Detailed job description and main responsibilities

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

CLINICAL

1.         To ensure the effective delivery of physiotherapy treatment to a specified patient population within the hospital, using advanced clinical reasoning skills to develop and provide individualised programmes of care.

2.         To provide physiotherapy treatment to medical/clinical oncology, haematological, proton and surgical/critical care patients on a clinical rotational basis.  Caseload management may also extend into Outpatient clinics such as CAR-T, Proton Beam and plastic surgery.  Duties will also include management of surgical, teenage and young adults and critical care patients as required for cross-cover and on-call/weekend working.

3.         To accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients.

4.         To be responsible for the educational support and supervision of student physiotherapists.

5.         To be responsible in educating, supporting and supervising junior and non-qualified staff working within the same clinical team or area. 

6.         To be responsible for the line management of Junior/non-qualified staff.

7.         To provide specialist physiotherapy advice and input at Multidisciplinary Team meetings, clinics and case conferences.

8.         To use advanced communication skills when providing and receiving all patient related information.

9.         To assess patients for specialist equipment for manual handling, stabilisation and mobility purposes including standard orthotic provision

10.      To be responsible for the safe and competent use of all physiotherapy equipment and ensure that junior staff, assistants, physiotherapy students, carers and other health care professionals attain competency prior to use.

11.      To assist the physiotherapy provision and management in other areas of the hospital including outpatient and clinic settings during periods of staff absence. 

12.      To be an active member of the weekend and out of hours on-call service. 

13.      To supply and fit patients with suspected/actual Spinal Cord compression and/or spinal fractures with appropriate orthotic collars and standard spinal braces.

14.      To provide appropriate levels of care to the patient in the management of orthotic devices provided, when patients or other care staff are unable to facilitate this themselves. 

15.      To provide appropriate education to patients, staff, family and carers in the competent management and safe use of orthotic devices provided.

16.      To produce timely and informative reports, continuing health care assessments and discharge summaries for other agencies, e.g.GP’s, consultants, social services and primary care colleagues to ensure effective and seamless pathways of care.

PROFESSIONAL

1.     To be fully aware of and comply with the rules of professional conduct set out by The Health and Care Professions Council.

2.     To be professional, legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work including the management of patients in your care. 

3.     To ensure a high standard of patient care by developing, implementing and reviewing clinical standards relevant to the work area.

4.     To be responsible for remaining up to date with new developments through ongoing continuous professional development.

5.     To work within the guidelines of the policies, procedures and standards of the Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

6.     To be an active member of the in-service training programme.

7.     To disseminate knowledge of physiotherapy in an oncology setting by participating in the organisation of and presenting at courses, study days and conferences both locally and regionally.

8.     To undertake the measurement and evaluation of clinical practice through the use of evidence-based practice projects and audits, and to initiate and implement changes to working practice and policies where this will result in improved performance/patient care across the organisation.

9.     To participate in audit and research into specific areas of clinical practice for the benefit of the service.

10.  To demonstrate a sound understanding of clinical governance and risk management.

11.  To provide a physiotherapy contribution into multidisciplinary service delivery and policy projects within the trust (e.g. implementation of relevant guidance documents)

12.  To raise awareness of the role of the physiotherapist in oncology and palliative care.

ORGANISATIONAL

1.     To be responsible for a designated area of work as agreed with the physiotherapy manager.

2.     To prioritise workload, balancing patient related and professional demands and ensure that these remain in accordance with the department as a whole.

3.     To work flexibly across all areas where required dependant on service need, including out of hours working if needed.

4.     To be responsible for equipment used in carrying out physiotherapy duties.

5.     To comply with the organisational and departmental policies and procedures and to be involved in reviewing and updating these as appropriate.

6.     To participate in the Trust’s mandatory training programme.