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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

KEY DUTIES

• To provide professional practice education of Therapy students on placement and to assist in the education and development of other health professionals.
• To actively assist in the promotion of Therapy through professional practice and delegated activities.
• To ensure continued professional development including attendance at relevant postgraduate training and actively participating in in-service training.
• To keep an up-to-date Personal Development Plan and Professional Development Portfolio.
• To comply with the HPC Standards and Code of Professional Conduct.
• To participate in activity around clinical audit and work towards initiatives within department/service/directorate as appropriate.
• To ensure treatments offered to patients are based on the best available clinical evidence.
• To ensure compliance to all Trust Risk Management, Research Governance and Infection Control Policies and Procedures and abide by the Standards for Better Health
• Undertake appropriate mandatory training in infection control and comply with all Trust Infection Control Policies relevant to the post, particularly with regard to the Hand Hygiene Policy.
• To comply with any statutory requirements imposed on the Trust.
• To take reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and other persons who may be affected by your acts/omissions.
• To ensure that any equipment, furniture or building in need of repair is reported in line with Trust procedure.
• To take advantage of clinical network opportunities and working parties within and outside the organisation.
• In close liaison with senior staff, to identify and contribute towards service development to address quality issues.
• To operate systems of supervision/appraisal for junior staff members.
• To develop own clinical knowledge and leadership skills and to share expertise for the improvement of patient care.
• To undertake research and ensure compliance with all Trust Research governance procedures.
• Take responsibility for managing their own health and wellbeing.

CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• To assess and identify the individual needs of referred patients, to clinically diagnose and implement treatment plans if appropriate in a manner that respects people’s privacy, dignity, individuality utilising shared decision making.
• To take part in extended working rotas as appropriate.
• In accordance with best practice, implement and evaluate Therapy Intervention.
• To record and report findings appropriately following the standard procedures used by the department to maintain high levels of written/verbal communication.
• To share skills/knowledge with other disciplines and patient/carers as necessary.
• To liaise with hospital/ primary care-based staff as appropriate to ensure continuity of treatment and provision of equipment/adaptations to facilitate rehabilitation/ re-enablement to achieve shared patient goals and effective outcomes.
• To provide and receive complex information which requires empathy and reassurance. Communicating where there may be barriers to understanding and where skills such as motivational interviewing and counselling are required.
• To be aware of and identify changes in service demand and report to senior staff.

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

• To ensure accurate and up to date clinical records in line with registration requirements.
• Contribute to the ordering and maintaining of materials / equipment / resources to facilitate patient care.
• In the absence of senior staff to take responsibility escalation of the situation in line with service processes and where appropriate responsibility for the daily running of the department.
• To attend/participate in Trust / Department briefing sessions and to feedback and inform others as appropriate.

TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES

-       To attend all relevant training and clinical development sessions related to the role.

-       To participate in-service training sessions.

-       To attend relevant training courses and disseminate information.

-       To complete annual appraisal and Professional Development Plan

-       To provide formal and informal peer review for staff working in Outpatient Therapies / JH Service.

-       To take part in the Trusts clinical supervision as a supervisor and supervisee

-       To teach and advise carers and other Health Professionals to ensure provision of good patient care.

-       To contribute to the provision of good practice across professional and organisational boundaries.

LINE MANAGEMENT RESPONSABILITIES 

• To act as a clinical supervisor and provide clinical leadership to allocated clinicians.

RESEARCH & AUDIT

·         To be responsible for the timely and accurate collection of statistics / records that are required nationally and departmentally and to ensure that confidentiality is maintained.