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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Staff may be required to work across multiple sites dependent on the needs of the service. This includes both static and rotational posts

This post requires a flexible approach to working and may require the post holder to work as part of a seven day rota working  pattern as necessary

Patient Care

• To be responsible for the efficient, effective and safe management of all patients referred to their service.
• To receive referrals, undertake full assessment and independently plan individual, specialised, evidence-based, treatment programmes for patients appropriately depending on the physiotherapist’s diagnosis, using clinical reasoning and a variety of highly specialist skills.
• To carry a designated clinical caseload including highly complex and diverse patient groups and prioritise that work efficiently, taking into account clinical and service priorities using highly specialist knowledge to underpin decisions.
• To provide individual patient equipment as required, such as, walking aids, splints and supports. To issue such equipment with due regard to safety of the equipment, and in line with legal, national and local guidelines.
• To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work, and of the team, including management of clinical risk, knowledge of indications and precautions of chosen techniques in line with national and trust clinical guidelines, protocols and pathways where they exist.
• To use recognised outcome measures to evaluate the effect of the physiotherapy interventions and ensure that treatment programmes are progressing appropriately.
• To advise, guide and teach Assistant, Band 5 and Band 6 physiotherapy staff, in assessment and management of patients with a wide range of paediatric neurological conditions and related problems.
• To develop new working practices and local guidelines and keep abreast of new techniques in relation to the management of the patients in this specialty particularly in line with any national guidance.
• To lead on production of clinical guidelines and local policies ensuring evidence-based, implemented and audited.
• To provide guidance and advice to other professions and bodies involved in the provision of paediatric liver services and to the patients and their carers.
• To be an active member of the on-call, weekend duty rotas, and extended hours as required, and cover of statutory and public holidays including working as a lone physiotherapy practitioner at night.
• To deliver physiotherapy in different locations, according to the requirements of the post e.g inpatient wards; outpatient clinics. To work in some situations, as a lone practitioner.
• This post requires a flexible approach to working, and requires the post holder to be an active member of the weekend duty rotas, and cover of statutory and public holidays.