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Salary To be professionally responsible and accountable for all aspects of physiotherapy management of a mixed caseload of low and moderately complex patients. This role involves rotating across different speciality teams on a regular basis, including Musculoskeletal, Orthopaedics, Cardiorespiratory (inclusive of Intensive Care), Neurology and Frailty in the in-patient, out-patient and community settings. To work as a physiotherapy practitioner, planning and delivering the assessment, ongoing evaluation and treatment of patient caseload, ensuring a patient-centred, goal-orientated Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation programmes, utilising clinical reasoning skills and relevant outcome measures. To maintain accurate clinical records and statistical data in accordance with professional standards and departmental policy, and provide written clinical reports to multi-disciplinary colleagues to optimise holistic patient care.
To support senior staff by taking responsibility for daily time management of patient caseload and other duties to meet service and patient priorities, readjusting plans as situations change/arise. Delegate and allocate duties to other members of staff, as appropriate. To work as an autonomous physiotherapist within professional boundaries and the post holder's individual scope of practice. To seek supervision from Senior Physiotherapists as necessary to ensure that patients are managed safely and effectively.
To be aware of safe working practice in all settings and identify if vulnerable patients may be at risk. To highlight any risks to senior staff and follow all relevant Government of Jersey (GoJ) policies including safeguarding. To participate in the emergency overnight on-call service, and, as a lone Physiotherapy practitioner, in order to provide treatment for acutely unwell patients and provide advice to medical and nursing staff caring for such patients. To support senior staff with day to day service management duties, including supporting other rotational physiotherapists, assistant members of staff, and physiotherapy students.
To support senior staff by contributing to service audit activity and supporting service development initiatives, including an active contribution and participation in training GOJ health professionals. This involves leading some in-service training sessions within the Physiotherapy Department.
