Pelvic Health Physiotherapist

Government of The United Kingdom; Preston; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

The Government of The United Kingdom is seeking an experienced physiotherapist who can work autonomously delivering specialised clinical care in pelvic health. You will manage a designated patient caseload, make decisions under clinical governance, and be professionally accountable for outcomes.

You will use System One for electronic records, contribute to audits and service development, and work within national guidelines to ensure high-quality, evidence-based practice while adapting to

Qualifications

• Autonomous practitioner responsible for a designated caseload.
• Ability to work independently with complex presentations.
• Involvement in audit and service evaluation.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients and diagnose with complex presentations and plan care.
• Develop individualised treatment programmes and manage outcomes.
• Maintain accurate electronic records using System One in a timely manner.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and contribute to audits and service improvement.

Skills

Clinical reasoning

Autonomous practice

Audit and outcome measurement

Evidence-based practice

Tools

System One

Job description

To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner and working alone as a highly skilled clinician providing guidance within their specialised field. To be professionally and legally accountable for a designated patient caseload and to decide priorities for own work area, balancing other patient related and professional demands. To manage clinical risk within own patient caseload. To assess patients capacity, gain valid informed consent to treatment and where such capacity is lacking/absent to work within a legal framework in the management of the patient To undertake the comprehensive assessment and accurate diagnosis of patients, including those with a complex presentation, using expert investigative analytical and enhanced clinical reasoning skills. To use expert clinical reasoning skills frequently with no access to other colleagues. To formulate individualised clinical management programmes utilising a wide range of treatment skills and options to plan a
specialised programme of care. To provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching and instruction to relatives, carers, other disciplines and agencies to promote understanding of the aims of physiotherapy for each individual patient and to ensure continuation of the individualised treatment programme. This will include manual handling advice. To be competent in using System One for computerised patient records and ensure notes are written up in a timely manner To ensure accurate, comprehensive and up to date electronic clinical records are maintained and realistic term goals are set on our electronic clinical record system. To ensure records are evaluated and reviewed at the appropriate timescales and in accordance with Trust guidance and professionally agreed criteria. To produce comprehensive patient related reports and correspondence for other disciplines or agencies relating to assessment findings and/or treatment outcomes. To undertake ongoing measurement and evaluation of own
work through audit, outcome measurement, the application of evidence-based practice and research where appropriate. To be involved in audit projects to review current clinical practice. To liaise with the Trust wide Pelvic Health Physiotherapy team for the prioritisation and management of a designated departmental patient caseload. To assist the MSK Physiotherapy Team Lead demonstrating flexibility where necessary to support and deliver the Pelvic Health service provision. To meet potential requirements of flexible working as part of potential changes in service regarding the place of work and hours of work. To work according to Gloucestershire Health and Care Services and Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Clinical Guidelines and have a good working knowledge of relevant national standards to which quality of practice should be monitored. This role is not eligible for sponsorship as per the Governments UK VISA and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more