Senior Community Macmillan Specialist Physiotherapist

Permanent- Job Share/Part Time 18.75 Hours per week
The post holder will work within an established, supportive and community consultant led Palliative Care team to achieve the most appropriate outcomes for the patients on the caseload.
Assess the palliative care needs of patients with life limiting illness approaching the end of their life, clinically reason problem lists and physiotherapy treatment plans in coordination with the patient and family. Taking into account risk, safety, choice and independence.
Advanced clinical reasoning and activity analysis skills will be used to grade interventions to achieve therapeutic goals to meet people's broader therapy needs e.g. facilitating maintenance of participation in leisure activities.
To monitor, evaluate and modify interventions in order to measure progress and outcomes to ensure effectiveness of intervention.
Provide palliative care to enhance the quality of life for patients and carers with any life limiting illness requiring palliative care, including complex physical, psychological and emotional needs. This includes education of other health care professionals, training, support and advice for the multidisciplinary team.
Complete Holistic Needs Assessments as part of patient assessments.
The therapist will be expected to triage all referrals.
Close, Assess the palliative care needs of patients with life limiting illness approaching the end of their life, clinically reason problem lists and physiotherapy treatment plans in coordination with the patient and family.
Advanced clinical reasoning and activity analysis will be used to grade interventions to achieve therapeutic goals to meet peoples broader therapy needs e.g. facilitating maintenance of participation in leisure activities. To monitor, evaluate and modify interventions in order to measure progress and outcomes to ensure effectiveness of intervention.
Provide palliative care to enhance the quality of life for patients and carers with any life limiting illness requiring palliative care, including complex physical, psychological and emotional needs. This includes education of other health care professionals, training, support and advice for the Macmillan multidisciplinary team., COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the 'NHS England' website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
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MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected].
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