Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical and Professional

Patient Care

To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work 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 receive referrals, undertake full assessment and independently plan individual specialized treatment programmes for patients appropriately, depending on the physiotherapists diagnosis; using clinical reasoning and specialist skills such as use of respiratory adjuncts, patient education, exercise and advanced airway clearance techniques.

To use recognized outcome measures to evaluate the effect of the physiotherapy interventions and ensure the treatment programmes are progressing appropriately.

To carry a designated clinical caseload including complex patients and prioritise that work efficiently taking into account clinical and service priorities using specialist knowledge to underpin decisions.

To provide individual patient equipment as required, 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 responsible for the standard of physiotherapy carried out by physiotherapy assistants or technical instructors working with you.

To undertake home visits when appropriate, to ensure planned discharge from hospital.

To advise, guide and teach junior staff and students in the assessment and management of patients and other aspects of clinical practice.

On the appropriate rotation, independently run the out-patient respiratory service and pulmonary rehabilitation programme working without direct supervision including management of the waiting list.

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 lone physiotherapy practitioner at night.

Undertake other clinical duties as requested by the Clinical Lead Physiotherapist or Physiotherapy Manager.

Communication

To consult appropriately with senior specialist staff regarding patients with particular problems.

Provide patients, families and other carers with specialist advice or instruction to promote the understanding of the aims of physiotherapy and to ensure consistent patient management.

To communicate effectively with patients and carers to maximize rehabilitation potential and to improve understanding of the condition which will require the appropriate response to the patients level of communication, facilitating the best possible communication outcome e.g. use of interpreters.

To be able to persuade and motivate patients through effective communication skills.

To provide and receive information from patients, carers and other professionals regarding a patients condition and treatment progress. This may include the sharing and receiving of complex and/or sensitive information.

Develop and maintain close working relationships with physiotherapy colleagues, referring clinicians, other members of the multidisciplinary team and other appropriate persons or agencies involved in the provision of care to these groups of patients in the community and hospital settings to provide a coordinated service.

To attend case conferences and ward rounds to ensure that the physiotherapeutic management of patients is integrated into the individual patient treatment plan and that other members of the MDT know the progress of the patient.

Provide education using specialist knowledge to relevant patient groups.

Management and Administration

Information Management

To maintain comprehensive, accurate and timely patient notes and records in accordance with departmental policy and to ensure the safekeeping and confidentiality of these records.

To keep comprehensive records of activity in accordance with local and national requirements, using departmental software systems as required.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• Degree or other recognised qualification in physiotherapy
• HCPC registration

Desirable

• MCSP
• Member of ACPRC

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Wide ranging post-graduate clinical experience, including neurology, rehab and musculoskeletal conditions
• Extended experience in respiratory including medical, surgical, HDU and ITU
• Demonstrate awareness of equal opportunities, providing non- discriminatory practice
• Evidence of relevant post graduate learning including reflective practice and courses attended e.g. CPD portfolio

Desirable

• Experience of handling critically ill patients
• Undertaken respiratory specific courses

Skills and Competencies

Essential

• Extended experience in respiratory including medical, surgical, HDU and ITU
• Able to give clear, concise written and verbal reports in English and complete POM Records
• Aware of confidentiality, practices good information governance
• Able to work collaboratively within multi-disciplinary team and understand role
• Able to undertake on-call and weekend duty commitments

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill Site

Denmark Hill

Brixton

SE5 9RS

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.kch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)