Department- Ministry of Defence
Business Area- Joint Forces Command
Number of Jobs Available- 1
Location: City/Town- Winchester
Post Type- Permanent
Qualification(s)-
Degree in Physiotherapy plus additional specialist training
or experience to post graduate diploma level or equivalent.
Licence(s)-
HCPC Registered Physiotherapist
Membership(s)-
Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
Salary Minimum- £25,783
Salary Maximum- £34,530
Grade Entry Qualifications Required
Degree in Physiotherapy plus additional specialist training
or experience to post graduate diploma level or equivalent. Memberships:
Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and/or Health Professions Council.
Closing Date- 27 Jul 2014
Contact point for applicants-
Captain Michael Clarke
Telephone: Mil: 94275 4281 Civilian:01962 888 281
Email: DPHC(S)-WIN-PCRF-Physio-01@mod.uk
Job Description-
Job Purpose:
• To provide a high standard of physiotherapy service to Service personnel including highly specialist work in the musculo-skeletal/sports and training injury area.
• To provide a positive caring environment, in which patients can expect a high quality professional service.
• To provide full support to the line manager in ensuring the provision of a comprehensive and professional physiotherapy/rehabilitation service for entitled personnel. This will include undertaking highly skilled and specialist work.
Principle Duties and Responsibilities:
Clinical
• To perform highly skilled physiotherapeutic assessment of patients referred by Medical Officers, Consultants, or other Healthcare Professionals with diverse presentations and complex and acute/chronic physical conditions and sports injuries. To use clinical reasoning skills to provide an accurate clinical diagnosis.
• To formulate, develop and deliver a specialised individualised treatment programme based upon evidence based practice, manual assessment and appropriate clinical reasoning.
• To communicate effectively with patients to ensure informed consent for assessment and treatment, good understanding of their conditions and maximise their rehabilitation potential. Patients may have barriers to communication e.g. English as their second language.
• To advise the Medical Officers with regard to specialist physiotherapy recommendations.
• To manage and prioritise own clinical caseload efficiently and effectively.
• The provision of clinical reports to supply clinical prognoses and comprehensive discharge planning for other medical professionals and, where appropriate the military CoC.
• Take an active role in monitoring clinical standards in the PCRF setting, through regular formal in-service training, watched assessments, review of complex patients, group practical sessions, tutorials and caseload reviews.
• To manage and prioritise own clinical caseload efficiently and effectively.
Professional:
• To have professional and legal accountability to the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) ‘Standards of Practice, Health Care Professions Council Standards of Proficiency, Conduct, Performance and Ethics’, Ministry of Defence (MoD) local policies and tort law in all aspects of practice.
• Development and maintenance of your own personal, Service and Professional Standards at the highest attainable levels through continuing professional development activities and maintenance of a portfolio.
• Participate in the Knowledge Skills Framework (KSF) scheme and be responsible for complying with agreed development programmes, including attendance at appropriately planned and selected post-graduate courses.
• Use evidence-based practice, audit, outcome measures and published research to inform, measure and evaluate your own work and current practice.
• To take part in and support any relevant audit and research activity.
• To maintain a high standard of confidentiality at all times.
• To act as an ambassador for the physiotherapy profession at all times.
Evidence of Hepatitis B immunity is required.
• To provide a high standard of physiotherapy service to Service personnel including highly specialist work in the musculo-skeletal/sports and training injury area.
• To provide a positive caring environment, in which patients can expect a high quality professional service.
• To provide full support to the line manager in ensuring the provision of a comprehensive and professional physiotherapy/rehabilitation service for entitled personnel. This will include undertaking highly skilled and specialist work.
Principle Duties and Responsibilities:
Clinical
• To perform highly skilled physiotherapeutic assessment of patients referred by Medical Officers, Consultants, or other Healthcare Professionals with diverse presentations and complex and acute/chronic physical conditions and sports injuries. To use clinical reasoning skills to provide an accurate clinical diagnosis.
• To formulate, develop and deliver a specialised individualised treatment programme based upon evidence based practice, manual assessment and appropriate clinical reasoning.
• To communicate effectively with patients to ensure informed consent for assessment and treatment, good understanding of their conditions and maximise their rehabilitation potential. Patients may have barriers to communication e.g. English as their second language.
• To advise the Medical Officers with regard to specialist physiotherapy recommendations.
• To manage and prioritise own clinical caseload efficiently and effectively.
• The provision of clinical reports to supply clinical prognoses and comprehensive discharge planning for other medical professionals and, where appropriate the military CoC.
• Take an active role in monitoring clinical standards in the PCRF setting, through regular formal in-service training, watched assessments, review of complex patients, group practical sessions, tutorials and caseload reviews.
• To manage and prioritise own clinical caseload efficiently and effectively.
Professional:
• To have professional and legal accountability to the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) ‘Standards of Practice, Health Care Professions Council Standards of Proficiency, Conduct, Performance and Ethics’, Ministry of Defence (MoD) local policies and tort law in all aspects of practice.
• Development and maintenance of your own personal, Service and Professional Standards at the highest attainable levels through continuing professional development activities and maintenance of a portfolio.
• Participate in the Knowledge Skills Framework (KSF) scheme and be responsible for complying with agreed development programmes, including attendance at appropriately planned and selected post-graduate courses.
• Use evidence-based practice, audit, outcome measures and published research to inform, measure and evaluate your own work and current practice.
• To take part in and support any relevant audit and research activity.
• To maintain a high standard of confidentiality at all times.
• To act as an ambassador for the physiotherapy profession at all times.
Evidence of Hepatitis B immunity is required.
Reserved / Non Reserved post(s)
This is a Non Reserved post and is therefore open to UK , British Commonwealth
and European Economic Area (EEA) Nationals and certain non EEA members
What security level is required for this post?
Security Check
If you are a successful candidate you will be expected to
undertake the following level of security check:
- Security Check
- Security Check
If you are a successful candidate you will be expected to
undertake a Disclosure and Barring Security check
Working Pattern
This job/these jobs are full time and not suitable for part
time or job share applicants
Minimum Expected Tour Length
2 Years
Employment Terms: Hours
37.5
Competence 1
Additional Competency
Competence 1 - Detail
NHS Core 1: Communication
Competence 2
Additional Competency
Competence 2 - Detail
NHS Core 3: Health Safety and
Security.
Competence 3
Additional Competency
Competence 3 - Detail
NHS Core 4: Service Improvement
Competence 4
Additional Competency
Competence 4 - Detail
NHS Core 5: Quality
Competence 5
Additional Competency
Competence 5 - Detail
HWB1 Promotion of Health and
Wellbeing
Competence 6
Additional Competency
Competence 6 - Detail
HWB6 Assessment and Treatment
Planning
Competence 7
Additional Competency
Competence 7 - Detail
HWB7 Interventions and
Treatment.
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