Senior Physiotherapist

NHS Jobs; Town of Cambridge; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a healthcare professional to undertake holistic assessments and deliver high-quality care, while coordinating with the MDT and other agencies to ensure optimal patient outcomes.

The role emphasizes evidence-based practice, timely documentation, consent, and effective communication with patients and carers, including those with communication challenges, to support personalised care plans.

Responsibilities

• Holistic assessment using specialist clinical reasoning skills to inform care decisions.
• Effectively communicate with patients, carers and colleagues, including those with communication difficulties.
• Maintain accurate, timely written records in line with Trust policy and HCPC guidance.
• Collaborate with MDT and other agencies, attending case reviews and MDT meetings.
• Provide specialist advice to the MDT and care team about changes to care plans and patient progress.

Job description

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects for your own and delegated work To work within codes of practice and professional guidelines To undertake holistic assessment (including those with complex presentations and multi pathologies) making use of specialist clinical reasoning skills To use evidence-based practice, to ensure clinical care is effective and appropriate To promote independence and wherever possible to avoid hospital admission and reduce inpatient length of stay to ensure those patients receive the appropriate care in the most appropriate setting Organise and manage own time, delegating work appropriately Conduct risk assessments and health and safety assessments and including immediately reporting any changes/newly identified risks To demonstrate the importance of gaining patient and carer consent in all interventions To effectively communicate verbally with patients, carers and colleagues using tact and persuasive skills. This may involve using skills where patients have difficulties in communication eg hearing loss, diminished sight, depression, speech problems, cognitive impairment, behavioural problems and pain To actively manage positive relationships with other agencies involved in the patients pathway Actively involved in the development of the service/organisational aims and objectives of the Teams and the new model of care To work effectively within the team structure and liaise appropriately with members of the MDT and other agencies by attending MDT meetings, case reviews To ensure that accurate and timely written records are kept which comply with the Trust policy and HCPC guidance, reporting on any issues as appropriate To provide specialist advice to all members of the multi-disciplinary team, service users and appropriate others, of changes involving current care plans, patients progress and other relevant matters that pertain to the care of the patient To work within trust and CSP guidelines and to have a good working knowledge of national and local standards of practice in line with legal and operational requirements. To support with day to day planning and delivery of a high quality care

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust