Physiotherapist IPU and Outpatients
| Posting date: | 14 October 2024 |
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| Salary: | £32,142.13 to £32,142.13 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £32142.13 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 November 2024 |
| Location: | Northwood, HA62RN |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | B0064-24-0004 |
Summary
Job description Job title: Physiotherapist Department: Rehab Team, In Patient Unit Michael Sobell House Salary range: Senior Band 7 Responsible to: Wellbeing Manager Working relationships: Internal External Management accountant Patients and Families Directors External Health Care Agencies Service Managers Stake holders IPU All colleagues Harlington Hospice Community Family Support Volunteers Compassionate Communities Michael Sobell House cares for hundreds of people each year across the boroughs of Hillingdon and surrounding boroughs We support patients and their families who are living with life-limiting illnesses, including heart failure or respiratory illnesses, neurological conditions such as motor neurones disease, frailty and cancer. Departmental structure: The Wellbeing Service offers support to help manage the challenges of living with a serious, long term and life limiting condition. Our priority is to maintain independence and enhance quality of life, giving the confidence to live as well as possible. We provide assessments, treatments, symptom management education to patients and run a variety of groups and courses designed to help cope with conditions. Our team includes a physiotherapist, nurses, therapy assistant and complementary therapist as well as volunteers trained to offer support. Main Responsibilities As part of the Michael Sobell House Therapy Team, to be responsible for providing and developing a specialist palliative physiotherapy service based on principles of Rehabilitative Palliative Care. To provide an evidence-based physiotherapy service that aims to maximise quality of life for patients under the care of Michael Sobell, contributing to the effective provision of rehabilitation and therapy support based on the principles of Rehabilitative Palliative Care. To assist in the development and evaluation of therapy Services provided by Harlington Hospice, based on patient centred need. To work independently with support from other therapy team members, undertaking holistic assessment and treatment as an autonomous practitioner within the Michael Sobell House Multi-Disciplinary Team. To be a resource and support to other Hospice staff and wider community professionals with regards to specialist palliative physiotherapy. To autonomously manage a caseload of patients with palliative care needs, using evidence based, patient centred and holistic principles to undertake specialist assessments of physical and functional needs, plan, implement and evaluate interventions to ensure that the individuals full potential is reached, maintained and supported. To work within the therapy team and with other members of the multidisciplinary team to provide holistic assessment and implement effective and efficient symptom control and rehabilitation programmes for individuals and groups of patients and their carers referred to the service. Provide high quality physiotherapy input to optimise non-pharmacological management of symptoms including breathlessness and pain. Be a source of expertise, advocating non-pharmacological approaches to symptom control within the multi-disciplinary team. To implement effective communication and referral processes to support the smooth transition of patients between external services enabling patients to be managed in their preferred place of care throughout their care pathway. To regularly work on own initiative and independently in the, In Patient Unit and Wellbeing Services. Identify patients with complex needs and seek support from the wider therapy team to ensure effective management. To promote a culture of patient enablement within the multidisciplinary team. Within the therapy team contribute to the development of therapeutic groups and activities within Wellbeing. To develop delivery of both face to face and virtual support options for delivering care. To attend and contribute to Harlington Hospice multi-disciplinary team meetings. To Lead on Patient falls and chair the Patients Falls Group To Provide Face to Face Manual Handling training to the Clinical staff, Organisation Be responsible for managing own case load across all areas of the service, demonstrate flexibility in meeting patient need. To maintain accurate patient records and statistics. Education and Development Complete mandatory training as directed. Ensure professional standards and accountability as directed by the Health and Care Professions Council and the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy are met at all times. To actively participate in clinical supervision and appraisal processes. To assess own learning needs and identify opportunities to address these. To keep up to date with local and national developments relevant to Physiotherapy services in palliative care. To engage with the ACPOPC (Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Oncology and Palliative Care) and local support networks. To actively promote the work of the hospice and represent the Hospice as an Ambassador when required. Leadership To give guidance and direction to volunteers and the therapy assistant, working with therapy service delivery. To undertake any other duties which reasonably fall within the scope of the role. Any Other duties This is not an exhaustive list of duties and the postholder will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by the changing role within the organisation and the overall business objectives of the organisation, as deemed reasonable and requested by the postholders line manager or CEO. The post will be subject to regular annual appraisal and review as part of the Personal Development Plan. GENERAL DUTIES To comply at all times with the requirements of the Health & Safety regulations under the Health & Safety at Work Act (1974) and to take responsibility for the health and safety and welfare of others in the working environment ensuring that agreed safety procedures are carried out to maintain a safe environment. To comply at all times with the Hospice Information security policy. Also, to respect confidentiality of information about staff, patients and health service business and in particular the confidentiality of electronically stored personal data in line with the Data Protection Act. It is the responsibility of all Hospice employees to fully comply with the safeguarding policies and procedures of the Hospice. As a Harlington Hospice employee, you must ensure that you understand your role in protecting adults and children that may be at risk of abuse. Individuals must ensure compliance with their safeguarding training. The Hospice is committed to a policy of equal opportunities. A copy of our policy is available from the human resources department. The Hospice operates a no-smoking policy. The role description gives a general outline of the duties of the post and is not intended to be an inflexible or finite list of tasks. It may be varied, from time to time, after consultation with the post holder. All appointments are subject to pre-employment health screening. It is the responsibility of all employees to ensure that they comply with the Hospice Infection control practises, as outlined in the Health Act 2008 and staff must be familiar with the policies in the Organisations infection control manual, this includes Infection Prevention and Control Adult Hospice Policies and Safe Practice Guidance You are responsible for ensuring that all equipment used in the patient environment is cleaned / decontaminated as instructed by manufacturers and maintained in line with the infection control / guidelines protocol and Hospice policy. CLINICAL ONLY It is the responsibility of all employees to ensure compliance with the Health and Social Care Act, 2008, in preventing risk of infections to patients, visitors and other staff within the Hospice. CLINICAL ONLY All staff are required to implement infection control policies and practices, including hand hygiene, waste disposal, staff uniform responsibilities, as detailed in the Hospice Policies. It is the responsibility of all staff to ensure that they have evidence of annual/or otherwise infection control training as appropriate. Any other duties as designated by your manager and which are commensurate with the grade. NB. The role description is a reflection of the current position and may change emphasis or detail in the light of subsequent developments, in consultation with the post holder.