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Specialist Physiotherapist
| Posting date: | 18 March 2025 |
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| Salary: | £51,883.00 to £58,544.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £51883.00 - £58544.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 31 March 2025 |
| Location: | Orpington, BR6 9XA |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | B9848-25-0066 |
Summary
To provide a Physiotherapy service of the highest possible standard for those referred to the services by: Clinical: Triaging referrals to the Post Covid Syndrome Pathway, discussing these with the MDT to ensure all clients receive intervention from the most appropriate services. To undertake full respiratory assessments and independently plan individual,specialised, evidence-based, treatment programmes for patients appropriately using clinical reasoning and a variety of highly specialised skills such as use of respiratory monitoring, exercise prescription and exercise progression. To demonstrate expertise in the use of respiratory manual physiotherapy skills to include auscultation, chest vibrations and the ability to assess exercise tolerance and suction techniques. Agreeing goal orientated programmes in conjunction with the client, his/her family and other professionals involved and planning and implementing appropriate intervention. Devising rehabilitation programmes using the most up to date available evidence and guidance to enable clients to develop skills that will improve their performance and independence as well as health and wellbeing. Liaising with other health care professionals, making referrals, making recommendations where necessary to reduce the effect of disability on health and wellbeing. Participate in health promotion/education and give advice as necessary to clients and their carers. To formulate and evaluate individualised management and / or treatment plans, using clinical reasoning and utilising a wide range of treatment skills and options in order to formulate a specialised programme of care e.g. supported Self-management. Monitor clients health and medical status; reporting any changes or deterioration to the MDT involved in the clients care accordingly. To attend and on occasions lead the weekly MDT meetings to discuss clients. To carry a caseload of patients as an autonomous practitioner, including those with highly complex presentations, using advanced clinical reasoning skills. To provide support, supervision and delegate clinical work to Junior staff and the Therapy Assistant in order to meet needs of the client group.