Senior Physiotherapist - Development Role

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a qualified Physiotherapist to work within an integrated multi-professional team. You will manage your own caseload, assess patients with complex conditions and deliver tailored rehabilitation.

The role involves supervising Therapy Assistants, supporting staff training, and delivering care in diverse community settings, including home visits. Driving and travel around the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough area are essential.

Qualifications

• Clinical experience in a variety of settings.
• Current HCPC registration.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Desirable: CSP membership.

Responsibilities

• Work as an autonomous practitioner within the integrated multi-professional team.
• Manage own caseload and assess patients with complex pathologies using specialist clinical reasoning skills.
• Identify patient needs, goals, provide therapy interventions, adaptive equipment, rehabilitation programmes, and make recommendations for minor adaptations.
• Keep the patient at the centre of care and involve patient and carer in decision making.
• Provide support and education to peers, new staff, non-registered staff and students.
• Supervise junior staff and students, oversee Therapy Assistants and ensure high quality patient care.
• Be actively involved in teaching and supporting Therapy Assistants to achieve competencies.
• Be accountable for a delegated caseload held by Therapy Assistants.
• Prioritise referrals according to clinical need and allocate or signpost appropriately.
• Provide a high standard of care.
• Work in community settings, including lone working, with access to Clinical Leads when required.

Skills

Clinical experience

Clinical supervisor

Patient-centered care

Professional communication

Education

Degree in Physiotherapy

HCPC registration

CPD evidence

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

• To work as an autonomous practitioner within the integrated multi-professional team.
• To be responsible for own caseload and undertake assessment of patients with complex and multiple pathologies using specialist clinical reasoning skills.
• To identify patient needs, agree goals and provide appropriate therapy interventions, provide adaptive equipment, rehabilitation programmes, and make recommendations for minor adaptations in line with current legislation.
• To keep the patient at the centre of care, ensuring patient and carer participation in decision making
• To provide support and education to peers, new staff, non-registered staff and students.
• To supervise junior staff and students, overseeing patient intervention and ensure that Therapy Assistants deliver high quality patient care.
• To be actively involved in teaching and supporting Therapy Assistants to achieve competencies.
• To be accountable for a delegated caseload held by Therapy Assistants.
• To prioritise all referrals according to clinical need and to allocate or signpost appropriately.
• To provide a high standard of care.
• To work in various community settings, this includes lone working, with access to Clinical Leads when required.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Clinical experience in a variety of settings
• Clinical supervisor

Desirable criteria

• Community experience
• Knowledge of falls prevention

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Degree or equivalent, e.g. BSc, MSc or Diploma entry level qualification into the Physiotherapy profession.
• Current HCPC registration
• Documented evidence of own continuing professional development

Desirable criteria

• Member of CSP

Physical Requirements

Essential criteria

• Ability to travel independently around Cambridgeshire and Peterborough area meeting required timescales. A Full driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential.
• Kneel, bend & stoop, and work in cramped environments
• Move and manoeuvre people and equipment

Knowledge and Understanding

Essential criteria

• Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities of others
• Recognises the limits of own authority within the role
• Seeks and uses professional support appropriately
• Understands the principle of confidentiality

Desirable criteria

• SystmOne

Here at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) we are dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion. We deliver many of the NHS services that are provided outside of hospital and in the community such as physical, mental health and specialist services.

We are a health and social care organisation, offering a wide range of services, including:

• Integrated physical and mental health services for adults and older people;
• Specialist mental health and learning disability services;
• Children and young people's mental health services;
• Children's community services in Peterborough;
• Social care;
• Ground-breaking research

We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

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