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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To provide day-to-day line management, to a team of staff, in a hospital setting.

To plan and co-ordinate workloads and activities for a designated area, making adjustments on a daily basis as required.

To assess, develop and implement physiotherapy treatment utilising specialist theoretical knowledge and relevant practical experience within pelvic health.

To undertake lead responsibility of the supervision, training and appraisal of assistant practitioners, unqualified staff, peers and colleagues of specialist and physiotherapy practitioner grades and physiotherapy students.

Working without direct supervision using own initiative to interpret operational policies and procedures.

To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner, working within the ethical framework provided by the rules of professional conduct.

To perform advanced physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations, to provide a diagnosis and develop and deliver an individualised treatment programme.

To work alongside the Band 8 Clinical Lead, to be the main people initiating and co-ordinating changes to working practice and service delivery.

The postholder will be required to lead a team.

The postholder will have day to day management responsibility for the Pelvic Health physiotherapy team, including specialist physiotherapy practitioner grade staff (B6) and below.

The postholder will have the lead responsibility for co-ordinating the education of specialist physiotherapy practitioner grade staff (B6) and below.

Clinical Practice

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

To undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations / multiple pathologies; use advanced clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques to provide an accurate diagnosis of their condition.

Formulate and deliver an individual physiotherapy treatment programme based on a specialist knowledge of evidence based practice and treatment options using clinical assessment, reasoning skills and knowledge of treatment skills e.g. manual physiotherapy techniques, patient education, exercise classes, electrotherapy techniques and other alternative options.

To take lead responsibility for the day to day management of patient workloads, and the delivery of specialist physiotherapy assessment and treatment plans for designated groups of patients.

Formulate accurate prognoses and recommend best course of intervention, developing comprehensive discharge plans.

Assess patient understanding of treatment proposals, gain valid informed consent and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.

Use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patients to progress rehabilitation and treatment programmes.  This will include patients who may have difficulties in understanding or communicating.  For example, patients may be dysphasic, depressed, deaf, blind or who may be unable to accept diagnosis.

To ensure team-members evaluate their own workloads, and progress treatment and programmes of care as required.

To ensure that clinical risk is assessed and managed by team members both of individual patients and the environment.

Work within trust clinical guidelines, The Health & Care Professionals Council (HCPC) standards and Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) guidelines and to have a good working knowledge of national and local standards and monitor own and others quality of practice as appropriate.

When working in the community and domiciliary settings, work as a lone practitioner with telephone support from a clinical co-ordinator if required.

To be responsible for maintaining accurate and comprehensive patient treatment records in line with HCPC & CSP standards of practice, and local documentation standards. This may be with an electronic patient record.

Represent physiotherapy service and/or individual patients at the multi-disciplinary team meetings, to ensure the delivery of a co-ordinated multidisciplinary service, and integrate physiotherapy treatment into the treatment programme.  This will include discussion of patient care, patient progress and involvement in discharge planning.

To be responsible for the safe and competent use of all equipment and patient appliances and aids. To ensure that staff/assistants attain competency prior to use, and training records are completed and maintained.

To be responsible for maintaining own competency to practice through specialist CPD activities, and maintain a portfolio which reflects personal development.

To participate in Patient and Public involvement initiatives as appropriate and required.

Leadership/Management

To supervise and monitor individual team members patient records according to professional and the physiotherapy service standards.

To be responsible for teaching student physiotherapists to graduate level on physiotherapeutic skills and knowledge within core clinical areas.

Teach, assess and contribute to the performance assessment and appraisal of specialist physiotherapy practitioners grades (B6) and below.

Participate in the staff appraisal scheme as an appraisee and be responsible for complying with your agreed personal development programmes to meet set knowledge and competencies.

Be responsible for the day to day management of specialist physiotherapy practitioner grades and below on a daily basis.

To be responsible for organising and planning own and team’s caseloads to meet service and patient priorities, making adjustments on a daily basis as situations change or arise.

Education

Maintain and develop current knowledge of evidenced-based practice in the areas of Pelvic Health Physiotherapy management, developing highly specialist knowledge of particular conditions and patient types.

Be an active member of the in-service training programme by attendance at, and participation in, in-service training programmes, tutorials, individual training sessions, external courses and peer review. This is in the context of physiotherapy specific education and facilitating education across our MDT.

Be responsible for the safe and competent use of medical devices, ensuring patients are instructed in correct and safe use and are aware of the risks and benefits of using specific devices.

Research

To prepare new or revised clinical practise protocols.

To utilise research findings and evidence to inform practice.

To undertake surveys and audits as necessary to evaluate own and peer’s work.

To participate in research and development activity as required

Lead the implementation of the measurement and evaluation of work and current practices through the use of evidence based practise projects, audit and outcome measures, either individually or with more senior staff.

Other

To monitor the team’s compliance with professional codes of practice, departmental and Trust policies, procedures and guidelines including health and safety requirements.

Such other duties at a comparable level of responsibility, as may normally be agreed with the job holder.

Professional Registration

To ensure that continuing professional development is achieved in line with the Registering Body’s requirements ensuring your registration is maintained.

Working as part of a team with more senior and junior qualified staff, assistants and students in specific service areas.

Liaising and communicating with the wider physiotherapy staff group.

Liaising and communicating with specialist medical staff including consultant and GP specialist staff and other healthcare professionals as appropriate.

Communicating with patients in specialist service areas.

The postholder will be required to travel between different hospital sites.

Subject to the prior agreement of the Head of Therapy you may engage in private practise.

Any private practice you may undertake must not diminish the level of service expected from you by the Trust in carrying out your duties.