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Highly Specialist Physiotherapist

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Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust . This is an opportunity to work in the Planned Therapy Team - Sefton Place as a part-time, fixed-term position. We cater to a diverse population for Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and falls.

Responsibilities

The post holder will participate as an active member of the multidisciplinary team in developing and delivering high quality and innovative services to the local population, promote effective teamwork, delegating activities appropriately, to the benefit of the patient and service delivery.

The post holder will achieve these expectations through hands-on clinical practice, education and training and research.

The post holder will be expected to effectively manage a specialist and complex caseload of patients with co-morbidities as an autonomous practitioner, using evidence-based/patient centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions of the patient group.

The post holder will be responsible for the planning, development and evaluation of Physiotherapy Services within a designated area/team.

The post holder will take a holistic approach in the assessment and treatment of service users/patients, being responsible for the provision of appropriate, high-quality care to a defined caseload of a complex nature, using the appropriate model of care and evidenced based practice.

Postholders will work in partnership with other professionals and agencies to enable patients/clients to be maintained in an appropriate environment.

Provide expert clinical leadership within your area of specialism and the implementation of best practice/evidenced-based interventions.

Undertake timely, holistic assessments of patients, involving functional and environmental factors.

Demonstrate knowledge and experience in delivery and interpretation of outcome measures and other specific assessment tools.

Undertake assessments autonomously as well as working with other members of the MDT.

Provide comprehensive assessments and intervention to patients making use of education and treatment facilities where appropriate.

To be able to make rapid decisions where required, using clinical reasoning skills, knowledge and experience, with support as appropriate.

Work with clinical colleagues and teams to deliver an optimal service within your technical/clinical area.

Attend where appropriate relevant meetings linked to your service.

Be responsible for a clinical caseload working within multidisciplinary teams, sharing care appropriately ensuring patients and carers receive optimum level of therapy and holistic care within available resources.

Monitor a person’s progress and adapt treatment plans and intervention/recommendations as appropriate, using outcome measures and reflective practice.

To keep accurate up-to-date records on patient care and equipment provision, which comply with quality standards of Trust/Professional/Service policies, meet legal requirements and that can be shared with colleagues and carers when appropriate.

About Mersey CareMersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region. The trust offers specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities. At the heart of all we do is our commitment to “perfect care” – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Location and ContactFor further details or informal visits contact: Shruti Sharma, Team Lead. Email: shruti.sharma@merseycare.nhs.uk

Job details

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Part-time

Job function: Health Care Provider

Industries: Health, Wellness and Fitness

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