Band 5 Rotational Physiotherapist

Job summary Thank you for considering an application for this exciting role as a Band 5 Physiotherapist within Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The department is proud to offer a Band 5 rotation with a broad range of experiences, which is organised to ensure progression through the core rotations in a structured manner.
Our rotation scheme is organised into 5 groups of rotations consisting of placements within 24 clinical teams, across all four sites (John Radcliffe, Churchill, Nuffield Orthopaedic and Horton Hospitals).
The 6 month rotations deliver clinical experience across the core clinical areas as well as specialist rotations reflective of the Trust's status as a large university teaching hospital, Major Trauma Centre and Tertiary Referral Centre for multiple specialities.
Successful candidates will be expected to work as part of an extended hours service over seven days, and after a comprehensive training programme to become part of the overnight on call rota.
The rotation scheme includes rotations in the following areas: Neurorehabilitation - acute, a tertiary rehab centre, hyperacute stroke ward and early supported discharge after stroke In-patient and out-patient trauma within the Major Trauma Centre Intensive care - general, surgical, cardiothoracic and neurosurgical Acute medicine, frailty intervention in ED Acute general and vascular surgery Womens and mens health, MSK outpatients Oncology and Haematology Main duties of the job JOB PURPOSE To act as an autonomous practitioner, providing physiotherapeutic interventions of the highest standard, in alignment with national and professional guidelines, working across a range of disciplines and settings, including (but not limited to): Trauma orthopaedics and plastics Respiratory medicine Intensive care Acute medical, surgical and vascular Neurosciences and stroke Neurorehabilitation Women's and Men's Health Gerontology Oncology, Haematology and Macmillan therapy team JOB SUMMARY To assess and treat own caseload of patients, and maintain associated records as an autonomous practitioner with support from senior staff To communicate with the relevant members of the multidisciplinary team, other health professionals, patients and carers with regard to the delivery of patient focused care To participate in departmental continuous professional development, departmental education and training, audit and evidence-based projects To undertake all necessary verbal and written documentation required for patient care To actively participate in appraisal and supervision processes To be responsible for the maintenance and development of own Continuous Professional Development (CPD) To assist in the supervision of physiotherapy assistants and students To participate in extended hour working over a seven day period, including overnight emergency on call and weekend working About us Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country.
It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.
We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family.
Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.
Job description Job responsibilities Communication To ensure patient understanding regarding planned interventions and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack the capacity to consent to treatment To gain appropriate advice and liaise with senior staff in relation to the management of more complex patients To be able to contribute to the effective working of a physiotherapy team.
This will involve working with other team members to manage the work load and to also assist in imparting knowledge to colleagues as required To be able to motivate and persuade patients, carers and other staff through effective communication skills (verbal and non-verbal skills) for example, patients with communication difficulties, hearing or sight impairments, memory loss, mental illness or those who may be unable to accept diagnosis To demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information to patients, carers and other staff, where there may be barriers to communication non-English speaking patients, communication impairment, and cognitive impairment, use of interpreters, excess noise or lack of privacy To maintain close links though communication and liaison between the multi-disciplinary team members and other patient services involved in patient care to ensure effective treatment and discharge, participating in case conferences as appropriate Responsibility for patient care/analysis and judgement To carry out assessments of patients as an autonomous practitioner, using clinical reasoning skills, to determine an accurate diagnosis and care plan, utilising a wide range of assessment skills To interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical facts to form accurate diagnoses.
These are drawn from a wide range of information sources including but not exclusive to medical notes, nursing notes, web-based information services and patient computer databases To formulate goals/clinical objectives with patients/carers/relatives and other health professionals and continually re-assess patients to evaluate progress, and alter treatment programmes accordingly To formulate and deliver an individual physiotherapy treatment programme based on a sound knowledge of evidence based practice including; manual and electrotherapy techniques, therapeutic handling, patient education, exercise classes, and other alternative options To co-ordinate intervention, this may include other disciplines and /or referral to members of the multidisciplinary team for further investigation where appropriate To represent the physiotherapy service at the multi-disciplinary team meetings.
This will include discussion of patient care and progress, risk assessment, and involvement in discharge planning and referral to intermediate care services, making recommendations for best course of intervention as appropriate To be involved in co-ordinating home visits with other members of the multi-disciplinary team to facilitate a patient's safe return into the community, and subsequently making recommendations for best course of action with regards to discharge planning To be responsible for maintenance of accurate written and electronic records, involving comprehensive progress and discharge reports, in line with CSP and Trust standards and to monitor the record keeping of undergraduate students and assistants where necessary To manage clinical risk within own patient caseload at all times with appropriate support from senior staff To use developed physical skills, including dexterity, co-ordination and sensory skills for therapy assessment and treatment techniques in all clinical settings.
These skills require regular supervision and practice sessions in order to maintain the sensitivity and specificity of handling To carry out assessments and treatments involving moderate physical effort frequently throughout the day To comply with trust manual handling policy and local therapeutic handling guidelines at all times To work in an environment where the work patterns may be disrupted by demands from patients, clinical staff, students and administrative support staff To actively participate in lone working in the emergency out of hours on call rota once assessed as competent To be mentally alert when responding to the stressful situation of an emergency on-call bleep at any stage of an on-call period (24hrs) To sensitively deal with distressing or emotional circumstances regarding patient care such as realistic expectations of rehabilitation outcome, difficult family and social circumstances or terminally ill patients which may lead to exposure to anxiety and aggressive behaviour To be frequently exposed to unpleasant working conditions bodily fluids including sputum, vomit, urine, faeces and some infections, hydrotherapy chemicals and occasional exposure to verbal or physical aggression and unpredictable environments including patients homes Planning and organisation To flexibly plan and organise own time, prioritise patient caseload, administrative duties and meetings (including ward, departmental and service development meetings) and respond to unpredictable workloads, working conditions and frequent interruptions To assist senior staff to delegate, organise and monitor the work of assistants, undergraduate students and technical instructors to meet priorities on a daily basis To assist the senior staff in ensuring an efficient system for the organisation and management of waiting lists for patient classes/group work Responsibility for policy and service development implementation To contribute to evaluation of clinical effectiveness within the service and support Trust and departmental strategies regarding clinical governance issues To contribute to research surveys, audits and evaluation activity or other projects within the department, underpinned by appropriate methodology and documentation To complete an evidence based project on each rotation and present back to colleagues To ensure a good working knowledge of national and local standards To actively assist in the implementation of new policies and practice in the current area of practice in the department Responsibility for physical resources To be competent in the use/application of specialised equipment To be responsible for the safe and competent use of all equipment used in the course of patients' treatment programmes Person Specification Essential Essential HCPC registered Physiotherapist/ pending HCPC from UK University (in which case registration assumed) Experience as student or post-qualification in majority of the core areas of Physiotherapy Experience working in an Acute Hospital setting Able to describe the credible application of clinical skills & techniques Able to demonstrate credible underpinning clinical knowledge Presents written English in a clear and logical manner Describes working as part an MDT Describes ability to self direct learning Describes an understanding of Clinical Governance