SWATT Practitioner

The role of the Band 6 SWAT Team Nurse/Physiotherapist/Occupational Therapist is to deliver high quality, caring, and compassionate patient care. The post holder will support the SWAT Team in managing trauma & elective orthopaedic patients, providing a high standard multi-disciplinary service in both acute and community settings, including the orthopaedic wards and home environments, over a 7-day service.
This fixed-term post has been created to support the provision of late therapy to the elective (e.g. inpatient therapy shifts to 7.30pm aiding same day discharge following arthroplasty surgery).
The role will involve autonomously undertaking assessment, implementation, and evaluation of care needs for Orthopaedic patients both in the acute hospital and in the community. The post holders are required to work as part of a team committed to delivering and improving a high standard of care within South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust., To ensure Trust standards and values are maintained and monitored to improve the quality of care to all who encounter the services provided by South Warwickshire Foundation Trust.
Ensure records and documentation are maintained, kept confidential, and meets appropriate Trust standards, and in line with the Data Protection Act.
Demonstrates a positive and enthusiastic approach to their work in order to maintain high morale and motivation within the department. Promoting a professional and positive working environment.
To report any accidents or incidents via the DATIX incident reporting system and/or to an appropriate registered professional, ensuring an open and transparent culture.
To adhere to the Trust's dress code policy, always maintaining a smart appearance.
To adhere to the Trust's IT policies regarding e-mail and internet usage.
To ensure children and adults are protected from abuse and avoidable harm and report any safeguarding concerns in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.
Clinical Practice
To gain informed consent from each patient prior to assessment and treatment. The clinician should be familiar with and adhere to South Warwickshire Foundation Trust policies on consent.
To undertake a comprehensive assessment of the individual patient both adults and children including those with diverse or complex presentations/multiple pathologies; gaining relevant information by clinical examination; observation, questioning, discussion and manual assessment techniques (such as range of motion).
Apply advanced clinical reasoning skills to formulate a clinical diagnosis of their condition and set therapeutic/rehabilitation objectives.
To formulate and deliver an individual rehabilitation treatment program based on specialist knowledge of evidence-based practice and treatment options using clinical skills e.g. manual techniques, patient education, exercise program or classes and other alternative options (such as continuous passive motion machines). Ensuring competency to practice is maintained as appropriate.
To evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter management plans as required.
To formulate a prognosis and recommend best course of interventions developing comprehensive treatments and discharge plans.
To make informed clinical decisions on timely discharge planning and / or referral to other services.
Communications and Interpersonal Relationships
To communicate the clinical diagnosis and facilitate understanding of a mutually agreed treatment programme to patients and carers.
To communicate effectively with other patients, relatives or carers on a group or individual basis in order to maximise rehabilitative potential through verbal and non- verbal methods. This may require explanation, instruction, persuasion, motivation, negotiation and reassurance or use of behavioural modification techniques.
To communicate with colleagues and other relevant professionals professionally and appropriately and in a timely manner (e.g. medical notes, letters and reports).
To assess individual patients' understanding of proposed treatment modalities and have the ability to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to intervention, in line with Trust policy in gaining consent.
To maintain accurate, legible, comprehensive and contemporaneous documentation, in line with the Core Standards, Trust policies and legal requirements.
Team Working
Participate in staff appraisal scheme as an appraisee and be responsible for complying with agreed personal and professional development program to meet knowledge, skills and competency requirements.
To be responsible for maintaining and developing specialist knowledge of evidence-based practice ensuring own competency to practice through CPD activities.
To undertake clinical and professional updating through means identified during the appraisal process.
To develop an individual learning plan, maintain CPD records/portfolio which reflect personal development and provide evidence of how learning is applied to practice.
Be an active member through planning, implementation, attendance at and leading, of the in-service training programs.
To participate in the clinical supervision of less experienced staff and students through teaching, peer reviews and mentoring.
To be responsible for equipment used in carrying out duties and to adhere to departmental policy, including competence to use equipment and to ensure the safe use equipment by others through teaching, training and supervision of practice.
Undertake regular measurement, data collection and evaluation of your work and current practices through the use of evidence-based practice projects, audit and outcome measures either individually or with more senior staff.
Management / Professional
To be responsible for organising and planning own caseload to meet service and patient priorities. Re-adjusting plans as situations change/arise, this may include adapting a new working environment.
To monitor and mentor the caseload of less experience staff providing support and guidance as required.
To be responsible for supervising, teaching and assessing students to graduate level demonstrating advanced clinical ability and clinical reasoning skills.
To supervise the other staff within the MDT as required, ensuring they meet Trust and professional expectations and standards.
To identify opportunities to improve the Orthopaedic service and implement changes with senior support in order to provide the best patient care within resources available.
To maintain own competency and to be responsible for the safe and competent use of manual handling, gym and rehabilitation equipment by patients and students/assistants/TI's through teaching, training and supervision of practice.
To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work.
To assess and manage clinical risk within the limits of own scope of practice.
To work within Trust policy and Registration guidelines and to have a good working knowledge of national and local standards. Monitor own and others quality of practice, as appropriate.
To work within Registration and Trust Guidelines, National Clinical Guidelines and National Service Frameworks. To monitor own and others standards of practice, as appropriate.
To set a high personal standard of work and professional attitude and encourage others to do likewise.
To maintain high morale and sound staff relations within the department.
To maintain assessment, treatment and discharge records/reports and follow guidelines, protocols and procedures in accordance with professional, legal and departmental standards.
To contribute to meeting the requirements of the Trust's Corporate Governance agenda.
To be committed to a team approach in order to provide continuity and efficiency of service provision.
To be the first point of contact in dealing with minor complaints from staff, patients and carers/visitors in line with Trust Policy.
To be aware of Health and Safety aspects of your work and implement any policies, including prompt recording and reporting of incidents to senior staff, using the Trust incident reporting system.
Weekend Working
To be an active member of the weekend working rotas, this may involve working alone and unsupervised., Sometimes we get a lot of applications for our roles. On those occasions we might close the job early. If you don't want to miss out we recommend submitting your application as early as possible.
The Trust use an Applicant Management System called TRAC which helps us manage the recruitment process. All communications regarding your application will come via TRAC (even if you applied via NHS Jobs).
Please check your TRAC account regularly and ensure your email is set up to accept messages so they don't go into your junk/spam folder.
We aim to shortlist all vacancies within 2 days of the vacancy closing, we will get back to all candidates ASAP.
Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including business email address, telephone contact details and postal address.
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is an equal opportunities employer who is committed to Equality and Diversity and does not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the grounds of any protected characteristic as defined by the Equality Act 2010.
All South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust sites are smoke free. We feel it's a great way to help our patients, visitors and staff stay healthy.
The Trust is part of a 'Foundation Group' through a strategic alliance with Wye Valley NHS Trust, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. This partnership is great for the sustainability of all four organisations and allows us to share learning and maximise opportunities to ensure the delivery of high quality health and care services for our local populations.

We are excited to announce the Trauma & Orthopaedic department are looking for an experienced clinician to work as part of the established SWAT Team in elective and trauma orthopaedics.
Are you compassionate, enthusiastic, highly motivated and passionate about Orthopaedics? Do you want to be part of a GIRFT acclaimed Orthopaedic department.
We are looking for a dynamic, committed Orthopaedic Physiotherapist / Occupational Therapist / Nurse (Band 6) to support the Clinical Lead and Ward Manager in supporting a hybrid acute and community team to manage patients from admission through to their management back at home in the community.
All staff members are supported to develop clinical and leadership skills by the visible senior leadership team. The successful candidate will be someone who has previous orthopaedic experience, has a desire to drive a new service and has the ability to set the tone for high quality care. We are looking for a clinician who is able to champion safe, effective, inclusive, compassionate and trusted patient care.
If being part of a dynamic multi-disciplinary team, supporting and developing others, and making a difference is fundamental to you, we would love to hear from you to discuss this exciting opportunity further.

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is one of the top performing organisations within the NHS. Our staff think this is a great place to work and we hope you will agree. We have recently been rated as 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following our most recent inspection.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the whole county. This includes our Community Teams in North Warwickshire.
We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Over 6000 people work for the Trust and many of them have been here a long time. People find they don't need to go elsewhere to find a fulfilling career in healthcare.
The first thing you will notice about us is how we take our values seriously. We believe that our values underpin everything we do. If you are interested in a role with us you need to make sure our values match your own.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide inclusive, safe, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Probationary Period
All new staff to the Trust will be subject to a standard 6 month probationary period, the details of which will duly follow in your contract of employment.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued and respected and that our organisation is representative of all members of society. We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual - we value our employees, job applicants, students, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our values of being Inclusive, Safe, Effective, Compassionate and Trusted.
Agile and Flexible Working
All our staff will have a work base. However the Trust operates as an Agile Working Team therefore staff may be working from home on a regular basis as required by the service. However, occasionally travel around Warwickshire and into your base will be required so access to your own transport would be helpful.
The Trust also welcome staff to work flexibly and we would welcome the conversation at interview regarding flexible working.
Staff Benefits
The Trust offer a wide range of additional benefits to staff. Anyone who joins us on a substantive basis can assess things such as the Lease Car Scheme, Electronics Scheme, Discounted Leisure and Travel, Cycle to work scheme amongst many others available.
Car Parking
The Trust have recently completed the construction of a multi-storey car park at our Warwick Hospital site which has allowed us to reduce waiting times for car parking passes.
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Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.