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Senior Specialist Physiotherapist

Job details
Posting date: 24 May 2024
Salary: £43,742.00 to £50,056.00 per year
Additional salary information: £43742.00 - £50056.00 a year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 16 June 2024
Location: Dewsbury, WF13 4HS
Company: NHS Jobs
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: C9377-ATS4444

Summary

Be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work, including the management of patients in your care. Ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management. Accept sole clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients and organise this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and use of time. Undertake the specialist and comprehensive assessment of patients referred from a variety of sources, including those with a complex presentation, using investigative and analytical skills Formulate individualised management and treatment plans, using clinical reasoning, and utilising a wide range of advanced treatment skills and options to formulate a specialised programme of care in conjunction with the patient and carers Plan a care programme for individual patients in conjunction with other professional staff within the multidisciplinary team (MDT) Provide specialist clinical expertise to colleagues within the team and referrers to the service Communicate effectively with patients and carers to maximise rehabilitation potential and ensure understanding of condition Communication skills of persuasion, motivation and explanation to encourage patients to undertake their treatment programme Use verbal and non-verbal communication skills to gain informed consent with patients where there will often be barriers to effective communication. Assess capacity, gain valid informed consent and have the ability to work within a legal framework with patients who may lack capacity to consent to treatment Participate in appropriate on call rota as required.