Team Lead Physio - Trauma Ortho

To take a lead role in planning, coordinating, delivering, and evaluating the physiotherapy service provided to patients within the Trauma Orthopaedic specialty.

The job holder will take a major role in the advanced assessment and treatment of patients within the speciality who may have complex and /or chronic presentation, and to determine clinical diagnosis and physiotherapy treatment indicated and to maintain records as an autonomous practitioner.

They will maintain a high standard of care and clinical practice through liaison with those working on the team and to maintain close working relationships with other senior physiotherapists to facilitate integrated rehabilitation programmes, especially when patients move across professional and organisational boundaries.

The job also involves providing care to elective orthopaedic patients, as the service requires (particularly day cases). The post holder will also need to be involved in the physiotherapy on call rota.

To deputise for the Out-Patients Lead Physiotherapist in terms of operational issues as required.

To promote the role of physiotherapy within the inter-professional team and ensure that good communication exists with medical, nursing and other professional staff.

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