Rotational Band 6 Physiotherapist

The Therapies department at the NMUH is looking for a dynamic B6 Physiotherapist to join our rotational scheme to cover maternity leave. The post holder will be required to: To accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of hospital-based patients and to organize this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.highlyspecialistphysiotherapy assessmentsanddeveloptreatment & managementprogrammesforpatientswithacuteandchronicconditions,maintaining records asan autonomouspractitioner. · Toparticipateintheeducation andtrainingofstaffgradePhysiotherapists, Technicians, Assistants,StudentsandotherHealthcare Professionals. · TodeputisefortheTeamLeaderPhysiotherapistintheirabsence. · Toparticipateinthe7-day servicerota(team specific) · Toparticipateintheemergencyoncallrespiratoryrota · To complete rotations in: Acute stroke and neurology, Admission avoidance, Critical Care/Respiratory, Medical (including oncology and acute medicine), Elderly Care, Orthopaedics/Surgical & Paediatrics

• Tobeprofessionallyandlegallyresponsibleandaccountableforallaspects ofyourownworkincludingthemanagementofpatientsinyourcare.Toensureahighstandardofclinicalcareforthepatientsunderyourmanagement,andsupportmorejunior stafftodolikewise.
• To deliverthephysiotherapyelementofa managementprogramme,aseitheruni-ormultidisciplinaryintervention,sometimesprovidingsomeelementsnormallyundertakenbynursing, occupationaltherapy,socialworkorspeechandlanguagetherapycolleagues.
• Toundertakethecomprehensiveassessmentofpatientswithacomplexpresentation,usinginvestigativeandanalyticalskills,formulatingindividualisedmanagementandtreatmentplansusingclinical reasoningskills,developingspecialisedprogrammesofcareutilisingawidevarietyoftreatment skillsandopti
• To acceptclinical responsibilityfor adesignatedcaseloadofhospital-basedpatients andtoorganizethiseffectivelyand efficientlywithregardtoclinicalprioritiesanduseoftime.
The Acute Therapies team at the NMUH deliver high quality patient centred care and therapists work in an integrated manner to achieve the best possible outcome for their patients. The post holder will be supervised and participate in any In-service training and will have objectives to achieve in each rotation as well as an anuual development review. Rotations are 8 months and include: Orthopaedics, Critical Care/Respiratory, Paediatrics, Medical, Acute Stroke Unit & Neurological Outliers as well as the Admission Avoidance Team (AAT). - Tointerpretandanalysecomplexclinicalandnon-clinicalfactstoformaccuratediagnosesandprognosesinawiderangeofcomplexconditions,torecommendthebestcourseof intervention,andtodevelopcomprehensivedischargeplans.