Static Specialist Physiotherapist - EDDT (Band 6)

You will play a key role in the clinical provision of services to a varied patient caseload. Therapies are considered an integral part of the Multi-disciplinary team at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust and as such enjoy MDT working. You will work very closely with the occupational therapists and have an ability to build some generic therapy skills to facilitate patient flow. Experience will be gained in the following areas
+ Emergency Department
+ Ambulatory care
+ Frailty Ward
+ Medical Admissions Unit

Working for our organisation
The post offers the opportunity to build on existing clinical knowledge and to grow service development skills in a supportive environment. There will be opportunity to develop your clinical skills via simulation training and sessions with a practice development physiotherapist.
Candidates should have good clinical reasoning, time management and communication skills. You will be involved in the supervision and teaching of Band 5 physiotherapists, Therapy Assistants and students. The successful candidate would also be expected to contribute to service development within the EDDT which may involve cross site service development.
Continued professional development is encouraged and viewed as integral to providing a quality service for patients. We offer regular supervision, in-service training and actively promote the personal development of all our therapists. This team work extended days across 7 days.
The physiotherapy department is a very inclusive environment to work in and is keen to continue to highlight the importance of this working closely with our local community.
Working in Therapies
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RimWWRzVS5Y, RESPONSIBLE TO: Band 7 or 8a Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist managing the service
JOB LOCATION: According to the specific rotation (rotation scheme details available)
Job Purpose
1 To provide a specialist rehabilitation, discharge and respiratory physiotherapy service of assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management of patients in the Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust.
2 To participate as a specialist physiotherapist in the emergency department discharge team, including working in the emergency department, ambulatory care, frailty unit and medical admissions unit. This could require you to work across the Trust and other locations, in a range of in-patient, out-patient and community clinical areas.
Job Summary
1 To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
2 To perform advanced physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions; to provide a provisional diagnosis and develop and deliver an individualised treatment programme.
3 To take responsibility for own caseload, being responsible for a defined area of the service, with the support of a Band 7/8 physiotherapist.
4. To take responsibility for own professional learning and attend in-service training and help to contribute to the learning of others in the team as indicated
5 With the team, to participate in evidence based audit / research activity to further the team's clinical practice within each rotation. To make recommendations to the lead Band 7/8 for any changes to practice by the team.
6 To supervise junior physiotherapists and physiotherapy students in the clinical setting., 1.1 To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of your own work, including the management of patients in your care.
1.2 To undertake a comprehensive, and holistic, assessment of patients including those with complex presentations / multi-pathologies.
1.3 To use manual and other assessment techniques and clinical reasoning skills to provide an accurate diagnosis of patients' conditions and identify their problems.
1.4 To assess patients' understanding of treatment proposals, gain valid informed consent and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack the capacity to consent to treatment.
1.5 To use clinical assessment and reasoning skills combined with a specialist knowledge and clinical experience of patho-physiology, evidence-based practice and treatment strategies to provide an effective treatment plan and goals in collaboration with the patient.
1.6 To evaluate patients' progress, re-assess and alter treatment programmes as required.
1.7 To formulate accurate prognoses and liaise with the multi-disciplinary team regarding discharge planning, where necessary, to ensure safe, timely and effective discharge from hospital, or following an outpatient episode of care.
1.8 To be responsible for the safe and competent use of gym, electrotherapy, manual handling and respiratory equipment, as well as the use of other aids and appliances by patients in your working area, ensuring that any Band 5 Physiotherapists and assistant staff attain competency prior to use.
1.9 To use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication skills to communicate effectively with patients during assessment and treatment. To communicate appropriately at all times with all individuals in a respectful manner.
1.10 To use active listening and optimum communication skills to discuss patients' concerns, worries and prognoses with them and their families, for example patients who have progressive, degenerative or terminal illnesses and those with newly acquired disabilities.
1.11 To be an active member of the respiratory oncall & weekend rota. When working at weekends and in the absence of Band 7 staff, to be responsible for any Band 5 physiotherapists in the team.
1.12 To provide advice to medical and nursing staff and other members of the multi-disciplinary team regarding patients' respiratory conditions, when working on the emergency duty rota and on acute ward rotations.
1.13 To supervise and delegate to assistant staff and Band 5 Physiotherapists.
1.14 To work within Trust, departmental and CSP guidelines, ensuring a good working knowledge of national and local standards.
1.15 When working in the community and domicilary settings, to work as a lone practitioner with telephone support from a senior physiotherapist if required. When working in the outpatient rotation, to work in GP outreach clinics as necessary.
2 MANAGEMENT
2.1 To maintain an accurate and evaluative record keeping system in accordance with the Trust and departmental policies, and which can be used for audit and legal purposes.
2.2 To be responsible for organising, prioritising and planning your own caseload to meet service needs and patient priorities, adjusting plans as situations arise.
2.3 To identify and manage clinical risk within your own patient caseload and clinical area.
2.4 To comply with all Trust policies and procedures, and the Health & Safety at Work Act, and the Data Protection Act. To report on complaints, accidents and clinical incidents to the immediate senior as soon as possible.
2.5 To be familiar with and comply with local fire procedures.
2.6 To be familiar with all Trust and Therapy emergency and precautionary procedures, both on and off site, and to respond as necessary - eg. hydrotherapy, emergency resuscitation, infection control etc.
2.7 To ensure that all equipment defects are reported to the Therapy Manager immediately, and that appropriate action is then taken.
2.8 To advise and demonsrate to carers, nursing and other staff on the safe manual handling, positioning and moving of patients.
2.9 To provide training on the use of equipment and management of conditions for carers, nursing and other staff when necessary.
2.10 To deputise for the Band 7 in his/her absence, taking responsibility for operational management of the team, allocating and organising the work of junior and assistant staff to meet service priorities on a daily basis.
2.11 To be responsible for the supervision and co-ordination of students, junior staff and assistants on a day to day basis.
2.12 To make appropriate referrals to other health professionals following assessment / identification of need.
2.13 To participate in the managerial matters of the unit and department as required, and to attend staff meetings.
2.14 To participate in the induction programme for all new staff where appropriate.
2.15 To undertake additional duties as may be deemed necessary, as requested by the team leader or Superintendent in the specific rotation.
We reserve the right to close the post before the stated closing date, please apply early. We do not contact applicants with the outcome of the shortlisting. If you have been shortlisted, you will receive an invite to an assessment day or interview.
As a local employer and anchor institution we work closely with our community to recruit locally and we welcome applications from the widest variety of people to ensure our workforce are reflective of the local communities which we serve. We encourage all suitable candidates to apply including if you are Black, Asian or other ethnic minorities, live with a disability (visible or not) or are LGBT+. We have a number of active staff networks including Disability, LGBT+, Multicultural Inclusion and Women's staff networks to bring staff together and celebrate diversity across our whole workforce.
Please note, not all roles will meet the criteria for a skilled worker visa.

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Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, (LGT), is a community-focused provider of local and acute care, delivering high-quality services to over one million people living across the London boroughs of Lewisham, Greenwich, and Bexley. We provide whole-life care and are here to support our communities to live healthier lives as well as taking care of them when they need us the most.
Employing almost 7,500 colleagues, affectionately known as Team LGT, we provide services at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich, University Hospital Lewisham, and at over a dozen community settings in Lewisham. We also provide some services at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup.
We have recently launched our new vision and values to mark the LGT10 - the tenth anniversary of our Trust forming in 2013. Our trust vision is to be exceptional. In the quality of our patient care; our support for colleagues; and in the difference we make through our partnerships and in our communities.
To achieve this we value Respect, Compassion, and Inclusion; Being accountable over staying comfortable; Listening over always knowing best; and Succeeding together over achieving alone. You can read more about our visions and values here
Our hospitals and community sites provide a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services, as well as emergency and planned care. The Trust is rated as "good" or "outstanding" in over three-quarters of the services inspected by the Care Quality Commission.
Every year our work includes performing 10,000 procedures in our theatres; bringing seven and a half thousand new lives into the world; carrying out 570,000 visits to patients in their homes or communities and providing emergency care for more than 300,000 patients arriving in our busy Urgent and Emergency Departments.
LGT is a centre for the education and training of medical students enrolled with King's College London's GKT School of Medical Education. We are a training centre for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals. We are pioneering new roles that will support the changing needs of our patients and are one of the largest employers of physician associates in the country.
We are committed to working with our partners to deliver the best outcomes for our local communities. This means playing an active role in the South East London Integrated Care System (ICS), and in formal partnerships including the South East London Acute Provider Collaborative, provider partnerships with our local mental health trusts and borough-based boards of the ICS in Bexley, Greenwich and Lewisham.