the role
Seeks and uses professional support appropriately
Understands the principle of confidentiality

Desirable criteria

Systm One

Here at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) we are dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion. We deliver many of the NHS services that are provided outside of hospital and in the community such as physical, mental health and specialist services.

We are a health and social care organisation, offering a wide range of services, including:

Integrated physical and mental health services for adults and older people;
Specialist mental health and learning disability services;
Children and young people's mental health services;
Children's community services in Peterborough;
Social care;
Ground-breaking research

We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

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