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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• To provide high quality Physiotherapy and consultation to people within the Community Learning Disability Service.

• To manage a complex caseload, using evidence based/client principles to assess,,plan, implement and evaluate interventions in clinic and community settings and on home visits.

• To maintain clinical records
• To develop skills and knowledge
• To effectively manage the local waiting list and KPI’s
• To provide specialist Physiotherapy advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to a client's formulation, diagnosis and case management plan.

• To formulate and implement plans for the formal Physiotherapy treatment and/or management of a client's condition and risk based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the client's problems.

• To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention.

• To ensure that clients are consulted and involved in decision about their care.

• To provide assessment and treatment to people with a learning disability and complex health needs, identifying the role of physiotherapy within the MDT.

• To arrange safe discharge on completion of intervention.
• To work with other agencies to identify gaps in provision of physiotherapy for this population and develop strategies to engage and develop the delivery of physiotherapy to service users.

• To work with the MDT to complete holistic assessments as part of the MDT approach, using generic clinical skills as necessary.

• To promote integration of people with learning disabilities into community activities and develop partnership working with leisure facilities, hydrotherapy pools and gym establishments.

• To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team with people with learning disabilities and their carers. To communicate and work with other agencies and community teams where necessary.

• To provide support and mentoring for junior members of staff within the multi-disciplinary team.

• To manage a case load within the CSP Care Standards.
• To promote and participate in research as necessary.
• To work with the team manager and Professional Lead to ensure recruitment and retention of staff is effective and timely.
• To undertake complex risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and to provide advice to other professions on Physiotherapy aspects of risk assessment and risk management.

• To provide leadership locally for the Physiotherapists within the Essex Learning Disability Service.
• To determine appropriate clinical, administrative and managerial workloads for Physiotherapists in the team.

• To provide an effective supervision framework for Physiotherapy staff, and provide regular supervision to allocated Physiotherapy staff as per Trust policy.

• To undertake Annual Performance Appraisals with all Physiotherapists in the team locally.
• To recruit and appoint staff in conjunction with relevant Team Leaders and Professional Leads and in accordance with the required operation of the Service.

• To identify training and development needs of individual staff.
• To co-ordinate Physiotherapy Student Practice Placements and support Practice Placement Educators within the locality.

• To initiate, plan and implement the induction, training and educating of students and staff within the local service, as appropriate.

• To be responsible for the supervision and written assessments of Physiotherapy Students on Practice Placement.

• To participate in the development and delivery of Directorate and Physiotherapy Training Programmes.

• To ensure that required evidence is available and in the required standard format— e.g. to the CQC.

• To work effectively as a member of the appropriate groups to support the planning and achievement of Local and National Objectives.

• To work with the Professional Lead Physiotherapist in the operational planning, evaluation and audit of practice, clinical pathways and protocols within LD Physiotherapy.